English Worksheet

ADVERBS

Q 1. Complete the sentences using appropriate adverbs from the box.

attentively tightly nicely slowly gently

loudly softly greedily quickly carefully

a) You are eating too fast, please eat ______________.

b) He was fighting with his brother and yelled ______________.

c) There is a lot of ice on the ground today, please walk ______________.

d) Shall I close the lid of the jar ______________?

e) He ate the chocolate cake ______________.

f) Easy now, that is made of glass. Please put it down ______________.

g) The students are listening to their teacher ______________.

h) I’m trying to study; can you please speak more ______________?

i) It looks great, you wrapped that Christmas present ______________.

j) She types very ______________.

Q 2. Tick the correct option for each statement below.

1. Most adverbs of manner are made by adding -ly to their corresponding.

a. verb
b. noun
c. adjective

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2. Which is correct? I could hear my neighbours shouting _______ at each other.

a. angry
b. angrily
c. angrily

3. Choose the best adverb: The ballerina moved _______ as she danced.
a. softly
b. politely
c. gracefully

4. We waited _______ for the bus to arrive.

a. patiently
b. promptly
c. punctually

5. I couldn't hear him because he was speaking too _______ .

a. softly
b. silently
c. gently

6. If you do something you like, you’re doing it _______ .

a. eagerly
b. reluctantly
c. accidentally

7. Which is the opposite of "slowly"?

a. unslowly
b. fastly
c. fast

8. Which is the opposite of "accidentally"?

a. deliberately
b. cautiously
c. carefully

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9. You should cross the road ____________.

a. quickly
b. carefully
c. carelessly

10. He plays the flute ____________.

a. beautifully
b. beautiful
c. beauty

Q 3. Complete the table by changing the following into appropriate adverbs.

Adjective Adverb

a. Angry _________________
b. Bad _________________
c. careful _________________
d. comfortable _________________
e. fast _________________
f. happy _________________
g. hard _________________
h. loud _________________
i. nervous _________________
j. normal _________________
k. quick _________________
l. quiet _________________
m. slow _________________
n. successful _________________

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ANSWERS:

Q 1.
a. slowly
b. loudly
c. carefully
d. tightly
e. greedily
f. gently
g. attentively
h. softly
i. beautifully
j. quickly

Q 2.

1. adjective
2. angrily
3. gracefully
4. patiently
5. softly
6. eagerly
7. fast
8. deliberately
9. carefully
10. beautifully

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Q 3.

a. angrily
b. badly
c. carefully
d. comfortably
e. quickly / fast
f. happily
g. hard / hardily
h. loudly
i. nervously
j. normally
k. quickly
l. quietly
m. slowly
n. successfully

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