Name: __________________

Mark:

Date: _____/ _____ / ______

Teacher:

1. Complete with adverbs.

Pam is an excellent secretary. She works very _____________ (good) and she always
works _____________ (hard. She types her letters _____________(quick) and
_________(correct). She is very friendly and speaks to her clients ___________(polite).
She always looks nice because she dresses _____________ (smart).
Joe is a terrible driver. He drives ___________((dangerous) because he doesnt
respect the road signs. He always drives ___________((fast) He usually waits
___________((impatient) for the light to turn green.

2. Change the adjective into an adverb and place it in the correct place in the
sentence.
a) The child ran towards her mother. (happy) _________________________________
b) The teacher is speaking to the students.(loud) _______________________________
c) Doris is working. (quiet) _________________________________________________
d) The students are sitting. (silent) ___________________________________________
e) The child looked at the broken toy. (sad) ___________________________________
f)

The policeman is speaking to the hooligans. (angry)

___________________________

g) Sandra always does her homework. (careful) ________________________________

h) Joe usually passes his Maths tests. (easy) ___________________________________

3. Change the adjectives into adverbs.

a) The metal bracelet fell ______________ to the floor. (noisy)
b) The diamond ring sparkled ______________ in the light. (bright)
c) She sat ______________ in her tight jeans. (uncomfortable)
d) She held her handbag ______________ in her hand. (tight)
e) She walked ______________ in her new shoes. (painful)
f)

Her skirt flapped ______________ round her legs in the strong wind. (wild)

g) She held her hat ______________ on her head.

Answer key
1.
a) well; hard; quickly; correctly; politely; smartly; dangerously; fast; impatiently
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

The child ran happily towards her mother.

The teacher is speaking loudly to the students.
Doris is working quietly.
The students are sitting silently.
The child looked sadly at the broken toy.
The policeman is speaking angrily to the hooligans.
Sandra always does her homework carefully.
Joe usually passes his Maths tests easily.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

noisily
brightly
uncomfortably
tightly
painfully
wildly
firmly