EXERCITII ADVERB

A. Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with the adverb.

happily
1. Joanne is happy. She smiles .

2. The boy is loud. He shouts .

3. Her English is fluent. She speaks English .

4. Our mum was angry. She spoke to us .

5. My neighbour is a careless driver. He drives .

6. The painter is awful. He paints .

7. Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano .

8. This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house .

9. She is a good dancer. She dances really .

10. This exercise is simple. You have to put one word in each
space.

B. Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or

adverb).

slow slowly
1. Tom is (slow) . He works .

2. Sue is a (careful) girl. She climbed up the ladder .

3. The dog is (angry) . It barks .

4. He acted (excellent) . He's an actor.

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5. They learn English (easy) . They think English is an
language.

6. Max is a (good) singer. He sings .

7. It's (awful) cold today. The cold wind is .

8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) . If

that is true, why does dog food smell so (terrible) ?

9. The little boy looked (sad) . I went over to comfort him and he

looked at me .

10. I tasted the soup (careful) but it tasted (wonderful) .

C. Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb

1. He reads a book. (quick)

2. Mandy is a girl. (pretty)

3. The class is loud today. (terrible)

4. Max is a singer. (good)

5. You can open this tin. (easy)

6. It's a day today. (terrible)

7. She sings the song . (good)

8. He is a driver. (careful)

9. He drives the car . (careful)

10. The dog barks . (loud)

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11. The bus driver was injured. (serious)

12. Kevin is clever. (extreme)

13. This hamburger tastes . (awful)

14. Be with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)

15. Robin looks . What's the matter with him? (sad)

16. Jack is upset about losing his keys. (terrible)

17. This steak smells . (good)

18. Our basketball team played last Friday. (bad)

19. Don't speak so . I can't understand you. (fast)

20. Maria opened her present. (slow)

D. The following words end in -ly. Are they adjectives, adverbs or both?
1. slowly
2. carefully
3. friendly
4. daily
5. lonely
6. quickly
7. ugly
8. heavily
9. badly
10. early
11. suddenly
12. lovely
13. hungrily
14. yearly
15. silly

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16. generally
17. monthly
18. fully
19. lively
20. unlikely

E. Compare the following adverbs

1. fast → →

2. well → →

3. carefully → →

4. often → →

5. badly → →

6. hard → →

7. clearly → →

8. little → →

9. much → →

10. early → →

F. Form adverbs to the given adjectives

1. perfect →

2. quiet →

3. careful →

4. regular →

5. nice →

6. terrible →

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7. heavy →

8. good →

9. hard →

10. fantastic →
G. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its usual position.

1. Our friends must write a test. (also)

2. I was joking. (only)

3. Did you enjoy the flight? (both)

4. Mary watches TV. (hardly) (ever)

5. He drives his car. (carefully)

6. The children play football. (in the garden)

7. We went to the cinema. (yesterday)

8. John fell off the bike. (almost)

9. Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably)

10. My uncle is moving to Stockholm soon. (definitely)

11. He listens to the radio. (often)

12. They read a book. (sometimes)

13. Pete gets angry. (never)

14. Tom is very friendly. (usually)

15. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

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16. Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

17. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

18. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

19. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

20. Christine smokes. (never)

21. Have you been to London? (ever)

22. Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually)

23. Our friends must write tests. (often)

24. They go swimming in the lake. (sometimes)

25. The weather is bad in November. (always)

26. Peggy and Frank are late. (usually)

27. I have met him before. (never)

28. John watches TV. (seldom)

29. I was in contact with my sister. (often)

30. She will love him. (always)