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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Choose the correct form (adjective or adverb).

1) John held the plate _________________. (careful / carefully)

2) Julia is a _________________ person. (careful / carefully)
3) I ran _________________ to the station. (quick / quickly)
4) The journey was _________________. (quick / quickly)
5) You look _________________. Didn’t you sleep well? (tired / tiredly)
6) The baby rubbed her eyes _________________. (tired / tiredly)
7) She sang _________________. (happy / happily)
8) You sound _________________. (happy / happily)
9) I speak English _________________. (well / good)
10) Her English is _________________. (well / good)
11) She cooks _________________. (terrible / terribly)
12) He is a _________________ cook. (terrible / terribly)
13) The music was _________________. (beautiful / beautifully)
14) She plays the piano _________________. (beautiful / beautifully)
15) That was a _________________ answer. (clever / cleverly)
16) She answered _________________. (clever / cleverly)
17) Your flat seems _________________ today. (tidy / tidily)
18) He put the dishes away _________________. (tidy / tidily)
19) He spoke _________________. (warm / warmly)
20) She is a very _________________ person. (warm / warmly)
21)My classmate is a _____ person. [ nice / nicely ]
22) I can speak Spanish very _____. [ good / well ]
23)Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint _____ pictures. [ beautiful /
beautifully ]
24) Mr. Smith looked _____ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]
25) Of course, I was _____ when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]
26) The music is too _____. Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]
27) My friends all tell me that I sing _____. [ bad / badly ]
28) The thief _____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]
29) The cat waited _____ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]
30) My cousin always walks very _____. [ quick / quickly ]
31) The work that my boss gave me was _____. [ easy / easily ]
32) Thomas is very _____. He always helps me. [ kind / kindly ]
33) The little boy _____ kept the cookie for himself. [ selfish / selfishly ]
34) The man _____ opened the door and looked inside. [ nervous / nervously ]
35) The fireman _____ rescued the people from the burning house. [ brave / bravely ]
36) I _____ offered to help my friend study for his exam. [ happy / happily ]
37) She is the most _____ person I know. [ polite / politely ]
38) It was midnight, and I heard a _____ noise outside. [ strange / strangely ]
 An adverb gives more information about a verb in a sentence.
It usually answers the questions: how, how much, where, or when.

Circle the adverbs and adverbial phrases in each sentence.

Underline the verb that the adverb or adverb phrase modifies.

1. Alexandra practiced soccer frequently.

2. Jeffrey always wanted to be an astronaut.
3. Aaron’s father sang the song loudly.
4. The small girl eagerly licked her ice cream cone.
5. My parents will arrive tomorrow.
6. We skied on the tallest mountain.
7. Alice fell into the rabbit hole.
8. We expect rain all week.
9. The angry bear in the forest growled menacingly.
10. The captain quickly boarded the boat anchored in the harbor.
11. The show will begin soon.
12. The sneaky snake slithered swiftly and silently.
13. Jessica and Ashleigh are reading their books in the yard.
14. My next-door neighbors often visit their grandmother.
15. Janie and her friend play hopscotch on the sidewalk.