GRAMMAR DRILL

ADVERBS OF MANNER
NAME:

1 Find six adverbs in the word snake. 3 David didn’t have breakfast this morning. He was
lyh audonecalml yk eating his lunch
eager
gnoisilydhelazi lyn a  carefully. b  quick. c  hungrily.
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4 I have to handle this serious problem
lrarelypostar fas tksy
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a  carefully. b  lazily. c  bad.
2 Unscramble the letters to make adverbs and
5 He was being truthful about his opinion.
complete the paragraph.
He talked
Once upon a time in a big city, there was a new
a  true. b  honestly. c  irritably.
police officer who unfortunately crossed paths
6 Diego was feeling really sleepy. He was doing his
with one of the worst criminals in town. She was
homework
new, but she did her job 1) (barveyl).
a  loudly. b  easy. c  lazily.
Nevertheless, the first time they met she was
7 Marta fell down and hurt herself
unable to arrest him. The criminal robbed bank
a  badly. b  inadequately. c  bad.
after bank 2) (greeldyi). He was very
sneaky. With time, the criminal became the rookie’s 4 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
archenemy. She 3) (creallufy) studied
gently   loudly   quickly   terribly
all the evidence trying to figure out the criminal’s well   late   slowly

next move. One night, she 4) 1 If you don’t want to miss the train, walk
(suedndyl) discovered the criminal’s pattern. She 5)
(egrealy) went to the district captain 2 If you listen to music too
you might be deaf when you get older.
and together they 6) (qcuikly)
3 The sloth moves really
created a plan to catch the criminal. Everything
4 H
 e couldn’t walk very with
was finally ready. The next day would be the last
the crutches and his heavy schoolbag.
robbery the criminal would ever commit.
5 S he overslept and arrived
to school.
3 Circle the correct option.
6 A
 na was surprised by
1 She was in a good mood. She was doing her the news.
homework 7 T
 he driver woke the sleeping
a  happily. b  sadly. c  happy. woman on the bus.

2 He wasn’t thinking about what he was doing. He

was making a decision
a  calmly. b  reckless. c  recklessly. 1/2
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GRAMMAR DRILL
ADVERBS OF MANNER

5 Put the words in the correct order to make 7 Write the correct version of the sentences in
sentences. Activity 6.

1 s aid / calmly / my dog / now / The vet / 1

is sleeping / .
2
3
2 exam results / my / anxiously / I / waited for / .
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5
3 attended to / My mother / kindly / the guests / .
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4 protested / openly / against slavery / They / .

8 Write seven sentences with the adverbs from
the box.

5 m
 usic / can damage / too loudly / your hearing / beautifully   bravely   gladly   hard
Playing / . carelessly   noisily   fast

1
6 beautifully / plays / My cousin / the piano / .
2
3
7 in bed / Adrián / likes to read / comfortably / .
4
5
6
6 Circle the mistake in each sentence.
7
1 We need to move the TV careful.
2 I never study lazy for an English test.
3 O
 ur teacher explained clear how to use adverbs
of manner.
4 Try to behave proper at the ceremony.
5 She successful completed her first surgery.
6 If you are going to arrive late, please enter the
hall quiet.
7 W
 hen my brother is listening to music, he sings
loudlly.

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