NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjectives / Adverbs / WORKSHEET 1

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

angry angrily immediate immediately

anxious anxiously jealous jealously
bad badly kind kindly
brave bravely lazy lazily
busy busily loud loudly
calm calmly natural naturally
careful carefully nervous nervously
careless carelessly painful painfully
certain certainly patient patiently
correct correctly perfect perfectly
curious curiously playful playfully
eager eagerly polite politely
easy easily quick quickly
excited excitedly quiet quietly
extreme extremely rude rudely
fast fast safe safely
fortunate fortunately selfish selfishly
furious furiously separate separately
generous generously serious seriously
gentle gently slow slowly
glad gladly sudden suddenly
good well terrible terribly
happy happily tired tiredly
hard hard violent violently
honest honestly wise wisely
​hungry ​hungrily wrong ​wrongly

Here is a list of Adjectives and their Adverbs. Especially beneficial for B2 Cambridge exams.
NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjectives Opposites / WORKSHEET 2

A) Opposites Vocabulary: Match the columns. Write the letters on the line next
to the number. The other line is to write the translation if needed in your
language.

1. __K___ big __________ a. cheap __________

2. _____ cold __________ b. cloudy __________
3. _____ loud __________ c. cranky __________
4. _____ full __________ d. difficult __________
5. _____ easy __________ e. dishonest __________
6. _____ expensive __________ f. empty __________
7. _____ short __________ g. few __________
8. _____ neat __________ h. hot __________
9. _____ heavy __________ i. lethargic __________
10. _____ polite __________ j. light __________
11. _____ rich __________ k. little __________
12. _____ honest __________ l. long __________
13. _____ new __________ m. mean __________
14. _____ sunny __________ n. messy __________
15. _____ cheerful __________ o. old __________
16. _____ many __________ p. poor __________
17. _____ thin __________ q. quiet __________
18. _____ boring __________ r. rude __________
19. _____ kind __________ s. interesting __________
20. _____ energetic __________ t. thick __________
NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

WHY use Adjectives / WORKSHEET 3

A) Read both writings, describe which is more interesting to read and

why?

A) Last night I went to my bedroom and slept, I fell asleep. I dreamt that I
lived in a house. It was ok so I had to go shopping. I went to a shopping
center. It was a day, I could smell the chocolate they were selling. There
was a man who was selling furniture, he looked, there were many
people listening to him. After a while he was still talking, I walked
around the shop and I bought a sofa. I returned home to receive my
sofa.

B) Last night I went to my warm messy bedroom and slept, I fell into a

crazy deep sleep. I dreamt that I was rich and I lived in an expensive
house. It was empty so I had to go shopping. I went to a loud and new
shopping center. It was a sunny but cold day, I could smell the hot
chocolate they were selling. There was a man who was selling furniture,
he looked a little cranky, there were many people listening to him. After
a while he was a little boring, I walked around the big shop and I bought
a sofa. I returned home energetic and excited to receive my new and
luxurious sofa.
B) Underline all the adjectives you can find?

Your opinion of the difference between the texts.

NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Opposites / WORKSHEET 4

A) Write a sentence with one of the adjectives

ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE
1. careful …… careless ……………………………………………

2. healthy …… sick ……………………………………………

3. shy …… outgoing …………………………………………...

4. fat …… thin ……………………………………………..

5. lazy …… hard-working ……………………………………………

6. smart …… stupid ……………………………………………

7. friendly …… unfriendly ……………………………………………

8. old …… young ……………………………………………

9. special …… ordinary ……………………………………………

10. funny …… serious ……………………………………………

11. polite …… impolite ……………………………………………

12. strong …… weak ……………………………………………

13. happy …… sad ……………………………………………

14. rich …… poor ……………………………………………

15. tall …… short ……………………………………………

NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

Quantity Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 5

Adjectives of quantity.

● full ● many

● empty ● every

● some ● many

● few ● numerous

● half ● aplenty

● several ● galore

1) There was ………………. milk in the fridge.

2) ……………… people like to play video games.

3) I ate one and a ……………… pizzas last night.

4) There are ………………… ways to say Hello.

5) A ………….. people ever go to the moon.

6) ……………. day I go to work and have fun.

7) That bottle is ……………….. empty.

8) ……………… doctors told me that I had a problem.

NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 6

Adjectives of appearance.

● beautiful ● tall
● ugly ● short
● stunning ● clean
● hideous ● dirty
● handsome ● slim
● old ● chubby
● young ● long
● ancient

1. That girl is so ………………..

2. I feel …………………, I haven't had a shower.

3. That man is so old not like me I am so ……………… .

4. I have eaten too much over Christmas. I am a little

………………

5. The short and …………. of it is that it is great to use.

6. That building is from 1600 it is …………………..

7. That painting is ………………. . It is so ugly.

8. The new teacher is so …………. He must be almost 2

meters.
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 7

Adjectives of opinion.

● good ● wonderful
● bad ● splendid
● funny ● mediocre
● boring ● useful
● good ● useless
● better ● evil
● best ● lovely

1. That girl is really …………. student, she always works well.

2. I don't like shopping, it is so ……………. .

3. The ………… thing about summer holidays, is waking up late.

4. I felt …………… i just don't know how to do it.

5. Playing rugby is ………………. that playing football.

6. He is so bad he could be ………………

7. The students here are so nice you could say they are …………

8. She is so ……………… with me, she hates me.

NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 8

Adjectives of size.

● small ● gigantic
● little ● long
● tiny ● short
● tall ● same as
● mountainous ● colossal
● huge ● massive
● minute
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 9

Adjectives of shape.

● round ● spherical
● square ● crooked
● triangular ● distorted
● oval ● steep
● cylindrical ● straight
● oblong ● deep
● zigzag
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 10

Adjectives of material.

● glass ● ceramic
● wooden ● china
● cloth ● steel
● concrete ● cotton
● fabric ● silicon
● leather ● plastic
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 11

Adjectives of distance.

● short ● distant
● long ● remote
● far ● far-flung
● nearby ● around
● close ● outlying
● faraway ● outermost
● neighboring
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 12

Adjectives of temperature.

● hot ● scalding
● cold ● burning
● boiling ● cool
● freezing ● sizzling
● frigid ● wintry
● sweltering ● frosty
● chilly
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 13

Adjectives of time.

● early ● last
● late ● initial
● morning ● modern
● afternoon ● old-fashioned
● evening ● quick
● night ● rapid
● first ● belated
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 14

Adjectives of personality.

● happy ● grumpy
● sad ● lonely
● excited ● brave
● scared ● lazy
● funny ● witty
● boring ● mysterious
● cheerful ● jealous
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 15

Adjectives of taste.

● sweet ● tasty
● sour ● yummy
● acidic ● appetizing
● bitter ● scrumptious
● salty ● spicy
● delicious ● tasteless
● repulsive
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 16

Adjectives of Touch.

● hard ● lumpy
● soft ● polished
● rough ● glossy
● smooth ● irregular
● grainy ● sticky
● coarse ● damp
● bumpy ● cuddly
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _______________________

Adjective Vocabulary / WORKSHEET 17

Adjectives of Age.

● young ● elderly
● old ● mature
● baby ● adolescent
● child ● infantile
● childish ● bygone
● antique ● recent
● youthful