Adverb Worksheet
Adverbs are words that describe or modify verbs and sometimes adjectives
and other adverbs. They often answer the questions HOW, WHERE, or WHEN.
For example:
·
Even after one year of lessons, Luke
plays the piano badly.
“Badly” is an adverb that modifies the verb “play” and tells us how Luke
plays the piano.
·
The class is very difficult.
Many students don’t pass it.
“Very” is an adverb that modifies the adjective “difficult” and tells us
how difficult the class is.
Now let's get some practice using adverbs!
Worksheet to Test
Adverbs Skills
I. Fill in the Gap
Complete the sentences with the best
adverb.
Hint: Not
every adverb is needed.
slowly carefully
beautifully
well
loudly
carelessly easily
excitedly
finally
suddenly
quickly quietly
1.
Come here ____________. You have to see
this!
2.
We knew that she had got the job when
we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
3.
He ______________ put the vase on the
table. It fell to the floor.
4.
Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday.
She ___________ finished her PhD.
5.
Let’s walk ________________. I don’t
want to be the first one at the meeting.
6.
Alex _____________ put up the
bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
7.
Every thing happened so ______________.
We had to move to California in less than a month.
8.
Why does he always have to talk so
____________. You can hear him in the next room!
9.
Although she speaks five languages, she
did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
10.
I was so surprised. His new apartment
was _____________ decorated.
Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3.
carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7. suddenly, 8. loudly, 9. well,
10. beautifully
II. Adverb or
Adjective?
To make adverbs we often add –ly at the end of an
adjective (words that describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun)
beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)
1.
He’s always in a rush. I don’t
understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).
2.
I prefer studying in the library. It’s
always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3.
Michael __________ (happy/happily) took
the assistant job. He had been looking for a position all summer.
4.
Marta dances _____________
(beautiful/beautifully). She’s been taking ballet since she was five years old.
5.
They speak French very ____________
(good/well). They lived in France for two years.
6.
My neighbor always plays ___________
(loud/loudly) music on the weekends. It’s so annoying.
7.
Please be __________
(careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.
8.
Dan is very smart, but he is not a
very___________ (good/well) student.
9.
He reacted __________ (angry/angrily)
to the news. I have never seen him so upset.
10.
We didn’t ______________
(complete/completely) understand the teacher’s instructions. Most of us did not
finish the assignment.
Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily,
4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8. good, 9. angrily, 10.
completely
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