Circle the adjective or the adverb to complete each sentence.

Example: My friend is a driver. [ careful / carefully ]

1. My classmate is a _ person. [ nice / nicely ]

2. I can speak Spanish very . [ good / well ]

3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint pictures. [ beautiful / beautifully ]

4. Mr. Smith looked _ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]

5. Of course, I was when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]

6. The music is too . Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]

7. My friends all tell me that I sing . [ bad / badly ]

8. The thief took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]

9. The cat waited for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]

10. My cousin always walks very . [ quick / quickly ]

11. The work that my boss gave me was . [ easy / easily ]

12. Thomas is very . He always helps me. [ kind / kindly ]

13. The little boy kept the cookie for himself. [ selfish / selfishly ]

14. The man opened the door and looked inside. [ nervous / nervously ]

15. The fireman rescued the people from the burning house. [ brave / bravely ]

16. I offered to help my friend study for his exam. [ happy / happily ]

17. She is the most person I know. [ polite / politely ]

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 B1 Adjective or Adverb AD001

Complete the sentences using the correct forms.

1. The president hopes that people of all races will live together ________________ .
(PEACEFUL)

2. She told us that the streets in the capital city were _____________ and_____________.
(DIRTY, UGLY)

3. Do you think nuclear energy is _____________ ? (SAFE) .

4. I get all the food _____________ from the farmers. (DIRECT)

5. The minister was _____________ worried that the deal would not pass parliament.
(DEEP)

6. Marty drove home from the party as _____________ as he could and got there
_____________ (FAST, SAFE) .

7. When the director found out about the scandal he shouted _____________ at his
employees (ANGRY).

8. The old woman walked across the street very _____________ .(CAREFUL)

9. She didn't see me. She _____________ knocked me down with her brand-new car!
(NEAR)

10. After a few weeks people forgot about him _______________. (COMPLETE).

11. He _____________ works anymore, because he already has enough money. (HARD)

12. She _____________ climbed down from the tree as soon as the bear had disappeared.
(SLOW)

13. He is a very _____________ volleyball player . (GOOD).

14. Bob excused himself _____________ and went home (POLITE).

15. English is an _____________ language to learn , however he couldn't learn grammar

rules so _____________ . (EASY, EASY)

16. The sun shone _____________ in the sky. (BRIGHT)

17. The new colleague seems to be _____________ intelligent. (HIGH)

18. The boy felt _____________ because he knew what he had done. (GUILTY)

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AD011 ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB

Choose the correct form – adjective or adverb !

1. He looked at me _________________ when I interrupted him (ANGRY).

2. Alice and Stan are very _________________ married (HAPPY).
3. I lost the match because I was playing very _________________ (BAD). It was even
_________________ than the last game (BAD).
4. Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived so _________________ (UNEXPECTED).
5. My French isn’t very _________________ but I can understand him _________________
if he speaks _________________ . (GOOD, PERFECT, SLOW)
6. Sue is _________________ upset about losing her job (TERRIBLE).
7. The children behaved very _________________ (GOOD).
8. Most people have heard about him. They are very _________________ informed (GOOD)
9. Expensive hotels are often _________________ than _________________ ones
(COMFORTABLE, CHEAP).
10. It’s the _________________ painting in his whole collection (VALUABLE)
11. The cook prepared an _________________ lunch (EXCELLENT).
12. The couple had to work _________________ for a living (HARD). But if you look at other
people, they _________________ work at all (HARD).
13. The dinner tasted _________________ (GREAT).
14. She has _________________ money to spend than she had last year (LITTLE)
15. Did they go together or _________________ (SEPARATE).
16. He spoke in quite a _________________ voice (NATURAL).
17. _________________ , London is quite a beautiful city. (OBVIOUS)
18. In the meeting, they discussed _________________ technical matters (HIGH).
19. It was raining _________________ when I got to the station (HEAVY).
20. The _________________ post office is two blocks away. (NEAR)
21. Jimmy is the _________________ pupil in my class (BAD).
22. The man became _________________ when the manager asked him to leave (VIOLENT).
23. You look _________________ . Are you all right (TERRIBLE).
24. I’m _________________ sorry for what I’ve done. I’ll make it up to you (TERRIBLE)
25. The exam was _________________ easy (SURPISING).

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
 Circle the adjective or the adverb to complete each sentence.

Example: My friend is a _____ driver. [ careful / carefully ]

1. My classmate is a _____ person. [ nice / nicely ]

2. I can speak Spanish very _____. [ good / well ]

3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint _____ pictures. [ beautiful / beautifully ]

4. Mr. Smith looked _____ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]

5. Of course, I was _____ when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]

6. The music is too _____. Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]

7. My friends all tell me that I sing _____. [ bad / badly ]

8. The thief _____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]

9. The cat waited _____ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]

10. My cousin always walks very _____. [ quick / quickly ]

11. The work that my boss gave me was _____. [ easy / easily ]

12. Thomas is very _____. He always helps me. [ kind / kindly ]

13. The little boy _____ kept the cookie for himself. [ selfish / selfishly ]

14. The man _____ opened the door and looked inside. [ nervous / nervously ]

15. The fireman _____ rescued the people from the burning house. [ brave / bravely ]

16. I _____ offered to help my friend study for his exam. [ happy / happily ]

17. She is the most _____ person I know. [ polite / politely ]

18. It was midnight, and I heard a _____ noise outside. [ strange / strangely ]

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
ADVERBS of FREQUENCY
 always 100%  I always watch TV at night.
 almost always 95%  She almost always eats breakfast.
 usually 75%  Mike usually gets up late.
 often 50%  I often exercise in the morning.
 sometimes 25%  They sometimes go to Starbucks.
 seldom 5%  I seldom see him.
 rarely 5%  I rarely see him.
 hardly ever 5%  I hardly ever see him.
 never 0%  We never come to class late.

 Fill in the blanks below with the best adverbs of frequency (some sentences may have more
than one answer).

1. My brother is never sad. He’s _______________ happy.

2. I was late for work only one time last year. I’m _______________ late.

3. Mary failed only one test in high school. She _______________ passed her tests.

4. I always remember to do my homework. I _______________ forget to do it.

5. Steven seldom goes to a cinema. He _______________ sees movies.

6. Judy saw a doctor for the first time in three years. She _______________ gets sick.

7. I get up at five o’clock seven days a week. I _______________ get up early.

8. It’s always hot and sunny where I live. That’s why I _______________ see snow.

9. A: Do you ever drink coffee? B: Yes, but only _______________, not often. Just
a few times a week.

10. My sister almost never eats burgers and fries. She _______________ eats healthy
foods.

11. I _______________ take a bus to class, maybe three or four days a week.

12. A: Do you ever watch action movies? B: No, never. Well, I watched an action
movie a few years ago, so I guess should say _______________.

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 Adverbs or Adjectives: Exercise 1

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)

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