ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB (BASIC)

slow slowly
1. Tom is (slow) . He works .

2. Sue is a (careful) girl. She climbed up the ladder .

3. The dog is (angry) . It barks .

4. He acted (excellent) . He's an actor.

5. They learn English (easy) . They think English is an language.

6. Max is a (good) singer. He sings .

7. It's (awful) cold today. The cold wind is .

8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) . If that is true, why does dog
food smell so (terrible) ?

9. The little boy looked (sad) . I went over to comfort him and he looked at me .

10. I tasted the soup (careful) but it tasted (wonderful) .

4 down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).

1. Sue is a (careful) ___________ girl. She always walks ___________.

2. The dog is (angry) ___________. It is barking ___________.

3. He acts (excellent) ___________. He's an ___________ actor.

4. They learn English (easy) ___________. They think English is an __________ language.

5. Max is a (good) ___________ singer. He sings ___________.

6. It's (awful) ___________ cold today. The cold wind is ___________.

7. The little boy looks (sad) ___________. He is watching the movie _______________.

5 Complete the sentences using an adjective or an adverb

1. The boys play tennis_____________(good).

2. They are _____________tennis players (good).

3. Frank sings _____________ (good).

4. Sandra speaks French _____________ (perfect).

5. This jacket is __________________ (expensive).

6. She looks for her purse _____________ (careful).

7. Paul walks home _____________ (sad).

8. Your father speaks _________________ (angry).

9. She doesn't like sports. So she _____________does any sports (hard).

10. He is never _____________ (late).

11. I don't like her pictures. She paints ____________ (terrible).

12. She likes the dress. It looks _____________(modern).

Adjective or Adverb ?
Name: ________________ Number:__________
1. She played ________.
A. beautiful B. beautifuly C. beautifully
The TV’s too _______.
A. load B. loud C. loudly
She speaks _________.
A. quickly B. quick C. quack
4. Check your work _______.
A. careful B. carefully C. carelessly
5. AAAAAHHH!!! He was singing ________.
A. badly B. bad C. well
6. The train was very _________.
A. fast B. faster C. fest
7. She was riding her bicycle _________.
A. careless B. careful C. carelessly
8. The class was sitting _________.
A. quietly B. quite C. quietlly
9. He was reading _________ in class.
A. loud B. well C. welly
10. The turtle walked ________ across the road.
A. slow B. fast C. slowly
- 1 - USE THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS OR MAKE AN ADVERB (ADJ+LY) AS NECESSARY

1. (careful) You must read the instructions _______________ before you use the machine.
2. (noisy) Children are always very _______________
3. (angry) Something had happened to him. He had an _______________ look.
4. (beautiful) Don’t you think she paints _______________ ?
5. (free) She will understand anything you tell her. You can talk to her _______________
6. (clear) It’s important that you write all the details _______________
7. (hungry/economical) The population in many African countries are _______________ because they have a
lot of _______________ problems.
8. (good) He plays tennis very _______________
9. (quiet) The boys were so _______________ that I thought they were planning something.
10. (sure) I was _______________ that I had left the camera on the table.
11. (slow) I have to buy a new car. This one is very _______________
12. (warm) They gave us a very _______________ welcome.
13. (comfortable) When I arrived he was sitting _______________ in an armchair.
14. (hard) We worked _______________ all day.
15. (fast) Don’t drive so _______________! It’s dangerous.
16. (easy) It wasn’t _______________ to find their house in the middle of the night.
17. Can I use your phone, please? / (certain) Yes, _______________
18. (happy) When I gave him the present, he looked at me _______________

I.-WRITE THE ADVERBS.

1.-polite_politely_ 10.-fast ____________
2.-dangerous __________ 11.-beautiful__________
3.-nice ______________ 12.-soft _____________
4.-easy ______________ 13.-early ____________
5.-good ______________ 14.-noisy ____________
6.-cheap_____________ 15.-careful____________
7.-safe ______________ 16.-happy ____________
8.-hard ______________ 17.-terrible____________
9.-comfortable__________ 18.-awful _____________

III.-UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ITEM.

1.-My bedroom is tidy/tidlly.
2.-It’s raining heavy/heavily.
3.-Cross the road careful/ carefully.
4.-My teacher was very angry/ angrily.
5.-Get ready for school quick/quickly.
6.-The test was very easy/easily.
7.-Your perfume smells nice/nicely.
8.-Susan is smiling happy/happily.
9.-This sweater feels very soft/softly.
10.-He sings beautiful/beautifully.
 ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
1- Jim is a slow driver. He drives
_______. a)goodly b)carefully
c)careful d)careless
a) slow
b) slowly 7- My grandmother is so old
c) slowily
that she can’t walk
d) fastly
___________

2-I can’t read his handwriting.

a)quick b)quickly
He doesn’t write ___________.
c)fastly d)neatly

a) neat b)neatlier
b) neatly c)badly 8- My father is so __________
that he always hurts himself
3- Martin is a fast runner. He
runs ______ . a) carefully b)careful
c)careless d)carelessly
a)fastly b)fast
c)fastily d)fastier

4- She is a good
secary. She
works_______ .
9-

a)good b)better a)They are slowly b)They drive

c)goodly d)well slowly
5- He is good at Mathematics so he c)They drive slow d)They drive
solves the problems very not fastly
_________ .
10-He is so lazy that he
a)hard b)hardly answers all the questions
c)easy d)easily ____________.

a)successfully
6-He didn’t answer the questions b)bad
___________ so he failed the c)badly
test. d)well
 a)silent
11-She is a perfect cook. She b)silentily
cooks ___________ c)silentlily
a)good b)goodly d)silently
c)perfect d)perfectly

16. He drove ___________ so

12.Her wife is waiting a baby. he had accidents all the
They are really ______. He looks time.
at her _______.
a)carefully
a)happily / happy b)dangerous
b) happy/ happly c)dangerously
c) happy / happily d)slow
d)happily / happy

17. They always complain because

13. She is a hardworking student. their sister listens to
She works really ___________. music__________.

a)hardly a)silent
b)hard b)silently
c)hardworking d)lazy c)loud
d)loudly
14.He is good at playing the
guitar. He plays 18.He always goes to bed _______
____________. to go to work on time.

a)good a)early
b)goodly b)earlily
c)well c)late
d)better d)lately

15.The film was so exciting that

everybody watched it 19.She is good at English, she
__________. speaks it __________.
a)fluently 23.It is raining _______outside.
b)neatly
c)lately a)well b)heavily
d)hardly c)silently d)quietly

20.She loves computers. She is 24.The baby is sleeping

________ at computers so she uses _____________.
it very __________. a)loudly b)fluently
c)silently d)cleverly
a)good/ well
b)good / goodly 25.The soup tastes
c)well/good _____________ .
d)well / well
a)deliciously b)awfully
21. The students behave c)badly d)delicious
__________ so the teacher looks at
them __________. 26.This bird looks _____________
.
a)bad/angry
b)badly /angrily a)cheerful b)angirily
c)badly / angry c)angry d)happy
d)bad / angrily
27.That music sounds
22.He is a __________ boy. _____________ .
He sits __________ all day long.
a)strongly
a)lazy /lazy b)harmfully
b)lazy/lazily c)greatly
c)lazily /lazily d)great
d)lazily /lazy
 WORKSHEET 28

SUBJECT : Adjectives and Adverbs

A) Write what the underlined word is; adjective or adverb:

1. Fast runners win races. …… adjective …….

2. Mathematics is difficult. …………………….
3. She’s a good typist. …………………….
4. She behaved rudely to her boss. …………………….
5. You’ve done well in your test. …………………….
6. The clowns are very funny. …………………….
7. She’s a pretty girl. …………………….
8. He runs fast. …………………….
9. Ann is very sad. …………………….
10. She plays the piano beautifully. …………………….
11. Father is very busy in his office. .……………………
12. The doctor arrived immediately. …………………….

B) Underline the correct item: Yes, they’re working very

……………………….
1. He left the room quiet / quietly. 3. James has a loud voice.
2. Jane works hard / hardly. Yes, he always talks very
3. He’s a very nice / nicely man. ………………………..
4. The sun is shining bright / brightly. 4. Isn’t the teacher angry!
5. Smoking is bad / badly for your health. Yes, he’s shouting very
6. She behaves very good / well. ………………………….
7. He always dresses smart / smartly. 5. Angela’s very happy today!
8. He shouted angry / angrily at me. Yes, she’s laughing very
9. This chair is comfortable / comfortably. …………………………
10. He smiled sad / sadly. 6. The telephone rang in the middle of the night.
11. You drive very slow / slowly. Nick was very sleepy.
He answered it very
C) Complete these sentences: ……………………………..
7. Kate likes playing slow music.
1. There was some heavy rain last night. Yes, she’s playing this piece very
Yes, it rained very ….. heavily. ……………….
…………………
2. Aren’t the children quiet!

D) Complete the sentence with the correct word from the brackets:
Example: Mice move ….. quietly …… (quiet / quietly)

1. This exercise is ……………………… (easy / easily)

2. These people are speaking ………………………….. (quiet / quietly)
3. Mr. Brown can speak English ………………………. (good / well)
4. Tigers are ………………………… animals. (brave / bravely)
5. The footballer is ………………………. (tired / tiredly)
6. Cheetahs run …………………………. (quick / quickly)
 7. She is lifting the weight …………………………… (easy / easily)
8. The children are playing …………………………… (happy / happily)
9. Tony is a ………………………….. skier. (good / well)

E) Supply the proper form, ADJECTIVE or ADVERB:

1. He always does his homework …………………………………….. (careful).

2. He is a very ……………………………… (careful) student.
3. Come …………………………… (quick). We need your help.
4. You should drive more …………………………… (slow) along this road.
5. The old man walks very ………………………….. (slow).
6. Helen is a very ……………………………. (slow) student.
7. Her brother, on the other hand, learns …………………………… (rapid).
8. Mr. Gonzales has a ………………………………. (permanent) visa.
9. He hopes to remain in this country ………………………….. (permanent).
10. This is an …………………………… (easy) exercise.
11. I can do all of these exercises ……………………… (easy).
12. Helen works very ………………………… (hard) in her new job.
13. You walk very ………………………… (fast).
14. They are both ………………………. (serious) students.
15. They both study English very ……………………………… (serious).
16. I agree with you ……………………………. (complete) in that matter.
17. This apple is very ………………………. (soft).
18. She always speaks ………………………. (soft) to the child.
19. Helen is a …………………………….. (beautiful) girl.
20. Her sister plays the violin …………………………… (beautiful).
1. Look out of the window! It´s snowing 11. She understands English ....................... .
....................... . (heavy) (perfect)
2. I can do this test ....................... . (easy) 12. Susan is really ....................... at Maths.
(perfect)
3. Peter is a very ....................... boy. (clever)
13. Mick can run very ....................... . (fast)
4. He shouts ....................... . (angry)
14. You must be ....................... and listen
5. You write so ....................... . (slow) ....................... ! (quiet / careful)
6. Mum opened the door ....................... . (quiet) 15. She has got a ....................... cold. (bad)
7. My sister came into my room .......... . (quick) 16. Grandpa didn´t sleep ....................... last
8. Our homework isn´t ..................... (difficult) night. (good)
9. My teacher always speaks ....................... 17. Aunt Mary is a ....................... cook. (good)
18. Tom is an....................... football player.
and ....................... . (clear/slow)
(excellent)
10. Our football team played ................ .(good)
21. The children dance ....................... . (happy) 19. These flowers are really ....................... .
22. Come here ....................... ! (quick) (cheap)
23. Cliff loves skiing, he really skies 20. Linda is ....................... . (sad)
....................... . (good)
31. Jimmy hurts his elbow ....................... . (bad)
24. Oh yes, Mary sings so ....................... .
32. Are you ....................... before an exam?
(beautiful) B) Fill in the blanks.
(nervous)
25. Dad looked at Bill ....................... . (angry)
33.Mum worked .......................
1) The children are always _________. yesterday.
26. Please, write your text ....................... .
(busy)
They are playing in the garden _________.
(careful) it´s not ....................... (long) and you ( cheerful ) dresses ....................... .
34. Nelly always
can do it ....................... . (easy) 2) My father drives _________. He is a
(beautiful)
27. Please, don´t drop your clothes on the _________ driver. ( careful )
35. Mrs Grant got some ....................... flowers.
ground ....................... (careless) 3) I must study _________. ( hard )
(lovely)
28. Sheila always answers ....................... . 4) I have got a _________ bag and it is raining
 adjective/adverb
A) Choose the best one.
1) She can cook ____.
a) beautiful
b) beautifully

2) The exam is very ____.

a) easy b) easily

3) Tom never drives ____.

a) fast b) fastly

4) I can solve the questions ____.

a) easy b) easily

5) Do you speak English ____?

a) good b) well

6) I opened the door ____.

a) silent b) silently

7) English is not a ____ language.

a) difficult b) difficultly

8) I’m very ____.

a) hungry b) hungrily

9) Serkan is my ____ friend.

a) close b) closely

10) It is a ____ day.

a) boring b) boringly

11) These students are really ____.

a) successful b) successfully

12) Yesterday was ____.

a) interesting b) interestingly

13) This armchair looks ____.

a) comfortable b) comfortably

14) The baby is sleeping ____.

a) happy b) happily

ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
15) The man looked at me ____.
a) angry b) angrily

1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. He's a _____________ driver. a. Dangerous b.
dangerously
2. He ate his dinner very _____________. a. Quick b. quickly
3. She's a _____________ speller. a. Bad b. badly
4. _____________ the wind changed directions. a. Sudden b. Suddenly
5. Please try to be more _____________. a. Careful b. carefully
6. He walks so _____________ in those boots. a. Heavy b. heavily
7.She plays the piano _____________. a. Perfect b. perfectly
8. He is a _____________ talker, but he never listens. a. Quick b. quickly
9. She writes very _____________. a. Bad b. badly
10. There was a __________ noise last night. Did you hear it? a. Loud b. loudly

2. LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. THE LAST WORD IN EACH SENTENCE IS EITHER AN
ADJECTIVE OR AN ADVERB. PUT A (X) IN "ADJ" IF YOU THINK IT IS AN ADJECTIVE OR IN "ADV" IF
YOU THINK IT IS AN ADVERB.

adj adv

1. The sun burnt the grass quickly.

2. It burnt the grass black.

3. He drove his employees hard.

4. He drove some of them mad.

5. I find this very unlikely.

6. We found the people friendly.

7. This made everyone late.

8. I have made his acquaintance lately.

9. The doctor soon made the patient well.

10. The thief made his escape early.

11. What made my bed so hard?

12. We shall leave the house early.

13. We shall leave the room empty.

14. I can paint your hall pink.

15. I can paint this wall fast.

16. Pull the rope hard.

17. Pull the rope tight.

18. He turned the corner well.

II.-SAY WHAT ARE THE WORDS IN BOLD: ADVERBS OR

ADJECTIVES.
1.-He is a good student………………………………….
2.-She speaks loudly…………………………………….
3.-They arrived early …………………………………….
4.-He is working hard…………………………………….
5.-She is pretty girl……………………………………….
6.-Your father is here……………………………………..
7.-They usually eat out…………………………………..
8.-He drives carefully…………………………………….
9.-He is leaving tomorrow……………………………….
10.-You dance very well ………………………………
11.-She learns quickly …………………………………..
12.-The film was sad ……………………………………
13.-These biscuits are hard ……………………………
14.-These was an easy exam ………………………….
 Adjectives or Adverbs

Complete the following sentences using adverbs.

1. They laughed (happy)
2. The dog ran (quick)
3. Ruth solved the problem (easy)
4. Bob spoke about his new job (dramatic)
5. She is always ……………….dressed. (beautiful)
6. You are writing too (slow)
7. She spoke about him. (nice)
8. I think you are working (hard)
9. He drives very (careful)
10. His temperature went up (fast)

Choose the correct word

1. She could hard hardly walk after the accident.

2. My book is near nearly finished.
3. She is too short shortly. She cannot be a model.
4. I would like two tickets for the late lately show.
5. I will let you know my decision short shortly.
6. This problem is too hard hardly for me.
7. I live near nearly the supermarket.
8. He has been very sick late lately.
9. There is near nearly no money left.
10. We will go on vacation short shortly.
11. This is hard hardly the way to speak to your teacher.
12. He is often late lately to work.
13. The operation is near nearly over.
14. Your composition is too short shortly. It looks like a telegram
15. He has been working too hard hardly , late lately.
 Exercise : Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
Choose the correct item:

1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer sounded (correctly, correct).

2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.

3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly)
measurements.

4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.

5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk.
The gas smelled (dangerously,dangerous).

6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a (magnificent, magnificently) beautiful

performance.

7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song (exact, exactly) as it was written. We
heard it (perfectly, perfect).

8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very (sensible, sensibly).

9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).

10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played (softly, soft).

11. Andrea knows the material very (good, well). She always treats us (good, well).

12. You must send payments (regular, regularly). We deal on a (strictly, strict) cash basis.

13. The mechanic's tools were (well, good). The foreman said that his work was (good, well) done.

14. She worked (careful, carefully) with the sick child. She was a very (careful, carefully) worker.

15. He did not pass the course as (easy, easily) as he thought he would.

16. I find this novel very (interesting, interestingly). It was (interesting, interestingly) written.

Adjective or adverb - Exercise 2

Explanation: Adjective or Adverb

1) The bus driver was injured. (serious)

2) Kevin is clever. (extreme)

 3) This hamburger tastes . (awful)

4) Be with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)

5) Robin looks . What's the matter with him? (sad)

6) Jack is upset about losing his keys. (terrible)

7) This steak smells . (good)

8) Our basketball team played last Friday. (bad)

9) Don't speak so . I can't understand you. (fast)

10) Maria opened her present. (slow)

Exercise - Adjective or Adverb

Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).

slow slowly
1. Tom is (slow) . He works .
2. Sue is a (careful) girl. She climbed up the ladder .
3. The dog is (angry) . It barks .
4. He acted (excellent) . He's an actor.
5. They learn English (easy) . They think English is an language.
6. Max is a (good) singer. He sings .
7. It's (awful) cold today. The cold wind is .
8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) . If that is true, why does
dog food smell so (terrible) ?
9. The little boy looked (sad) . I went over to comfort him and he looked at me
.
10. I tasted the soup (careful) but it tasted (wonderful) .
 1) He reads a book. (quick)

2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty)

3) The class is loud today. (terrible)

4) Max is a singer. (good)

5) You can open this tin. (easy)

6) It's a day today. (terrible)

7) She sings the song . (good)

8) He is a driver. (careful)

9) He drives the car . (careful)

10) The dog barks . (loud)

Write down the correct form of the words in brackets (adjectives or adverbs).

1. Liza is (quick) . She walks .

2. Nancy is a (careless) girl. She drives her car .
3. The man is (nice) . He behaves .
4. He was (bad) injured. He had accident.
5. They can do the maths problems (easy) . They think maths is an school
subject.
6. Marie is a (good) writer. She writes .
7. It's a (beautiful) drawn picture. it looks .
8. Drivers must drive (slow) in this road. It is a (dangerous) road?
9. She smiled (happy) . She had a face.
10. I did the homework (complete) by myself. I'm an (autonomous) student.
 Adverb or adjective
1. I was smiling (happy) to myself.
2. He looked at me (careful).
3. I asked him (quiet).
4. The restaurants are nicely (nice) decorated and the food is (good).
5. He got the food (fresh) from the market.
6. I smelled something (terrible).
7. I don’t feel (hungry).
8. We can pay you (good).
9. He went off (quick).
10. Luigi looked at me (unhappy).
11. What they write is not so (good).
12. I (slow) got up.
13. They smelled something (real) (terrible).
14. Jack smiled (stupid).
15. We waved our hands (nervous) around.
16. They looked (nervous) and (angry).
17. She smiled at me (sweet) and Paolo turned (pale).

1. There is a (BRIGHT) moon tonight.

2. He was (HIGH) praised for his work.
3. That is a (PRETTY) good picture.
4. That doughnut tastes (GREAT).
5. He (HARD) ever comes to visit us.
6. We (NEAR) had an accident.
7. The work he did wasn’t (GOOD) enough
8. Melanie ate her lunch (QUICK).
9. Her meeting was (IMPORTANT) and she didn’t want to
be (LATE).
10. The entrance exam he took was (EXTREME) difficult.

11. I have been very (PATIENT) up to now.

12. The sky became (SURPRISING) (DARK) as the moon
moved in front of the sun.
13. Jackie grew (TIRED) after so many hours of work.
14. She will see you (SHORT)
15. She would be a (PERFECT) match for my father.
16. She (OBVIOUS) needed a long vacation.
17. Jimmy is (GOOD) known for his jokes.
18. I looked at him (NERVOUS).
19. The soldiers fought (BRAVE) but it didn’t help.
20. You are (BAD) hurt. wait until I get a doctor.

1. What's this (AWFUL) smell ?

2. Why are you looking at me so (ANGRY) . - Have I done anything ?
3. Please tell Dad to drive (CAREFUL). The roads are (ICY) and the
winds are blowing (HEAVY).
4. Have you seen George (LATE) . - No I haven't seen him at
all (RECENT).
5. The post office is (NEAR) the supermarket.
6. Bertha cried (SILENT) in her bed last night.
7. My brother is a (WONDERFUL) cook. Nobody makes roast beef like he
does. He says it's (TYPICAL) British.
8. Charlie is a (HANDSOME) young man and he
sings (BEAUTIFUL).
9. When the days grow shorter it gets (COLD) pretty fast.
10. The dessert tastes (GREAT).

11. Jane is (DEEP) worried about her brother.

12. They played (MOST) jazz at the concert
13. Our dog smells (CAREFUL) at everything he sees.
14. My sister has (SUCCESSFUL) passed her test.
15. My new teacher can explain things very well (GOOD). She
seems (NICE) and her lessons are not (BORING). And
she (HARD) ever makes any jokes.
16. Jackie usually takes the (LATE) bus home.
17. What you said was (HIGH) interesting.
18. Please send the email to him (DIRECT)
19. My dad says he can get us some (FREE) tickets.
20. I (NEAR) forgot to tell you the good news.
21. The play was marvelous (SIMPLE)
22. The instructions he got were very (COMPLICATED)
23. The man you saw is a very artist (SUCCESSFUL)
24. The students asked any questions (HARD)
25. I was disappointed when I heard the bad news (EXTREME)
26. Have you seen this new invention (FANTASTIC)
27. He looked at me (FRIENDLY).
28. It was in the room (STRANGE, QUIET)
29. We got the tickets for (FREE).
30. Mum arrived for the concert (LATE).