NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ
ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
Complete these eighteen sentences to score your knowledge of ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS.
1. My classmate can play basketball 10. I always feel quite … just before I
… because he practices every day. sit down to take an exam.
a) well a) nervous
b) good b) nervously
2. He finished his homework in only 11. We were very … when we moved
ten minutes. He was very … to a new home closer to our school.
a) quick a) glad
b) quickly b) gladly
3. I … put the eggs into the basket 12. My friend … studies for exams, so he
and took them home. usually gets low grades.
a) gentle a) hard
b) gently b) hardly
4. After I watched the movie, I felt 13. A … way to practice your English is
a little …. to speak it with friends after class.
a) sad a) good
b) sadly b) well
5. I … walked by the dog while it was 14. The dentist can’t see me on Monday
asleep. because he’s … on that day.
a) nervous a) busy
b) nervously b) busily
6. We all … worked on the car until it 15. My mother … put a gift for me on my
was fixed. study desk.
a) busy a) secret
b) busily b) secretly
7. He said that his password was … 16. I couldn’t find my cat, so I … walked
and that he didn’t want to tell me it. home and cried.
a) secret a) sad
b) secretly b) sadly
8. I … helped him with his work 17. We had a great day at the beach! It
because he’s my best friend. was warm and there was a … breeze.
a) glad a) gentle
b) gladly b) gently
9. The final exam wasn’t easy, it was 18. I was late for class, so I … entered
quite …. the room and sat down.
a) hard a) quick
b) hardly b) quickly
17 – 18 = Excellent 15 – 16 = Good 14 or Less = Study More!
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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
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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