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Adverbs Answer Key: Exercises

This document provides an answer key for exercises about identifying and using adverbs correctly. The exercises cover identifying adverbs as describing how, when or where actions occur, choosing the correct adverb form to complete sentences, and distinguishing between adjectives and adverbs. The key examines adverbs in multiple contexts through a series of related grammar questions.

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Adverbs Answer Key: Exercises

This document provides an answer key for exercises about identifying and using adverbs correctly. The exercises cover identifying adverbs as describing how, when or where actions occur, choosing the correct adverb form to complete sentences, and distinguishing between adjectives and adverbs. The key examines adverbs in multiple contexts through a series of related grammar questions.

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Adverbs Answer Key

Exercises:
A) Read each sentence. Decide whether the underlined adverb is
describing how, when or where an action happens. Write how, when
or where on each line.

1. Jeremy quickly ate his lunch. How

How often
2. Kaylee often reads books about vampires. When

3. Olivia immediately came to the rescue. When

4. When will you come here to visit us? Where

5. Mark slowly walked to the barber shop. How

How often
6. Sometimes Martin goes to the museum. When

7. Please, speak clearly. How


B) Circle the adverb in each sentence. Then, tell if the adverb is
describing how, when or where an action is taking place:

1. Because it was raining, the boys played inside. where

2. Yesterday, I attended a wonderful party. When

3. The puppy was running around. Where

4. When we opened the door, George ran through. where

5. Rony is running so fast. How


6. Jeff nicely asked for his money back. How

7. The sun shined everywhere! where

8. Scott carefully finished his homework. How

9. The energetic dog ran away. Where

10. My cousin is never afraid. How often

11. My mum and dad are happily married. How

12. The noisy helicopter was flying high in the sky. where

13. The rain fell heavily throughout the night. how


14. I spoke crossly to my brother Lee after he had broken the toy . how
15. The river flowed rapidly after the storm. How

C) Choose the correct adverb from the brackets:

1. “I’ve just found the light switch,” Adam said (brightly – easily –
happily).

2. “The wind is very strong,” Jasmine cried (anxiously – breezily –


wearily).

3. “I need a drink of water,” Samuel said (eagerly – carefully – dryly).

4. This apple isn’t ripe,” Eleanor said (thankfully – hopefully – sourly).


5. “Look both ways before you cross the road,” Jess said (sadly –
excitedly – carefully).

D) Complete with a suitable adverb:


rudely – cruelly – happily - sweetly - heavily - gently – brightly –
recently – greedily - fast

1. They have recently moved into our neighborhood.


2. The nurse treated me gently after my fall.

3. The girl sang sweetly during the party.


4. The boy spoke rudely to his mother, so he was forbidden from
going out.

5. The sun shone brightly through the window.

6. The twins played happily in the park.


7. The giant greedily ate up all the cows in the field.
8. The rain fell heavily and we all got very wet.
9. The dog ran fast after the ball.
10. The witch cruelly turned Adam into a toad.

E) Choose the correct form to complete the sentences:

1. She speaks English (fluent – fluently).

2. The student wanted to finish her homework (quick –

quickly).

3. Jenny is such a (fast – fastly) runner.

4. Andy leapt and threw the football (hard – hardly).

5. The flowers smelled (good – well).

6. Whoever made the cake did a (wonderful – wonderfully)

job.

7. She was running down the hallway (crazy – crazily).


8. Rana sang (beautiful – beautifully).

9. Todd walked very (sneaky – sneakily) down the hallway.

10. Helen is such a (neat – neatly) writer.

F) Read each sentence. Circle the –ly word. Decide whether it is an adverb or
an adjective, and write the appropriate term on the line following the
sentence.
1. No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill. adjective

2. Since they were late, they ran quickly to their


Seats. adverb

3. The people in the town were very friendly.


adjective

4. I thought the painting was rather ugly. Adjective

5. The boat drifted peacefully down the river. adverb

6. The man was too elderly to walk very far. Adjective

7. I like curly hair better than straight hair. adjective

8. The soldiers fought bravely against the enemy attack. adverb

9. The sun was shining brightly in the deep blue


Sky. adverb

10. He drove dangerously fast through his


Neighborhood. adverb

11. She listened to the lecture silently, though it took two hours.
adverb
11. They visited their grandparents frequently in the summer.

adverb

12. She foolishly gave him her phone number the day they met.

adverb

13. We walked cautiously down the side of the road in the rain.

adverb

G) Read each sentence. Change the adjective into an adverb and


write the adverb on the line that follows the sentence. e.g.: The
swift runner won the race. He ran swiftly.
1. She was a happy child. She played happily

2. The woman had a beautiful voice. She sang beautifully. 3.


He was always honest. He spoke with her honestly.

4. The sun was very bright. It was shining brightly


5. We felt sad at the funeral. We looked at each other sadly
6. He played the guitar like an expert. He played it expertly
7. They were very enthusiastic about clapping. They clapped
enthusiastically.

8. You are very energetic. You play football energetically. 9.


He was a dangerous driver. He drove dangerously.

10. Grandma was a frequent visitor. She visited frequently


11. Our new puppies are playful. They run playfully.
12. I made a foolish decision. I spent the money foolishly
13. He was gentle as he touched her hand. He touched it gently.
14. The professor was a wise man. He spoke wisely.
15. Everyone says Grandma is crazy. She laughs crazily.

H) Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs. There is at least


one of each in every sentence.
1. I have six dollars but, unfortunately, I need ten dollars to get into
that awesome movie.
2. He quickly threw on his green pants and orange shirt.

3. I am very mad, but I am not mad at you.

4. The black cat stealthily walked on the old windowsill.

5. We happily ate the fat, juicy steaks.

6. She clumsily spilled hot coffee on her pink shirt.

7. The car is not red.

8. The cat is really old.

9. The student sloppily wrote his answers on the crumpled homework


sheet.

10. The teacher angrily graded the messy homework assignment.

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