Adjective or Adverb - Free Printable

Absolutely! Let’s solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to choose between adjectives (which describe nouns) and adverbs (which describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often ending in *-ly*).

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## ✔ SECTION 1: Choose the right option.

We need to pick the correct word — adjective or adverb — based on what it modifies.

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1. My friend speaks English very ___________. (good / well)

→ well (adverb — modifies the verb “speaks”)

2. My mother is a ___________ cook. (good / well)

→ good (adjective — describes the noun “cook”)

3. My TV set broke yesterday. I hope it can be mended ___________. (cheap / cheaply)

→ cheaply (adverb — modifies the verb “mended”)

4. I was really ___________ waiting for the job interview. (nervous / nervously)

→ nervous (adjective — describes the subject “I”; “was nervous” = state of being)

> Note: “nervously” would modify a verb like “waiting nervously”, but here it's describing how you *felt*, not how you waited.

5. The students listened to the teacher’s explanation ___________. (attentive / attentively)

→ attentively (adverb — modifies the verb “listened”)

6. The mother spoke ___________ to her baby. (soft / softly)

→ softly (adverb — modifies the verb “spoke”)

7. My grandparents have been ___________ married. (happy / happily)

→ happily (adverb — modifies the verb “have been married”; describes *how* they’ve been married)

8. “How was your flight?” – “Very ___________.” (nice / nicely)

→ nice (adjective — after “very”, it describes the flight; “nicely” is an adverb and doesn’t fit here)

> We say “It was nice”, not “It was nicely”.

9. When I left my house, it was raining ___________. (heavy / heavily)

→ heavily (adverb — modifies the verb “raining”)

10. He is very ___________. (strong / strongly). He can lift 100 kg ___________. (easy / easily)

→ strong (adjective — describes “he”)
→ easily (adverb — modifies “can lift”)

11. He plays the guitar ___________. (loud / loudly). The neighbors are complaining.

→ loudly (adverb — modifies “plays”)

12. When the tourists saw the bear, they ran ___________ away. (quick / quickly)

→ quickly (adverb — modifies “ran”)

13. This was a ___________ test. (easy / easily)

→ easy (adjective — describes the noun “test”)

14. Niagara Falls is a ___________ border between Canada and the United States. (natural / naturally)

→ natural (adjective — describes the noun “border”)

15. Many tourists visit New York ___________. (frequent / frequently)

→ frequently (adverb — modifies “visit”)

16. After the party, my friends left ___________. (happy / happily)

→ happily (adverb — modifies “left”)

17. I will have a ___________ break. Let’s have a coffee. (short / shortly)

→ short (adjective — describes the noun “break”)

> “Shortly” = soon → “I’ll be back shortly” — not describing the break itself.

18. My plane flew ___________ to Paris. (direct / directly)

→ directly (adverb — modifies “flew”; means without stopping)

> “Direct” as adjective = e.g., “a direct flight”

19. Daniel is a ___________ boy. (clever / cleverly)

→ clever (adjective — describes the noun “boy”)

20. Those man fought ___________ against injustice. (brave / bravely)

→ bravely (adverb — modifies the verb “fought”)

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## ✔ SECTION 2: Decide if the missing word is an adjective or an adverb and make fill in the blanks.

Same logic: Adjective = describes noun. Adverb = describes verb/adjective/adverb.

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1. My daughter went to bed ___________. (happy)

→ happily (adverb — modifies “went to bed”)

2. These candies taste ___________. (bad)

→ bad (adjective — after “taste”, it’s linking verb → describes candies)

> We say “taste good/bad”, not “taste well” (unless talking about ability to taste).

3. This boy sings ___________. (beautiful)

→ beautifully (adverb — modifies “sings”)

4. My son always gets up ___________. (late)

→ late (adverb — modifies “gets up”; “late” can be both adjective and adverb)

> “He is late” (adj), “He gets up late” (adv)

5. Mary doesn’t feel ___________. (good). She is so ___________. (pale).

→ well (adverb — after “feel”, we use “well” for health; “good” is adjective)
→ pale (adjective — describes Mary)

> Common mistake: “feel good” = emotionally okay; “feel well” = physically healthy. Here, since she’s pale, it’s physical → well

6. I’m tired because I studied ___________ for the test. (hard)

→ hard (adverb — modifies “studied”; “hard” is adverb here)

> “Hardly” = almost not → wrong here

7. You look ___________ in this dress. (pretty)

→ pretty (adjective — after “look”, it’s linking verb → describes you)

8. I asked him ___________ (polite), but he gave me a ___________ (rude) answer.

→ politely (adverb — modifies “asked”)
→ rude (adjective — describes “answer”)

9. The student left ___________ (quiet) after the test.

→ quietly (adverb — modifies “left”)

10. My sister used my new skirt and I was really ___________. (angry)

→ angry (adjective — describes “I”)

11. I like driving ___________. (fast)

→ fast (adverb — modifies “driving”; “fast” can be adjective or adverb)

12. Bill woke up ___________. (early) he opened his eyes ___________. (slow)

→ early (adverb — modifies “woke up”)
→ slowly (adverb — modifies “opened”)

13. My neighbor always greets me ___________. (nice)

→ nicely (adverb — modifies “greets”)

14. Peter had a car accident and he was ___________ injured. (bad)

→ badly (adverb — modifies “injured”)

> “Bad” = adjective; “badly” = adverb → “was badly injured”

15. This man is ___________ tall. He must be the tallest man in the world. (expressive)

→ extremely (adverb — modifies “tall”; “expressive” doesn’t fit — probably typo? Should be “extremely”)

> Wait — original says “(expressive)” — that’s likely a mistake. “Expressive” is adjective → doesn’t modify “tall”. Probably meant “extremely”.

✔ So: extremely (adverb)

> If forced to use “expressive”, it wouldn’t make sense. Likely error in worksheet.

16. The taxi driver shouted to me ___________. (angry)

→ angrily (adverb — modifies “shouted”)

17. As it is raining, I had to drive ___________. (careful)

→ carefully (adverb — modifies “drive”)

18. Do you know why Linda left the party so ___________? (sudden)

→ suddenly (adverb — modifies “left”)

19. You look ___________. (tired)

→ tired (adjective — after “look”, linking verb → describes you)

20. John has a ___________ job. He is ___________ paid. (good)

→ good (adjective — describes “job”)
→ well (adverb — modifies “paid”; “well paid” = earns good money)

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## 📝 Final Answer Key:

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SECTION 1:

1. well
2. good
3. cheaply
4. nervous
5. attentively
6. softly
7. happily
8. nice
9. heavily
10. strong, easily
11. loudly
12. quickly
13. easy
14. natural
15. frequently
16. happily
17. short
18. directly
19. clever
20. bravely

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SECTION 2:

1. happily
2. bad
3. beautifully
4. late
5. well, pale
6. hard
7. pretty
8. politely, rude
9. quietly
10. angry
11. fast
12. early, slowly
13. nicely
14. badly
15. extremely *(assuming typo; "expressive" doesn't work)*
16. angrily
17. carefully
18. suddenly
19. tired
20. good, well

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✔ All done! This worksheet reinforces the key difference:
👉 Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things, ideas).
👉 Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often tell *how, when, where, or to what extent*.

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