Adjective or adverbs worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to circle the correct word—either an adjective or an adverb—to complete each sentence correctly.

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🔹 Key Concept:

- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things).
- Example: *She is a happy person.*
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often end in -ly.
- Example: *She sings beautifully.*

But note: Some words like well, bad, and good are exceptions.

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. My classmate is a ____ person. [nice / nicely]
→ "Person" is a noun → needs an adjective
✔ nice

2. I can speak Spanish very ____. [good / well]
→ "speak" is a verb → needs an adverb
✘ "good" is an adjective; "well" is the adverb
✔ well

3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint ____ pictures. [beautiful / beautifully]
→ "pictures" is a noun → needs an adjective
✔ beautiful

4. Mr. Smith looked ____ at me when I arrived late. [angry / angrily]
→ "looked" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ angrily

5. Of course, I was ____ when I got an A+ on the exam. [happy / happily]
→ "was" is a linking verb → describes the subject ("I") → needs an adjective
✔ happy

6. The music is too ____. Please turn it down! [loud / loudly]
→ "music" is a noun → needs an adjective
✔ loud

7. My friends all tell me that I sing ____. [bad / badly]
→ "sing" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ badly

8. The thief ____ took the money and walked out the door. [quiet / quietly]
→ "took" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ quietly

9. The cat waited ____ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [silent / silently]
→ "waited" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ silently

10. My cousin always walks very ____. [quick / quickly]
→ "walks" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ quickly

11. The work that my boss gave me was ____. [easy / easily]
→ "work" is a noun → needs an adjective
✔ easy

12. Thomas is very ____. He always helps me. [kind / kindly]
→ "Thomas" is a person → "is" = linking verb → needs an adjective
✔ kind

13. The little boy ____ kept the cookie for himself. [selfish / selfishly]
→ "kept" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ selfishly

14. The man ____ opened the door and looked inside. [nervous / nervously]
→ "opened" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ nervously

15. The fireman ____ rescued the people from the burning house. [brave / bravely]
→ "rescued" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ bravely

16. I ____ offered to help my friend study for his exam. [happy / happily]
→ "offered" is a verb → needs an adverb
✔ happily

17. She is the most ____ person I know. [polite / politely]
→ "person" is a noun → needs an adjective
✔ polite

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✔ Final Answers:

1. nice
2. well
3. beautiful
4. angrily
5. happy
6. loud
7. badly
8. quietly
9. silently
10. quickly
11. easy
12. kind
13. selfishly
14. nervously
15. bravely
16. happily
17. polite

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📝 Summary Tips:

- Use adjectives to describe nouns.
- Use adverbs (often ending in -ly) to describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
- Exceptions: well, bad, good, fast, etc., have special rules.
- Linking verbs (like be, seem, look, feel, was, is) are followed by adjectives.

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