Adjectives and Adverbs - Exercise 1 - Worksheet | English Grammar - Free Printable

This exercise tests your understanding of adjectives vs. adverbs.

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🔑 Key Rule:

- Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns (e.g., *a bright boy*, *a beautiful woman*).
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often ending in *-ly*, and tell *how*, *when*, *where*, or *to what extent* something happens (e.g., *speak politely*, *wait patiently*).

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Let’s go question by question:

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1. You have done all your exercises ___________. We can start the next unit.

> a) correct
> b) correctly ✔

✔ Correct answer: b) correctly

👉 “Done” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe *how* you did the exercises → correctly.

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2. Tom is a ___________ boy — he is the top student in his class.

> a) bright ✔
> b) brightly

✔ Correct answer: a) bright

👉 “Boy” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe the boy → bright.

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3. Laura Winston is a ___________ woman.

> a) beautiful ✔
> b) beautifully

✔ Correct answer: a) beautiful

👉 “Woman” is a noun. We need an adjective → beautiful.

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4. He looked ___________ at his brother who had just bought a new sports car.

> a) jealous
> b) jealously ✔

✔ Correct answer: b) jealously

👉 “Looked” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe *how* he looked → jealously.

*(Note: “look” can be a linking verb too, but here it’s used actively — looking *at* someone with emotion → adverb needed.)*

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5. I had to solve that issue at once. It was a ___________ decision.

> a) quick ✔
> b) quickly

✔ Correct answer: a) quick

👉 “Decision” is a noun. We need an adjective → quick.

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6. Try to speak ___________ to your uncle. He doesn't bear rude people.

> a) polite
> b) politely ✔

✔ Correct answer: b) politely

👉 “Speak” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe *how* to speak → politely.

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7. Amelia couldn’t wait ___________ at the doctor’s surgery.

> a) patient
> b) patiently ✔

✔ Correct answer: b) patiently

👉 “Wait” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe *how* she waited → patiently.

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8. A lot of people are ___________ because they love their job.

> a) happy ✔
> b) happily

✔ Correct answer: a) happy

👉 “Are” is a linking verb (state of being). The word after it describes the subject (“people”) → happy (adjective).

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## ✔ Final Answers:

1. b) correctly
2. a) bright
3. a) beautiful
4. b) jealously
5. a) quick
6. b) politely
7. b) patiently
8. a) happy

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📌 Summary Tip: Ask yourself — am I describing a noun? → Use adjective. Am I describing a verb (or how something is done)? → Use adverb.

Good job practicing! 🎯