Worksheet 65 - Chapter 12.1 Adjectives and Adverbs - 20 grammar exercises to practice sentence completion.
Worksheet 65 on Chapter 12.1 Adjectives and Adverbs with 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences for grammar practice.
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You've uploaded a worksheet titled “Worksheet 45 (Chapters 12–13): Adjectives and Adverbs”, which asks students to circle the correct option — either an adjective or adverb — in each sentence. The goal is to understand when to use an adjective (which describes a noun) versus an adverb (which describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb).
Let’s go through each sentence one by one and choose the correct word, explaining why.
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1. He found his keys quickly. They give a comfortable/comfortably ride.
→ comfortable
*Explanation:* “Ride” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe the noun. “Comfortable” = adjective; “comfortably” = adverb.
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2. In the signal, walk/talk fast.
→ walk
*Explanation:* “Walk fast” — “fast” is an adverb modifying the verb “walk.” “Talk fast” would also be grammatically correct, but since the instruction says “In the signal,” it likely refers to walking (as in traffic signals or pedestrian crossings). Also, “walk” fits better contextually with “signal.”
*(Note: If this is ambiguous, both “walk” and “talk” are verbs, so either could work with “fast.” But “walk fast” is more common in instructional contexts like traffic signals.)*
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3. She did a very good/well job on the test.
→ good
*Explanation:* “Job” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Good” = adjective; “well” = adverb (used for actions, not nouns).
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4. They marched down the street (violent/violently).
→ violently
*Explanation:* “Marched” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how they marched. “Violently” = adverb.
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5. There was never a really/really real winter in this town.
→ really
*Explanation:* This is tricky. “Really” is an adverb that can intensify adjectives. “Real” is an adjective. Here, we’re saying “there was never a *really* winter…” — actually, this sentence is awkward. It should probably be “There was never a *real* winter…” OR “There was never a *really cold* winter…”
But given the options, “really” is likely intended as an intensifier before “winter,” even though it’s not standard grammar. Alternatively, if we assume a typo and it should be “a really cold winter,” then “really” is correct.
✔ Let’s go with really — assuming it’s meant to modify “winter” informally.
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6. We do not know (exact/exactly) enough to finish.
→ exactly
*Explanation:* “Enough” is an adverb here (modifying “know”), so we need another adverb to modify it. “Exactly” = adverb.
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7. He is (bad/badly) about leaving the ball at the party.
→ bad
*Explanation:* “About” is a preposition; after “is,” we need an adjective describing his feeling. “Bad” = adjective (feeling bad); “badly” = adverb (used for actions).
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8. I find (bad/badly) weather boring any day of the week.
→ bad
*Explanation:* “Weather” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Bad weather” = correct.
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9. Justin rides his (act/actually) seriously.
→ actually
*Explanation:* “Rides” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how he rides. “Actually” = adverb. (Note: “act” doesn’t make sense here — likely a typo for “bike” or “horse,” but we focus on the adverb/adjective choice.)
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10. Tom’s idea was (good/well), but your husband is a jerk.
→ good
*Explanation:* “Idea” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Good” = adjective.
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11. His cousin (different/differently) affects what I thought.
→ differently
*Explanation:* “Affects” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how he affects something. “Differently” = adverb.
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12. Problems there is one of the most (wild/wildly) people I know.
→ wild
*Explanation:* “People” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe them. “Wild” = adjective. (Also, the sentence structure is flawed — should be “Problems is one of the most wild people I know?” — probably meant “He is one of the most wild people…”)
But based on the word choice, “wild” is correct.
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13. His homework’s assignments (easy/easily) are some of the most challenging in our class.
→ easy
*Explanation:* “Assignments” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe them. “Easy” = adjective. (Though the sentence is awkward — “homework’s assignments” is redundant. Should be “His homework assignments are...”)
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14. The sound of the ball (carried/carriedly) far away so no one could hear them.
→ carried
*Explanation:* “Carried” is the past tense verb. “Carriedly” is not a real word. So only “carried” is grammatical.
*(Note: This is a trick question — “carriedly” doesn’t exist. So “carried” is the only possible answer.)*
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15. Although I am walking on vacation, I’ll get there (slow/slowly) but sure.
→ slowly
*Explanation:* “Get” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how you’ll get there. “Slowly” = adverb. (Also, “slow” can sometimes be used as an adverb informally, but “slowly” is correct here.)
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16. He has a (real/really) small nose.
→ real
*Explanation:* “Nose” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Real” = adjective. (“Really” is an adverb and doesn’t modify nouns directly.)
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17. Probably no one can tell a story (good/well) to my father.
→ well
*Explanation:* “Tell” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how someone tells a story. “Well” = adverb.
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18. My mother looked (awful/awfully) yesterday at the weather.
→ awful
*Explanation:* “Looked” can be a linking verb here (like “seemed”). When “look” means “appear,” it’s followed by an adjective. “Awful” = adjective. (If it were “looked at” as in gazed, then “awfully” might fit — but here, “looked awful” = appeared bad.)
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19. My brother looked (bad/badly) yesterday to be seen downtown.
→ bad
*Explanation:* Again, “looked” is a linking verb meaning “appeared.” So we need an adjective: “bad” = adjective.
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20. I feel (terrible/terribly) (bad/badly) that we forgot to invite the Kinnagans to the chocolate.
→ terrible, bad
*Explanation:*
- “Feel” is a linking verb → needs adjective: terrible
- “That we forgot...” is the reason, and “feel bad” is the correct phrase (not “feel badly” — unless you mean physically touching badly, which doesn’t apply here).
So: terrible, bad
*(Note: “Feel badly” is sometimes misused — “feel bad” is correct for emotions.)*
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## ✔ Final Answer Key:
1. comfortable
2. walk
3. good
4. violently
5. really *(assuming informal usage)*
6. exactly
7. bad
8. bad
9. actually
10. good
11. differently
12. wild
13. easy
14. carried
15. slowly
16. real
17. well
18. awful
19. bad
20. terrible, bad
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## 📝 Teaching Tip:
- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things, ideas).
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often end in “-ly” (but not always — e.g., “fast,” “hard,” “well”).
- Linking verbs (like “feel,” “look,” “seem,” “appear”) are followed by adjectives, not adverbs.
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or flashcards for practice!
Let’s go through each sentence one by one and choose the correct word, explaining why.
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✔ Correct Answers with Explanations:
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1. He found his keys quickly. They give a comfortable/comfortably ride.
→ comfortable
*Explanation:* “Ride” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe the noun. “Comfortable” = adjective; “comfortably” = adverb.
---
2. In the signal, walk/talk fast.
→ walk
*Explanation:* “Walk fast” — “fast” is an adverb modifying the verb “walk.” “Talk fast” would also be grammatically correct, but since the instruction says “In the signal,” it likely refers to walking (as in traffic signals or pedestrian crossings). Also, “walk” fits better contextually with “signal.”
*(Note: If this is ambiguous, both “walk” and “talk” are verbs, so either could work with “fast.” But “walk fast” is more common in instructional contexts like traffic signals.)*
---
3. She did a very good/well job on the test.
→ good
*Explanation:* “Job” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Good” = adjective; “well” = adverb (used for actions, not nouns).
---
4. They marched down the street (violent/violently).
→ violently
*Explanation:* “Marched” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how they marched. “Violently” = adverb.
---
5. There was never a really/really real winter in this town.
→ really
*Explanation:* This is tricky. “Really” is an adverb that can intensify adjectives. “Real” is an adjective. Here, we’re saying “there was never a *really* winter…” — actually, this sentence is awkward. It should probably be “There was never a *real* winter…” OR “There was never a *really cold* winter…”
But given the options, “really” is likely intended as an intensifier before “winter,” even though it’s not standard grammar. Alternatively, if we assume a typo and it should be “a really cold winter,” then “really” is correct.
✔ Let’s go with really — assuming it’s meant to modify “winter” informally.
---
6. We do not know (exact/exactly) enough to finish.
→ exactly
*Explanation:* “Enough” is an adverb here (modifying “know”), so we need another adverb to modify it. “Exactly” = adverb.
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7. He is (bad/badly) about leaving the ball at the party.
→ bad
*Explanation:* “About” is a preposition; after “is,” we need an adjective describing his feeling. “Bad” = adjective (feeling bad); “badly” = adverb (used for actions).
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8. I find (bad/badly) weather boring any day of the week.
→ bad
*Explanation:* “Weather” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Bad weather” = correct.
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9. Justin rides his (act/actually) seriously.
→ actually
*Explanation:* “Rides” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how he rides. “Actually” = adverb. (Note: “act” doesn’t make sense here — likely a typo for “bike” or “horse,” but we focus on the adverb/adjective choice.)
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10. Tom’s idea was (good/well), but your husband is a jerk.
→ good
*Explanation:* “Idea” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Good” = adjective.
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11. His cousin (different/differently) affects what I thought.
→ differently
*Explanation:* “Affects” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how he affects something. “Differently” = adverb.
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12. Problems there is one of the most (wild/wildly) people I know.
→ wild
*Explanation:* “People” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe them. “Wild” = adjective. (Also, the sentence structure is flawed — should be “Problems is one of the most wild people I know?” — probably meant “He is one of the most wild people…”)
But based on the word choice, “wild” is correct.
---
13. His homework’s assignments (easy/easily) are some of the most challenging in our class.
→ easy
*Explanation:* “Assignments” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe them. “Easy” = adjective. (Though the sentence is awkward — “homework’s assignments” is redundant. Should be “His homework assignments are...”)
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14. The sound of the ball (carried/carriedly) far away so no one could hear them.
→ carried
*Explanation:* “Carried” is the past tense verb. “Carriedly” is not a real word. So only “carried” is grammatical.
*(Note: This is a trick question — “carriedly” doesn’t exist. So “carried” is the only possible answer.)*
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15. Although I am walking on vacation, I’ll get there (slow/slowly) but sure.
→ slowly
*Explanation:* “Get” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how you’ll get there. “Slowly” = adverb. (Also, “slow” can sometimes be used as an adverb informally, but “slowly” is correct here.)
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16. He has a (real/really) small nose.
→ real
*Explanation:* “Nose” is a noun. We need an adjective to describe it. “Real” = adjective. (“Really” is an adverb and doesn’t modify nouns directly.)
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17. Probably no one can tell a story (good/well) to my father.
→ well
*Explanation:* “Tell” is a verb. We need an adverb to describe how someone tells a story. “Well” = adverb.
---
18. My mother looked (awful/awfully) yesterday at the weather.
→ awful
*Explanation:* “Looked” can be a linking verb here (like “seemed”). When “look” means “appear,” it’s followed by an adjective. “Awful” = adjective. (If it were “looked at” as in gazed, then “awfully” might fit — but here, “looked awful” = appeared bad.)
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19. My brother looked (bad/badly) yesterday to be seen downtown.
→ bad
*Explanation:* Again, “looked” is a linking verb meaning “appeared.” So we need an adjective: “bad” = adjective.
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20. I feel (terrible/terribly) (bad/badly) that we forgot to invite the Kinnagans to the chocolate.
→ terrible, bad
*Explanation:*
- “Feel” is a linking verb → needs adjective: terrible
- “That we forgot...” is the reason, and “feel bad” is the correct phrase (not “feel badly” — unless you mean physically touching badly, which doesn’t apply here).
So: terrible, bad
*(Note: “Feel badly” is sometimes misused — “feel bad” is correct for emotions.)*
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## ✔ Final Answer Key:
1. comfortable
2. walk
3. good
4. violently
5. really *(assuming informal usage)*
6. exactly
7. bad
8. bad
9. actually
10. good
11. differently
12. wild
13. easy
14. carried
15. slowly
16. real
17. well
18. awful
19. bad
20. terrible, bad
---
## 📝 Teaching Tip:
- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things, ideas).
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often end in “-ly” (but not always — e.g., “fast,” “hard,” “well”).
- Linking verbs (like “feel,” “look,” “seem,” “appear”) are followed by adjectives, not adverbs.
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or flashcards for practice!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adjectives worksheet for 6th grade.
