Adjectives and adverbs practice worksheet with multiple-choice questions and a colorful illustration.

Let’s go through each question one by one. We’re choosing between adjectives (which describe nouns) and adverbs (which describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs). The key is to ask: “What word is being described?” If it’s a noun → use adjective. If it’s an action or how something is done → use adverb.

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1. Martha is always ........ when he talks to you
→ “when he talks” = verb phrase → we need an adverb to describe *how* he talks.
But wait — the sentence says “Martha is always ___”, so “is” links to a description of Martha → that’s an adjective!
Actually, let’s read carefully: “Martha is always ___ when he talks to you.” Hmm — “he” might be a typo? Probably meant “she”. But regardless, “is always ___” describes Martha → adjective.
Options: a) polite (adj), b) politely (adv) → a) polite

Wait — but if it’s describing *how* she talks, then it should be adverb. Let’s look again:
“Martha is always ___ when he talks to you.” This is awkward. Maybe it’s “when *she* talks”? Assuming that, then “talks” is the verb → needs adverb.
But the structure “is always ___” suggests state/quality → adjective.
Actually, in English, we say “She is polite when she speaks” → adjective after “is”.
So even though “speaks/talks” is involved, the blank follows “is” → adjective.
✔ Answer: a) polite

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2. She put the glasses on the table ......
→ “put” is the verb → how did she put them? → adverb needed.
a) carefully (adv), b) careful (adj) → ✔ a) carefully

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3. Your granny walks too .....
→ “walks” is verb → how does she walk? → adverb.
a) slow (adj), b) slowly (adv) → ✔ b) slowly

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4. That’s a ........ work for him.
→ “work” is noun → needs adjective to describe it.
a) easy (adj), b) difficult (adj) → both are adjectives. Which fits? “That’s a ___ work” — probably means “easy job/task”. “Difficult” could also fit, but contextually “easy” makes more sense with “for him” implying it’s not hard for him.
But actually, “work” here is uncountable — we usually say “an easy piece of work” or just “easy work”. Still, between options, both grammatically possible. But likely intended meaning: “That’s easy work for him.” → ✔ a) easy

Wait — option b is “difficult” — also adjective. But without context, we pick based on common usage. Actually, looking at typical worksheets, this is testing adj vs adv — both are adj, so maybe trick? No — question is to choose correct answer, implying only one is right. Perhaps “difficult” doesn’t collocate well? Actually, “difficult work” is fine. Hmm.

Re-read: “That’s a ........ work for him.” — “a” before “work” — work is usually uncountable, so “a work” is odd unless referring to a specific task. In that case, “easy work” is more natural than “difficult work” in positive context? Not sure.

Actually, let’s think differently — maybe it’s testing if student knows “work” as noun takes adjective — both do. But perhaps the intended answer is “easy” because “difficult” would require “too difficult” or something. I think safest is a) easy — commonly used in such contexts.

✔ a) easy

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5. She's been working .......
→ “working” is verb → how has she been working? → adverb.
a) late (can be adj or adv — e.g., “come late”), b) lately (adv meaning recently)
“She’s been working lately” = recently → makes sense.
“She’s been working late” = until late hours → also makes sense.
Both can be correct depending on context. But “lately” specifically means “recently”, which fits “has been working” (present perfect continuous).
“Late” as adverb means “after the expected time” — e.g., “She arrived late.” For working, “working late” means staying up late to work.
In this context, no indication of time of day — so “lately” (recently) is more general and likely intended.
✔ b) lately

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6. There's a ....... man in the street.
→ “man” is noun → needs adjective.
a) homeless (adj), b) few (quantifier, not typically used with singular “a man”)
“Few” is for plural — “few men”, not “a few man”. So ✘ b)
✔ a) homeless

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7. They ran ........ to the police station.
→ “ran” is verb → how did they run? → adverb.
a) quick (adj), b) quickly (adv) → ✔ b) quickly

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8. I know your job is ....... and badly paid.
→ “job is ___” → linking verb “is” → adjective needed. Also parallel to “badly paid” — “badly” is adverb modifying “paid”, so first part should be adjective describing “job”.
a) hard (adj — can mean difficult), b) hardly (adv — means almost not)
“Hardly paid” would mean almost not paid — but it says “badly paid”, so “hard” as in difficult job.
✔ a) hard

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9. He cleaned his flat ........ two days ago.
→ “cleaned” is verb → how did he clean? → adverb.
a) complete (adj), b) completely (adv) → ✔ b) completely

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10. Of course, he was ........ right.
→ “was right” — “right” is adjective here (meaning correct). We need to modify “right” → adverb.
a) absolutely (adv), b) absolute (adj) → ✔ a) absolutely

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11. Their baby girl was really .....
→ “was” → linking verb → adjective needed to describe “girl”.
a) beauty (noun), b) beautiful (adj) → ✔ b) beautiful

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12. Sarah is a very ........ woman.
→ “woman” is noun → needs adjective.
a) tall (adj), b) happily (adv) → ✔ a) tall

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13. I don't like his portraits, he paints ......
→ “paints” is verb → how does he paint? → adverb.
a) awful (adj), b) awfully (adv) → ✔ b) awfully

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14. The teacher was angry and talked ......
→ “talked” is verb → how did she talk? → adverb.
a) angry (adj), b) angrily (adv) → ✔ b) angrily

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15. Harry's English is ........ than yours.
→ “is” → linking verb → adjective needed. Comparative form.
a) good (base adj), b) better (comparative adj) → since “than” is used, need comparative.
✔ b) better

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16. It isn't difficult. You have to read it .......
→ “read” is verb → how to read? → adverb.
a) slowly (adv), b) slow (adj) → ✔ a) slowly

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17. Spain is a ........ country.
→ “country” is noun → needs adjective.
a) greatly (adv), b) great (adj) → ✔ b) great

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18. Johnny always answers me.......
→ “answers” is verb → how does he answer? → adverb.
a) patient (adj), b) patiently (adv) → ✔ b) patiently

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19. The house wasn't ....... but I love it.
→ “wasn’t” → linking verb → adjective needed.
a) cheap (adj), b) cheaply (adv) → ✔ a) cheap

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20. He broke two glasses .................
→ “broke” is verb → how did he break them? → adverb.
a) accident (noun), b) accidentally (adv) → ✔ b) accidentally

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21. My friend had an ....... long blond hair.
→ “long blond hair” — “hair” is noun, but “an” suggests singular countable — actually “hair” is uncountable, so “an incredible long blond hair” is grammatically odd. Probably meant “incredibly long blond hair” — modifying “long” (adjective) → needs adverb.
a) incredible (adj), b) incredibly (adv) → modifies “long” → adverb.
✔ b) incredibly

Note: “an incredibly long...” — “an” goes with “incredibly”? No — “an” should go with vowel sound — “incredibly” starts with vowel sound /ɪ/, so “an incredibly” is correct. Yes.

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22. We were laughing....... while watching TV.
→ “laughing” is verb → how were we laughing? → adverb.
a) happy (adj), b) happily (adv) → ✔ b) happily

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Now, compiling all answers:

1. a
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. a
17. b
18. b
19. a
20. b
21. b
22. b

Final Answer:
1.a 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.b 8.a 9.b 10.a 11.b 12.a 13.b 14.b 15.b 16.a 17.b 18.b 19.a 20.b 21.b 22.b