Adverbs and Adjectives Worksheet: Free Printable PDF for Kids - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve each sentence. We need to pick either an adjective (describes a noun) or an adverb (describes how, when, where, or how much something happens — usually describes verbs).

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1. Sarah sings ___?
Options: *beautifully* / *beautiful*

- “Sings” is a verb → we need to describe how she sings → that’s an adverb.
- “Beautifully” = adverb ✔
- “Beautiful” = adjective ✘ (would describe a noun like “a beautiful song”)

→ Correct: beautifully

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2. Emma has a purple dress.
Wait — the blank is after “has a purple dress.” But looking at the image, the question mark is actually replacing a word before “dress”? Let me re-read.

Actually, in the image, it says:

> Emma has a ?
> Options: beautiful / beautifully

But then below it says “purple dress” — so likely the full sentence is meant to be:

> Emma has a ___ purple dress.

OR maybe:

> Emma has a ___ dress. (and “purple” is part of the illustration?)

Looking again — the text says:

> Emma has a ?
> [image of girl in purple dress]
> Options: beautiful / beautifully

So probably the intended sentence is:

> Emma has a ___ dress.

“Dress” is a noun → we need an adjective to describe it.

- “Beautiful” = adjective ✔
- “Beautifully” = adverb ✘ (doesn’t describe nouns)

→ Correct: beautiful

*(Note: If “purple” is already describing the dress, then “beautiful” would also describe the dress — still an adjective.)*

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3. The snail slithered down the path.
Blank after “slithered” → options: slow / slowly

- “Slithered” is a verb → we need to describe how it slithered → adverb
- “Slowly” = adverb ✔
- “Slow” = adjective ✘ (unless used informally, but here we’re learning proper grammar)

→ Correct: slowly

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4. The turtle is very ___?
Options: slow / slowly

- “Is” is a linking verb → what follows describes the subject (“turtle”) → that’s an adjective
- “Slow” = adjective ✔
- “Slowly” = adverb ✘ (would describe how it moves, not what it *is*)

Example: “The turtle is slow.” → correct
“The turtle moves slowly.” → also correct, but here the verb is “is”, not “moves”

→ Correct: slow

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5. Fred ran ___ during the race.
Options: quick / quickly

- “Ran” is a verb → we need to describe how he ran → adverb
- “Quickly” = adverb ✔
- “Quick” = adjective ✘ (though sometimes used informally as adverb, in this lesson we use proper form)

→ Correct: quickly

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Final Answer:

1. beautifully
2. beautiful
3. slowly
4. slow
5. quickly