Grade 4 & 5 Adverb Worksheets | Free English Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to add adverbs — words that describe *how*, *when*, *where*, or *to what extent* something happens. Adverbs often end in “-ly” (like quickly, quietly, sadly), but not always (like now, here, very).

We’ll pick adverbs that make sense with the verb or adjective they’re describing.

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1. Dust has settled ______ and we need to start ______ start cleaning.
→ First blank: How did dust settle? Maybe “quietly” or “completely”. Let’s use “completely”.
→ Second blank: How should we start cleaning? Maybe “immediately” or “right away”. Let’s use “immediately”.
✔ Answer: completely, immediately

2. I love to shower ______ in the morning when it’s ______ cold.
→ First blank: How do you shower? Maybe “quickly” or “warmly”. “Warmly” doesn’t fit well — showers aren’t warm, water is. Better: “early” (when) or “happily” (how). Let’s go with “early”.
→ Second blank: How cold? “Very” cold.
✔ Answer: early, very

3. It is ______ too hot to play any games, so I’d rather lay ______ at the beach.
→ First blank: How too hot? “Way” too hot (informal but common) or “really”. Let’s use “really”.
→ Second blank: How lay? “Lazily” or “peacefully”. “Lazily” fits better.
✔ Answer: really, lazily

4. The teacher ______ disciplined the stubborn students.
→ How did the teacher discipline them? “Strictly”, “firmly”, or “calmly”. “Firmly” sounds good.
✔ Answer: firmly

5. Jemma sighed ______ because she the meeting was holding ______
Wait — there’s a typo! Should be: “because the meeting was holding ______” → probably meant “going on too long” or “dragging”. So second blank: how was the meeting holding? Maybe “on” isn’t right — perhaps “long” or “forever”. But we need an adverb. “Endlessly”? Or maybe “too long” — but “long” can be an adverb. Actually, let’s fix the sentence mentally: “Jemma sighed ______ because the meeting was dragging ______.”
Better interpretation: “holding” might be a mistake for “going” or “lasting”. Let’s assume it’s “dragging on endlessly”.
So: sighed “sadly” or “heavily”; meeting was holding “on” — but “on” is not an adverb here. Wait — maybe “holding up” meaning delaying? Then “unnecessarily”?
Actually, simplest fix:
Sighed “loudly” or “deeply” — let’s say “deeply”.
Meeting was holding “back” — no. Perhaps “too long” — “long” is an adverb.
But let’s go with:
✔ Answer: deeply, too long *(“too long” acts as an adverbial phrase)*
OR if we must use single adverbs:
sighed “wearily”, meeting was holding “endlessly” — but “holding endlessly” is odd.
Alternative: Maybe “holding” is a typo for “going”? Then “going slowly” or “going forever”.
To keep it simple and correct:
Let’s change our approach — maybe the sentence means: “the meeting was holding [her] back” — then “unnecessarily”?
Actually, best guess:
Jemma sighed heavily because the meeting was holding on. (“Holding on” = continuing) — but “on” is a preposition/adverb particle.
In school worksheets, they accept phrases like “too long” as adverbials.
I think intended answer:
✔ Answer: heavily, too long

6. Jack checked ______ for his notebook but he did not check ______.
→ First blank: Where did he check? “Everywhere” or “carefully”. “Carefully” makes sense.
→ Second blank: Where didn’t he check? “There” or “anywhere”. “Anywhere” is better.
✔ Answer: carefully, anywhere

7. I have scheduled many things for ______, so I would have to start ______.
→ First blank: When? “Tomorrow” or “soon”. “Soon” is an adverb.
→ Second blank: How start? “Immediately” or “right away”. “Immediately” again.
✔ Answer: soon, immediately

8. Miles will make cookies ______ and stop by ______ to see you.
→ First blank: How make cookies? “Happily”, “quickly”, “later”. “Later” works for time.
→ Second blank: Stop by when? “Soon” or “tomorrow”. “Soon” is fine.
But let’s vary:
Make cookies “tonight”, stop by “later”. Both are adverbs of time.
✔ Answer: tonight, later

9. I wake up ______ and ______ write in my journal.
→ First blank: When? “Early”
→ Second blank: How write? “Quietly” or “immediately”. “Immediately” shows habit.
✔ Answer: early, immediately

10. I cannot concentrate ______.
→ How? “Well” or “at all”. “At all” is common with negatives.
✔ Answer: at all

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Now let’s compile all answers neatly:

Final Answer:
1. completely, immediately
2. early, very
3. really, lazily
4. firmly
5. deeply, too long
6. carefully, anywhere
7. soon, immediately
8. tonight, later
9. early, immediately
10. at all