Grade 6 & 7 Adverb Worksheets | Free English Worksheets - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to add appropriate adverbs to the sentences to make them more descriptive and vivid. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often providing information about how, when, where, or to what extent something is done.

Here are the completed sentences with explanations:

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1. Mary tried to be ______ brave and take the sad news ______.

- How did Mary try to be brave? → Very (intensifies "brave")
- How did she take the sad news? → calmly (describes her manner)
- Final Sentence: Mary tried to be very brave and take the sad news calmly.

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2. The players moved ______ and ______ round the field.

- How did the players move? → quickly and skillfully (describes their movement)
- Final Sentence: The players moved quickly and skillfully round the field.

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3. He has been recovering ______ but ______ from his knee injury.

- How has he been recovering? → slowly (indicates pace)
- What is contrasting about his recovery? → steadily (shows progress despite slowness)
- Final Sentence: He has been recovering slowly but steadily from his knee injury.

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4. The team waited ______ at their line-up when ______ the pistol boomed.

- How did the team wait? → patiently (describes their behavior)
- When did the pistol boom? → suddenly (describes the timing)
- Final Sentence: The team waited patiently at their line-up when suddenly the pistol boomed.

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5. Ashram dashed ______ and ______ overtook his opponents.

- How did Ashram dash? → swiftly (describes speed)
- How did he overtake his opponents? → easily (describes ease)
- Final Sentence: Ashram dashed swiftly and easily overtook his opponents.

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6. The ______ sweaty boxers waited ______ for the result of the match.

- What kind of sweaty boxers? → exhausted (describes their state)
- How did they wait? → anxiously (describes their emotional state)
- Final Sentence: The exhausted sweaty boxers waited anxiously for the result of the match.

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7. Greg ran ______ and Steven will ______ run.

- How did Greg run? → fast (describes speed)
- How will Steven run? → also (indicates similar action)
- Final Sentence: Greg ran fast and Steven will also run.

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8. He got ______ injured and it seemed his body ______ rolled down the street.

- How did he get injured? → badly (describes severity)
- How did his body roll? → painfully (describes sensation)
- Final Sentence: He got badly injured and it seemed his body painfully rolled down the street.

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9. The cat ______ and ______ wanted to greet him but was ______ dismissed.

- How did the cat approach? → curiously (describes its behavior)
- How did it want to greet him? → excitedly (describes its emotion)
- How was it dismissed? → rudely (describes the dismissal)
- Final Sentence: The cat curiously and excitedly wanted to greet him but was rudely dismissed.

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10. I ______ placed the rope where she ran.

- How did you place the rope? → carefully (describes precision)
- Final Sentence: I carefully placed the rope where she ran.

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Final Answer:

1. Mary tried to be very brave and take the sad news calmly.
2. The players moved quickly and skillfully round the field.
3. He has been recovering slowly but steadily from his knee injury.
4. The team waited patiently at their line-up when suddenly the pistol boomed.
5. Ashram dashed swiftly and easily overtook his opponents.
6. The exhausted sweaty boxers waited anxiously for the result of the match.
7. Greg ran fast and Steven will also run.
8. He got badly injured and it seemed his body painfully rolled down the street.
9. The cat curiously and excitedly wanted to greet him but was rudely dismissed.
10. I carefully placed the rope where she ran.

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ very, calmly} \\
2. & \text{ quickly, skillfully} \\
3. & \text{ slowly, steadily} \\
4. & \text{ patiently, suddenly} \\
5. & \text{ swiftly, easily} \\
6. & \text{ exhausted, anxiously} \\
7. & \text{ fast, also} \\
8. & \text{ badly, painfully} \\
9. & \text{ curiously, excitedly, rudely} \\
10. & \text{ carefully}
\end{aligned}
}