Let’s go through each sentence one by one. The task is to turn the word in parentheses into an
adverb — that means we usually add “-ly” to the end of the adjective, unless it’s already an adverb or has a special form.
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1. She finishes her work _________. (quick.)
→ “Quick” becomes “quickly”.
✔ Answer: quickly
2. They laugh _________. (loud)
→ “Loud” can be an adverb too! But “loudly” is also correct and more common in school exercises. We’ll use “loudly” to match the pattern.
✔ Answer: loudly
3. She does her work _________. (careful)
→ “Careful” → “carefully”
✔ Answer: carefully
4. Do not eat the food _________. (greed)
→ “Greed” is a noun. The adjective is “greedy”, so the adverb is “greedily”.
✔ Answer: greedily
5. James writes _________. (clear)
→ “Clear” → “clearly”
✔ Answer: clearly
6. Lisa _________ has any leftovers. (rare)
→ “Rare” → “rarely” (meaning almost never)
✔ Answer: rarely
7. The mouse steals the food _________. (quiet)
→ “Quiet” → “quietly”
✔ Answer: quietly
8. They ___ run late all the time. (general)
→ “General” → “generally”
✔ Answer: generally
9. It _____ is not so sunny. (normal)
→ “Normal” → “normally”
✔ Answer: normally
10. I _____ ever met her. (hard)
→ This one is tricky! “Hard” as an adverb means with effort. But here, “hardly” means “almost not”. Since the sentence says “ever met her”, it makes sense to say “I hardly ever met her” = I almost never met her.
✔ Answer: hardly
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Final Answer:
1. quickly
2. loudly
3. carefully
4. greedily
5. clearly
6. rarely
7. quietly
8. generally
9. normally
10. hardly
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adverb worksheet for 2nd grade.
