Adverb worksheet for students to choose the correct adverb from a box to complete sentences.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best adverb from the box that makes sense.

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1. The porter ______ tidied up the locker rooms.

We’re talking about how the porter cleaned — probably fast or carefully? Looking at the options:
- “Hurriedly” = quickly, in a rush → makes sense if he was busy
- “Quickly” also works, but let’s see which fits better with context
But wait — “tidied up” often implies neatness, not speed. However, among the choices, “hurriedly” is common for porters who are rushing.
Actually, let’s check other options: “shabbily”? No, that means poorly. “Fully”? Doesn’t fit.
“Hurriedly” is good here — it suggests he did it fast because he had to.

✔ Let’s go with hurriedly

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2. The felon ______ convinced the jury.

A felon is someone who committed a crime. Can they convince a jury? Maybe if they lied well?
Look at the adverbs:
- “Charmingly” → maybe, if they were smooth talkers
- “Honestly” → unlikely, since felons usually aren’t honest in court
- “Greedily”? No
- “Fluently”? Could be, if they spoke well
But “charmingly” fits best — like they used charm to trick the jury.

✔ charmingly

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3. My grandma has ______ retired.

This is about time — when did she retire?
Options:
- “Recently” → yes! That means not long ago
- “Always”? No, you can’t always retire
- “Late”? Doesn’t fit grammatically (“has late retired” sounds wrong)
- “Often”? No, you retire once

✔ recently

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4. Bill Gates is ______ rich

How rich is he? Super rich!
Options:
- “Immensely” → means extremely → perfect
- “Really” → also possible, but “immensely” is stronger and more precise
- “Quite” → too weak
- “Fully”? Doesn’t make sense

✔ immensely

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5. Your sister is ______ sweet

Describing how sweet she is.
Options:
- “Charmingly” → already used
- “Quite” → okay, but mild
- “Really” → good, natural
- “Immensely” → too strong for “sweet” usually
Wait — “quite sweet” is common, but so is “really sweet”.
Looking back — we haven’t used “really” yet. And “really sweet” is very natural in everyday speech.

But wait — let’s check what’s left unused:
Used so far: hurriedly, charmingly, recently, immensely
Left: Fully, Honestly, Greedily, Always, Slowly, Often, Shabbily, Quickly, Really, Quite, Late, Fluently

“Really” is great here. Also “quite” — but “really” feels more natural for complimenting someone.

✔ really

Wait — hold on! Let me double-check #5. Is there a better fit?

What about “charmingly”? We used that for #2. But maybe #2 could be something else?

Re-evaluate #2: “The felon ______ convinced the jury.”

Could it be “fluently”? If he spoke smoothly? Possible. But “charmingly” still feels better — like he charmed them into believing him.

Alternatively, “honestly”? Unlikely for a felon.

So stick with “charmingly” for #2.

Then for #5, “really” is fine. Or “quite”? Both work. But “really” is more commonly used in casual speech.

Actually — let’s look again at the list. Did we miss an obvious one?

Another thought: “Your sister is ______ sweet” — maybe “incredibly”? Not in the list. “Immensely”? Too much. “Quite”? Okay. “Really”? Best choice.

Yes.

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Final selections:

1. hurriedly
2. charmingly
3. recently
4. immensely
5. really

Wait — let’s verify all words are from the box and not repeated.

Box words:
Fully, Hurriedly, Honestly, Greedily
Always, Charmingy, Slowly, Often
Shabbily, Quickly, Really, Recently
Quite, Late, Immensely, Fluently

We used:
1. Hurriedly ✔
2. Charmingy ✔ (note: typo in box? Should be “Charmingly” — we’ll assume it’s meant to be that)
3. Recently ✔
4. Immensely ✔
5. Really ✔

All valid and no repeats.

Perfect.

Final Answer:
1. hurriedly
2. charmingly
3. recently
4. immensely
5. really