Adjectives Exercises, Free Printable Adjectives ESL Worksheets ... - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Adjective or Adverb" worksheet step by step. The goal is to choose the correct form — adjective or adverb — based on how it functions in the sentence.

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🔹 Key Rule:

- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things).
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often end in -ly, but not always.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1) Abby really run _________. She is a quick runner. [quick/quickly]

- "run" is a verb → needs an adverb.
- ✔ quickly (adverb)
- *Note:* "quick" is an adjective; we need to describe how she runs → adverb.

✔ Answer: quickly

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2) Marcel is a _________ painter. He painted portrait well. [good/well]

- "painter" is a noun → needs an adjective.
- ✔ good (adjective)
- "well" is an adverb, used for verbs (like "painted").

✔ Answer: good

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3) A puma lives in forest and it is really a _________ animal. [wild/wildly]

- "animal" is a noun → needs adjective.
- ✔ wild (adjective)

✔ Answer: wild

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4) The students walk in the school garden _________. [noisy/noisily]

- "walk" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ noisily (adverb)

✔ Answer: noisily

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5) My mother looked out of the door _________ as he heard a strange sound. [fussy/tussly]

Wait – these words seem incorrect. Likely typo.

But looking at context: “looked out...” → verb → needs adverb.

Possibly meant: fussily? But "fussy" is not a common adverb.

Wait – perhaps it's "fussily" or maybe "carefully"?

But given options: [fussy/tussly] — both are likely typos.

Assuming intended pair: fussy/fussily?

But "fussy" = adjective, "fussily" = adverb.

But "fussily" doesn't fit naturally here.

Alternatively, maybe it should be "quickly" or "carefully"?

But since only two choices are given: fussy / tussly — “tussly” isn’t a word.

Possibility: typo for “hurriedly” or “suddenly”?

Wait — perhaps it’s “fussily” vs “fussy”?

But even then, "looked out... fussy" doesn’t make sense.

Maybe it's “curiously”?

But the options don't match.

Let’s assume it's a typo and suppose the intended word was “quickly” or “anxiously”, but we must work with what's given.

Wait — actually, looking again: [fussy/tussly] — probably meant to be [fussy/fussily] or [quietly/quite]?

Alternatively, could it be [fussily/fussy]?

But “fussy” is an adjective; “fussily” is adverb.

So if the verb is “looked”, then adverb needed → fussily.

But “fussily” means in a fussy way — not typical for looking out.

Possibly intended: “cautiously”?

But we have to pick from the list.

Given that “fussy” is an adjective, “fussily” would be adverb.

So if the blank is after the verb “looked”, then:

→ looked out ... fussily

But that sounds odd.

Alternatively, maybe it's “curiously” or “nervously”?

But since the option says [fussy/tussly] — and “tussly” is not a real word — perhaps it's a typo for “quickly”?

Wait — maybe it's supposed to be [quietly/quite]?

No — not matching.

Wait — another possibility: [fussy/fussily] — but still awkward.

Perhaps the correct answer is fussily, despite awkwardness.

But let's skip and come back.

Alternatively, maybe the intended word is “quickly” or “carefully”, but not listed.

Wait — maybe it's [quietly/quite]?

But no — not listed.

Wait — look at the image: the picture shows a woman looking out, possibly startled.

So likely meaning: she looked out quickly/suddenly.

But the options are [fussy/tussly] — both invalid.

Possibility: "fussily" is not right.

Wait — perhaps it's "nervously"? Not listed.

This seems like a typo.

But assuming the intended choice is "fussily" as adverb → so:

✔ Answer: fussily (if that were the word), but it's not valid.

Wait — maybe it's "tussly" = typo for "quickly"?

No — unlikely.

Alternatively, maybe the original word was "loudly"?

But no.

Let’s move on and return later.

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6) Polly always breaks her friends hearts. She is really a _________ person. [rude/rudely]

- "person" is a noun → needs adjective.
- ✔ rude (adjective)

✔ Answer: rude

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7) Teacher listened to my ideas _________ last day. [sympathetic/sympathetically]

- "listened" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ sympathetically (adverb)

✔ Answer: sympathetically

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8) George came into the room _________ and said there was a fox in the garden. [excited/excitedly]

- "came" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ excitedly (adverb)

✔ Answer: excitedly

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9) Susan waited for his friend _________ for three hours in the airport. [patient/patiently]

- "waited" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ patiently (adverb)

✔ Answer: patiently

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10) Roberta sang _________ at the concert last week. People was fascinated. [beautiful/beautifully]

- "sang" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ beautifully (adverb)

✔ Answer: beautifully

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11) Jack is a _________ teacher. He does his duty of carefully. [careful/carefully]

- First blank: "teacher" is a noun → needs adjective → careful
- Second part: "does his duty of carefully" → grammar error: should be "does his duty carefully"

So:
- ✔ careful (adjective)

✔ Answer: careful

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12) Jolie is really a _________ girl. She always behaves politely. [Polite/Politely]

- "girl" is a noun → needs adjective → polite
- "behaves politely" uses adverb → correct

✔ Answer: polite

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13) Police opened the door of the office _________ and he saw the thief. [slow/slowly]

- "opened" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ slowly (adverb)

✔ Answer: slowly

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14) Lionel behaved really _________ towards all the friends in the playground, so he made a lot of friends. [kind/kindly]

- "behaved" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ kindly (adverb)

✔ Answer: kindly

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15) Adam is a _________ doctor. He answers all the questions patiently. [patient/patiently]

- "doctor" is a noun → needs adjective → patient
- "answers... patiently" → adverb

✔ Answer: patient

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16) Our old refrigerator is very loud indeed. It works very _________. [loud/loudly]

- "works" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ loudly (adverb)

✔ Answer: loudly

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17) That officer treats her people _________. Nobody likes her. [bad/badly]

- "treats" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ badly (adverb)

✔ Answer: badly

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18) This woman buys vegetables from this shop _______. She is our _________ customer. [regular/regularly]

- First blank: "buys" → verb → needs adverb → regularly
- Second blank: "customer" → noun → needs adjective → regular

✔ Answer: regularly, regular

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19) What have you been doing _________? I haven’t seen you for four ages. [recent/recently]

- "doing" is a verb → needs adverb.
- ✔ recently (adverb)

✔ Answer: recently

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20) Steve is my _________ relative. We always go out together. [close/closely]

- "relative" is a noun → needs adjective → close
- "go out together" → no need for adverb here

✔ Answer: close

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Now, going back to #5:
> 5) My mother looked out of the door _________ as he heard a strange sound. [fussy/tussly]

This is problematic because:
- "fussy" = adjective
- "tussly" = not a word (likely typo)
- Possibly meant to be "fussily" or "quickly" or "anxiously"

But if we assume the intended word was "fussily", then:
- "looked out" → verb → needs adverb → fussily

But "fussily" is not common.

Alternatively, maybe it's "quickly" or "suddenly"?

But given the options, and since "fussy" is an adjective, and "tussly" is invalid, likely a typo.

Best guess: intended to be "fussily", so:

✔ Answer: fussily (assuming typo)

But more likely: "quickly" or "nervously" — but not listed.

Alternatively, perhaps the original word was "quietly" or "carefully"?

But since we must pick from given options, and "fussy" is adjective, "tussly" is nonsense — perhaps the intended adverb is missing.

Wait — maybe "tussly" is a typo for "quickly"?

No — not likely.

Another idea: perhaps it's "fussily" and the image shows her looking out nervously?

But we can't change the options.

Given the confusion, and since the only grammatically possible choice is adverb for the verb "looked", and "fussily" is the only adverb form (if "fussy" is the base), then:

✔ Answer: fussily (assuming it's the adverb form)

But note: "fussily" is rare.

Alternatively, if "tussly" is a typo for "quickly", then quickly — but not in list.

So, best possible answer based on structure: fussily

But wait — maybe it's "quietly"? Not listed.

Let’s recheck the image description.

Actually, looking at the image: the picture shows a woman looking out the window, possibly surprised.

So likely: "quickly" or "suddenly".

But options are [fussy/tussly] — neither makes sense.

Possibility: typo in the worksheet.

But for now, assuming the intended adverb is "fussily", and the blank is for adverb:

✔ Answer: fussily

But this is weak.

Alternatively, perhaps it's "fussy"? But that would be: "looked out fussy" — ungrammatical.

So only logical choice: fussily

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✔ Final Answers:

| No | Answer | Reason |
|----|--------------|--------|
| 1 | quickly | modifies verb "run" |
| 2 | good | describes noun "painter" |
| 3 | wild | describes noun "animal" |
| 4 | noisily | modifies verb "walk" |
| 5 | fussily | (assumed typo; adverb for verb "looked") |
| 6 | rude | describes noun "person" |
| 7 | sympathetically | modifies verb "listened" |
| 8 | excitedly | modifies verb "came" |
| 9 | patiently | modifies verb "waited" |
|10 | beautifully | modifies verb "sang" |
|11 | careful | describes noun "teacher" |
|12 | polite | describes noun "girl" |
|13 | slowly | modifies verb "opened" |
|14 | kindly | modifies verb "behaved" |
|15 | patient | describes noun "doctor" |
|16 | loudly | modifies verb "works" |
|17 | badly | modifies verb "treats" |
|18 | regularly, regular | adverb for verb "buys"; adjective for noun "customer" |
|19 | recently | modifies verb "doing" |
|20 | close | describes noun "relative" |

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📌 Summary of Rules Used:

- Noun → Adjective
- Verb → Adverb
- Many adverbs end in -ly, but not all (e.g., "fast", "hard", "well")

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⚠️ Note: Question #5 has a likely typo in the word options ("fussy/tussly"). If corrected to "fussily", it fits. Otherwise, the intended word might be "quickly" or "nervously".

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✔ Final Answer List (for blanks):

1. quickly
2. good
3. wild
4. noisily
5. fussily *(tentative)*
6. rude
7. sympathetically
8. excitedly
9. patiently
10. beautifully
11. careful
12. polite
13. slowly
14. kindly
15. patient
16. loudly
17. badly
18. regularly, regular
19. recently
20. close

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