Verbs and Adverbs worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step and explain each part.

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VERBS AND ADVERBS:

#### 1. Choose the best option.
We are given sentences with verbs, and we need to fill in adverbs that describe *how* the action is done.

Examples:
- She is swimming ________.
- He is running ________.
- Kids are speaking ________.
- She is planting her garden ________.

Since no options are provided for these blanks, we can choose appropriate adverbs based on common usage:

- She is swimming quickly.
*(Describes how she swims – fast)*
- He is running fast.
*(Describes speed of running)*
- Kids are speaking loudly.
*(Describes volume of speaking)*
- She is planting her garden carefully.
*(Describes how she plants – with attention)*

> ✔ These are logical choices based on typical adverb usage.

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#### 2. Match the adjective to the correct adverb.

We have:
- Busy → ?
Options: *busly*, *busily*
Correct: busily
(Note: "busly" is not a real word; "busily" is the correct adverb form.)

- Angry → ?
Options: *angrily*, *angrly*
Correct: angrily
("angrly" is incorrect spelling)

✔ So:
- Busy → busily
- Angry → angrily

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#### Drag and drop the adverbs under the right picture.

We have four pictures with actions and four adverbs to match:

Adverbs available:
- badly
- carefully
- dangerously
- loudly

Pictures and matching:

1. Boy climbing a tree with a cat above him
→ He is climbing
➤ This looks like he’s being cautious → carefully

2. Girl shouting with mouth open
→ She is shouting
➤ Shouting = loud → loudly

3. Two girls pulling a child apart (fighting)
→ They are fighting
➤ Fighting aggressively → could be badly, but "badly" is more about quality than intensity.
However, “dangerously” or “angrily” might fit better, but only “badly” is listed.
But wait — "badly" can mean poorly or strongly (e.g., "They fought badly").
However, since "dangerously" is an option and the scene may imply danger, let's evaluate:

- The fight looks intense, but not clearly dangerous.
- "Badly" fits if they're fighting fiercely.
- But "dangerously" would imply risk of harm — not clear from image.

Let's check all options again:

- Carefully: used for climbing → ✔️
- Loudly: shouting → ✔️
- Dangerously: driving? Yes! Last image shows car near edge → dangerous!
- Badly: fighting? Could be — but “badly” is often used for poor performance, not aggression.

Wait — look at the last image:

4. Man riding bike, cars on icy road, one car almost falling off cliff
→ He is driving
➤ This is dangerous → so dangerously

So now:
- Climbing → carefully
- Shouting → loudly
- Fighting → badly? But “badly” is vague.
Actually, “badly” means poorly or severely.
“Fighting badly” = fighting poorly? Doesn’t make sense.

Wait — perhaps there's a mismatch.

But the adverbs are:
- badly
- carefully
- dangerously
- loudly

And the sentences are:
- He is climbing → carefully
- She is shouting → loudly
- They are fighting → ???
→ “badly” is acceptable as in “They fought badly” (meaning poorly), but it doesn't sound natural here.

Alternatively, maybe “angrily” was intended, but it's not among the options.

Wait — the adverbs listed are only those four.

Let’s reassign:

- He is climbing → carefully (safe, cautious) ✔️
- She is shouting → loudly ✔️
- They are fighting → badly (perhaps meaning fiercely or violently) — though "badly" isn't ideal, it's the only one left.
- He is driving → dangerously (on icy road, close to edge) ✔️

So even though “badly” is weak, it’s likely the intended choice here.

✔ Final matching:
- He is climbing → carefully
- She is shouting → loudly
- They are fighting → badly
- He is driving → dangerously

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#### Choose the right verb form.

Now complete the sentences using the correct verb form (present continuous).

1. I am ___________ a book quietly.
→ Reading a book quietly.
✔ reading

2. My mother is ___________ in the kitchen noisily.
→ Cooking or preparing food? Likely cooking
✔ cooking

3. The boy is ___________ in the rain joyfully.
→ Running, jumping, playing? Most common: playing
✔ playing

(Other possibilities: dancing, jumping — but "playing" is most general and suitable.)

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✔ Final Answers:

#### 1. Choose the best option.
- She is swimming quickly.
- He is running fast.
- Kids are speaking loudly.
- She is planting her garden carefully.

*(Note: Any reasonable adverb works — these are examples.)*

#### 2. Match adjective to adverb:
- Busy → busily
- Angry → angrily

#### Drag and drop:
- He is climbing → carefully
- She is shouting → loudly
- They are fighting → badly
- He is driving → dangerously

#### Choose the right verb form:
- I am reading a book quietly.
- My mother is cooking in the kitchen noisily.
- The boy is playing in the rain joyfully.

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

- Adverbs describe how, when, where, or to what extent an action happens.
- We form adverbs from adjectives often by adding -ly (e.g., busy → busily).
- In the drag-and-drop section, we matched adverbs to pictures based on context.
- For verb forms, we use present continuous tense (am/is/are + verb-ing) to describe ongoing actions.

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