Verbs and Adverbs worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve each part of the worksheet.

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Part 1: Choose the best option.

We need to pick adverbs that describe *how* the action is done.

- “She is swimming ______.” → Think: How can someone swim? Maybe “quickly”, “slowly”, “gracefully”. But since no options are given, we’ll use common ones. Let’s say quickly.
- “He is running ______.” → Running how? Fast or quickly. We’ll use fast.
- “Kids are speaking ______.” → Kids often speak loudly or noisily. Let’s pick loudly.
- “She is planting her garden ______.” → Planting carefully? Happily? Gently? Carefully makes sense.

*(Note: Since this is open-ended, any logical adverb works — but we’ll choose simple, common ones.)*

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Part 2: Match the adjective to the correct adverb.

Adjectives become adverbs by adding “-ly” — but sometimes spelling changes!

- Busy → busily (not “busly”) ✔
- Angry → angrily (not “angrly”) ✔

So:

Busy → busily
Angry → angrily

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Part 3: Drag and drop the adverbs under the right picture.

Look at each picture and match the sentence with the best adverb from the box: [badly, carefully, dangerously, loudly]

1. Picture: Boy climbing a tree → He is climbing → carefully (if he’s being safe) OR dangerously (if it looks risky). Looking at the image — he’s on a ladder, seems okay… but let’s see context. Actually, in many worksheets, climbing trees = dangerous. Wait — look again: there’s a cat up high, boy is reaching — probably trying to be careful. Hmm. But let’s check other pictures first.

Wait — better approach: Match based on obvious clues.

- Girl shouting → She is shouting → loudly ✔ (shouting is loud)
- Two girls fighting over doll → They are fighting → badly? Or “angrily”? But “badly” isn’t about emotion — it means poorly. Fighting badly doesn’t make much sense. Maybe “fiercely”? Not an option. Perhaps “badly” here means “in a bad way” — like arguing harshly. But let’s hold.

Actually, looking at standard answers for such worksheets:

Common matches:

- Climbing tree → carefully (if he’s cautious) OR dangerously (if reckless). In this image, he’s using a ladder — so maybe carefully.
- Shouting girl → loudly
- Girls fighting → could be badly (as in “they’re not getting along well”) — but actually, “fighting badly” sounds odd. Maybe it’s meant to be “angrily” — but that’s not in the box. The box has: badly, carefully, dangerously, loudly.

Wait — perhaps:

- Driving car swerving → He is driving → dangerously ✔ (cars crashing = dangerous)
- Shouting → loudly ✔
- Fighting → maybe badly? As in “they’re handling it badly”? Still weak.

Alternative interpretation:

Maybe “He is climbing” → if he’s falling or slipping → badly? But image shows him climbing normally.

Actually, let’s think differently — perhaps the intended matches are:

- He is climbing → carefully (he’s focused)
- She is shouting → loudly
- They are fighting → badly (meaning they’re not resolving it well — though awkward)
- He is driving → dangerously (crash scene)

But wait — another possibility: “He is climbing” might be dangerously if he’s too high without safety. Image shows him on a ladder against a tree — could be either.

Looking at typical elementary worksheets, here’s the most likely intended answer:

→ He is climbing → carefully
→ She is shouting → loudly
→ They are fighting → badly (perhaps meaning “in a harmful way”)
→ He is driving → dangerously

Yes, that fits the available words.

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Part 4: Choose the right verb form.

These sentences need present continuous tense verbs (am/is/are + -ing).

- I am ______ a book quietly. → reading ✔
- My mother is ______ in the kitchen noisily. → cooking ✔ (or singing, but cooking is more common with “noisily”)
- The boy is ______ in the rain joyfully. → playing ✔ (or dancing, splashing — but “playing” is general and fits)

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Now, compiling all answers clearly.

Final Answer:

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

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

3. Drag and drop the adverbs under the right picture:
- He is climbing → carefully
- She is shouting → loudly
- They are fighting → badly
- He is driving → dangerously

4. 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.