Adjectives and Adverbs - Exercises

Choose the correct alternative:

1. Jeff is an (intelligent, intelligently) student.

2. He lives (near, nearly) the school.

3. Can you speak more (clear, clearly), please?

4. Mary gave a (clever, cleverly) excuse to the teacher.

5. My father goes to the beach very (frequent, frequently).

6. Why do you walk so (slow, slowly)?

7. The (strong, strongly) man carried the motorcycle in his arms.

8. Does it always rain so (heavy, heavily) here?

9. The wind always blows very (strong, strongly) in that place.

10. The girl looked at him (timid, timidly) and smiled.

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Rewrite the sentences in the correct order.

1. girl - a - Martha - is - smart
…………………………………………………..

2. letter - kindly - he - answered -my

…………………………………………………………………

3. we - supermarket - buy - never - that -
vegetables -at

……………………………………………………….

4. patiently - Mrs. Todd - with - her - works
- students - very

………………………………………..………………………..

5. brother - paints - beautifully - my -little

…………………………………………………………….

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Put the adverbs in parentheses into the
correct place.

1. Harold went … (by bus/ this morning / to school ) ……………………………………………

2. Jane speaks… (very / always/ fast)………………………….

3. I was born… (in the afternoon / of a warm summer day / at 2 o’clock)…………………………….

4. My brother doesn’t like to study… (in the morning/ in his room)………………………………………

5. She read the book… (in the library/silently/for two hours ) …………………………..

6. Did you talk…? (frankly/with Jane/about your decision ) ……………………………

7. They want to go …. ( to Rio/ next week/by car ) ………………………………………….

8. What were you doing….? (in the park / alone ) ………………………………………………

9. Nancy is singing… (in her room / always ) …………………………………….