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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an easy way to tell that a word is an adjective.

a)

They describe

b)

They define

c)

They pronounce

d)

They answer

2.

What is an easy way to tell that a word is an adverb?

a)

ends is pu

b)

ends in ed

c)

end in ly

d)

ends in en

3.

The colorful balloon floated over the treetop.

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

4.

I eagerly opened my birthday presents.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

5.

A yellow butterfly is sitting on the flower.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

6.

The students walked calmly to lunch.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

7.

The tall giraffe is eating green leaves.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

8.

I gently pet the puppy.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

9.

Hairless cats look like rats.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

10.

I accidentally spilled chocolate milk on the carpet.

a)

Adjecive

b)

Adverb

11.

The tiny kitten played with the yarn.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

12.

I happily got to school on time so my class can spell out "ready to learn"

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

13.

I love the move "James and the Giant Peach"

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

14.

I lazily laid on the couch and ate chips.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

15.

The fluffy dog was soooooo cute!

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

16.

What is an adverb?

a)

Adverbs are verbs

b)

Adverbs describe nouns (people and objects)

c)

Adverbs describe how something happens and how an action develops.

d)

Adverbs are words that describe how people is physically

17.

How do we form an adverb?

a)

Adding -er + -est to the adjective

b)

Adding more + the most to the adjective

c)

Adding -ing to the adjective

d)

Adding -ly to the adjective

18.

Complete: The boy rides his bike ________________

a)

carefully

b)

careful

c)

carefuly

d)

be careful!

19.

Complete: Forest Gump runs _________ fast

a)

real

b)

rely

c)

really

d)

much

20.

Write the sentence listened in the audio.

(a)  

21.

Choose and write one of the adverbs that should go on the line.


slowly / hard / honestly / easily / automatically / fast


It took me a long time to walk to the park. I was walking very (a)   .

22.

Complete: I _______ deleted her contact information from my phone

a)

Accidental

b)

Accidentally

23.

My teacher was talking so _______ that I only understood about 75% of what she said.

a)

Quick

b)

Quickly

24.

Complete: I’m not sure if this word is spelled ________

a)

Correct

b)

Correctly

25.

Complete: You handed in your homework ________________

a)

correct

b)

punctual

c)

puntualy

d)

punctually

26.

Exceptions

Which of the following adverbs are exceptions (they are adjectives and adverbs at the same time):

a)

Hard

b)

Quick

c)

Daily

d)

Fast

e)

Well

27.
An adjective describes a...
a)
Verb
b)
Preposition
c)
Adverb
d)
Noun
28.
An adverb describes a/an...
a)
only verbs
b)
only adjectives
c)
verbs, adjectives and adverbs
d)
nouns
29.

Which is the adverb in the sentence?

The cat ran quickly across the big room.

a)

cat

b)

big

c)

quickly

d)

across

30.

Which is the adjective in the sentence?

The tired boy laid down on the lawn.

a)

boy

b)

tired

c)

down

d)

lawn

31.

Which is the adverb in the sentence?

She knew the answer and raised her hand quietly.

a)

knew

b)

quietly

c)

raised

d)

hand

32.

Which is the adjective in the sentence?

She picked up the red ball as fast as she could.

a)

red

b)

picked

c)

ball

d)

fast

33.

Which is the adjective in the sentence?

The yellow school bus picked up the children in the morning.

a)

bus

b)

children

c)

yellow

d)

morning

34.

Find TWO adjectives.

The king was strong, but very cruel.

a)

king, was

b)

strong, very

c)

strong, cruel

35.

Find the adverb.

The girls thoroughly enjoyed the show.

a)

thoroughly

b)

enjoyed

c)

girls

36.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
Come quick or we will miss our bus.
b)
Come quickly or we will miss our bus.
37.

When I spoke to him on the phone, Tom sounded furious / furiously

a)

furious

b)

furiously

38.
Living in Mexico can be_________.
a)
dangerous
b)
dangerously
c)
careful
d)
carefully
39.
My grandmother's food's always comforting and tastes really ________.
a)
good
b)
well
c)
terrible
d)
terribly
40.
That girl's absolutely ________.
a)
pretty
b)
gorgeous
c)
gorgeously
d)
nice
41.
I don't mean to strike you as a corny person, but I admit I feel _____ in his arms.
a)
strongly
b)
safely
c)
safe
d)
strong
42.
Our teacher is _______ nice, we adore her!
a)
absolutely
b)
really
c)
at all
d)
fairly
43.
Your brother's so _________!
a)
inorganized
b)
unorganized
c)
imorganized
d)
disorganized
44.
Lots of big dogs are totally _________. They just like to kiss and sit quietly.
a)
laid-back
b)
inconsiderate
c)
impatient
d)
honest
45.
She's ________ reliable and I know I can always count on her.
a)
really
b)
completely
c)
fairly
d)
very
46.
Most people are not very _________ and do crazy things...
a)
friendly
b)
talented
c)
down-to-earth
d)
selfish
47.
That song sounds ________ !
a)
terribly
b)
terible
c)
terrible
d)
terrybly
48.
My best friend is a very ______ person. He can wait for hours in a line.
a)
impatient
b)
patiently
c)
impatiently
d)
patient
49.

Lisa was carrying a ... bag.

a)

black small plastic

b)

small and black plastic

c)

small black plastic

d)

plastic small black

50.

Maria's English is excellent . She speaks ... .

a)

perfectly English

b)

English perfectly

c)

English perfect

51.

The exam was fairly easy- ... I expected.

a)

more easy that

b)

more easy than

c)

easier than

d)

easier as

52.

The more electricity you use , ... .

a)

your bill will be higher

b)

the higher your bill will be

c)

will be higher your bill

d)

higher your bill will be

53.

The film was really boring. It was ... I have ever seen.

a)

most boring film

b)

the more boring film

c)

the film more boring

d)

the most boring film

54.

I thought my boss was retiring next year, but ____________ she wants to carry on working until she's 70!

a)

eventually

b)

apparently

55.

Mark's unemployed, so _____________ he doesn't have much money to spend on going out.

a)

gradually

b)

obviously

56.

I won't give you the details now, but ______________ the plan's very simple.

a)

basically

b)

ideally

57.

After looking for his phone all morning, my son _____________ found it under the sofa!

a)

obviously

b)

eventually

58.

_____________, you should wash wool by hand as that way there's less chance it will shrink.

a)

Gradually

b)

Ideally

c)

gradually

d)

ideally

59.

It's a pity you couldn't come to the concert with us, but ______________ I don't think you'd have enjoyed it.

a)

anyway

b)

apparently

60.
Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:
The mother hen clucked loudly in the house.
a)
loudly in the house
b)
hen
c)
clucked
d)
The mother
61.
Choose the adverb phrase in the following sentence:

My friend gave me the library book in the hall.
a)
gave me
b)
in the hall
c)
the library book
d)
My friend
62.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The astronaut easily fixed the problem.
a)
fixed
b)
problem
c)
easily
d)
the
63.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
a)
said
b)
neatly
c)
name
d)
write
64.
What is the adverb in the sentence? I yelled loudly to my brother to come and play with me. 
a)
yelled
b)
loudly
c)
brother
d)
me
65.
What is the adverb in the sentence? Grace quickly finishes her paper.
a)
quickly
b)
her 
c)
paper
66.

Which is the adverb in the sentence?

She knew the answer and raised her hand quietly.

a)

knew

b)

quietly

c)

raised

d)

hand

67.

Which is the adjective in the sentence?

She picked up the red ball as fast as she could.

a)

red

b)

picked

c)

ball

d)

fast

68.

Which is the adjective in the sentence?

The yellow school bus picked up the children in the morning.

a)

bus

b)

children

c)

yellow

d)

morning

69.

Dogs are _____________(intelligent) rabbits.

a)

more intelligent than

b)

intelligenter than

70.

Las Vegas is __________(busy) Redlands.

a)

more busy than

b)

busier than

71.

My garden is __________ (colorful) than this park.

a)

more colorful

b)

colorfuller

72.

Is the North Sea __________ than the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

more big

b)

bigger

73.

Jenny and Jane are the _____ hardworking girls in their class.

a)

most

b)

more

c)

is

74.

"This is the __________ day of our lives!" shouted Mrs. Napoletano's class after completing their tests.

a)

happier

b)

happiest

c)

happy

75.

Of all the students in the class, Justin studied the _________________.

a)

more hard

b)

harder

c)

most hard

d)

hardest

76.

Violet goes to bed _____________ than anyone I know.

a)

the most early

b)

earlier

c)

the earliest

d)

more early

77.

Brooklynn's dog is ______ Yulia's cat.

a)

more friendly than

b)

friendlier than

c)

the most friendly

78.
Tim is ____________.
a)
younger than
b)
the younger
c)
the youngest
d)
the young
79.
He has three brothers. John is the ______ of the three.
a)
most cleverest
b)
more clever
c)
cleverest
d)
cleverer
80.
The pianos in the other store are _________, but _________.
a)
cheaper --- not as better
b)
cheaper ... not as good
c)
more cheap --- not as better
d)
more cheap --- not as better
81.
They came ______ than we had expected.
a)
more later
b)
much later
c)
more late
d)
much late
82.
She does her work ______ than her classmates.
a)
far more diligently
b)
such more diligently
c)
 so more diligently
d)
 much more diligent
83.
He has _________ to take us all.
a)
too small a car
b)
a too small car
c)
very small a car
d)
so small a car
84.
A _________ language should be learned orally.
a)
alive
b)
lived
c)
living
d)
live
85.
The star looks smaller than the sun because it is __________ away from us.
a)
much farther
b)
more farther
c)
more far
d)
more further
86.
Africa is _________ second _________ continent in the world.
a)
a --- large
b)
the --- large
c)
 the --- larger
d)
the --- largest
87.
Of all the questions, the last one is the __________ troublesome.
a)
least
b)
much
c)
more
d)
less
88.
The rich should help the poor, and the healthy should support the __________.
a)
wound
b)
wounded
c)
wounding
d)
woundy
89.
You are eager to go to college. __________.
a)
So my daughter does
b)
So is my daughter
c)
So does my daughter
d)
So are my daughter
90.
He said _______ nothing at the meeting.
a)
hardly
b)
nearly
c)
scarcely
d)
almost
91.
We didn't buy the house because the owner wanted __________ it was worth.
a)
two times more as
b)
twice as much as
c)
as much as twice
d)
as much twice as
92.

Ethan is ____________ than Thanos.

a)

more powerful

b)

powerfuler

c)

powerfulest

d)

most powerful

93.

Flash is the ______________ superhero, according to Gavin.

a)

most fast

b)

faster

c)

least fast

d)

fastest

94.

Eli's ___________ drawing is of Pilot Pete.

a)

most great

b)

least great

c)

greatest

d)

greater

95.

Malorie is ___________ than Ms. Ivey.

a)

stronger

b)

more strong

c)

less strong

d)

strongest

96.

Vivi rides horses ___________ than anyone she know.

a)

more long

b)

longest

c)

longer

d)

less long

97.

My classmate is a very ___ person.

a)

nice

b)

nicely

c)

better

d)

betterly

98.

I can speak English very ___.

a)

goodly

b)

greatly

c)

well

d)

welly

99.

Teacher looked at me ___ because I was late.

a)

angry

b)

angryly

c)

angrily

100.

The music is too ___. Please turn it down.

a)

loud

b)

loudly

c)

quiet

d)

quietly

101.

My friends all tell me that I sing___.

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

badly

d)

goodly

102.

My dad always walks very ___.

a)

fastly

b)

quiet

c)

slow

d)

quickly

103.
Mike worked ________________on his school work this year than last year.
a)
harder
b)
more hard
104.
Melissa walked into the classroom (loudly, more loudly, loudlier) than Ben.
a)
loudly
b)
more loudly
c)
loudlier
105.
JoAnn swam the (fastest, most fast, most fastly) in the race.
a)
fastest
b)
most fast
c)
most fastly
106.
The (best, more better, most best) price offered in the catalog was $9.99.
a)
best
b)
more better
c)
most best
107.
The boy walked (more carefully, carefullier, most carefully) down the steps than the girl.
a)
more carefully
b)
carefullier
c)
most carefully
108.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
The cat ate more fast than the dog. 
b)
The cat ate fastest than the dog.
c)
The cat ate fast than the dog.
d)
The cat ate faster than the dog.
109.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
Ants are stronger than crickets.
b)
Ants are more stronger than crickets.
c)
Ants are strong than crickets.
d)
Ants are strongest than crickets.
110.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
Bill is the most carefulest student in the classroom. 
b)
Bill is the more carefuler student int he classroom.
c)
Bill is the most careful student in the classroom.
d)
Bill is the more careful student in the classroom. 

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