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Adverb Suffixes (-ily, -ly, -ways, -wise)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct spelling of each missing word below.


1. Please ______ place your homework in the tray.

a)

directly

b)

directley

c)

drectily

2.

Choose the correct spelling of each missing word below.


2. I put my fingers up _______ to make an X.

a)

crosswise

b)

crosswyse

c)

crosswize

3.

Choose the correct spelling of each missing word below.


3. Bob ________ chowed on grandma's baked cookies.

a)

hungrilly

b)

hungrily

c)

hungryly

4.

Choose the correct spelling of each missing word below.


5. Turn your paper _________ to draw your prepositions map.

a)

sidewayz

b)

sideways

c)

sidewaze

5.

Choose the correct spelling of each missing word below.


6. You should be able to walk in the hall without talking ______.

a)

easily

b)

easly

c)

easyly

6.

Which word is spelled correctly

a)

barelee

b)

barely

7.

which word is spelled correctly?

a)

likewise

b)

likewiz

8.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

peacefuly

b)

peacefully

9.

Which word is spelled correctly.

a)

speedyly

b)

speedily

10.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

clockwise

b)

clokwiz

11.

What is the meaning of the word speedily?

a)

in a fast way

b)

able to hurry

c)

someone who is fast

d)

to not be speedy

12.

The word calmly has the same suffix as in the word:

a)

speedily

b)

wildly

c)

dry

d)

cry

13.

What is the meaning of the word peacefully?

a)

to not have peace

b)

able to be peaceful

c)

in a peaceful way

d)

someone who likes peace

14.

The word likewise has the same suffix as in the word:

a)

clockwise

b)

rice

c)

mice

d)

always

15.

The word hopefully has the same suffix as in the words, ____________ and ____________. Choose two words to fill in the blanks.

a)

disdainfully

b)

highways

c)

pennywise

d)

peacefully

e)

otherwise

16.

Which means from the side?

a)

underside

b)

sideways

c)

topside

d)

other side

17.

The mother closed the door _____ because she didn't want to wake the baby.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

easily

d)

likewise

18.

With this new strategy, the problem should be solved _____.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

quickly

d)

likewise

19.

No matter what time it is, you can ____ call me if you need help.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

quickly

d)

likewise

20.

He got there in a few minutes because he drove _______.

a)

hungrily

b)

speedily

c)

sideways

d)

peacefully

21.

Which word is spelled correctly

a)

barelee

b)

barely

22.

You're late!' said Olga ________

'Where have you been?'

a)

Angrily

b)

Angryly

23.

Choose the sentence that uses rarely correctly.

a)

I rarely eat breakfast before 8:00am.

b)

I eat rarely breakfast before 8:00am.

24.

The soldiers fought bravely. Find Adverb

a)

soldiers

b)

fought

c)

bravely

d)

the

25.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

8. Da Vinci could draw and paint .... (beautiful)

a)

beautifuly

b)

beautifully

26.

Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.


Ainsley absolutely refuses to eat broccoli.

a)

absolutely

b)

refuses

c)

broccoli

d)

eat

27.
Usually you will find _____ at the end of an adverb.
a)
-es
b)
-ion
c)
-ly
d)
-ves
28.
Which one is an adverb?
a)
a
b)
big
c)
house
d)
clearly
29.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERB

6. Peter is a fast swimmer. He swims ...

a)

fast

b)

fastly

30.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

3. Mrs Hardy is a good cook because she cooks ...

a)

good

b)

well

31.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

1. Aunt Anne is a careful driver. So she drives ...

a)

careful

b)

carefully

32.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

9. Always dress ...... when you go walking (comfortable)

a)

comfortable

b)

comfortably

33.

Choose the adverb in this sentence. "The girl read the book silently."

a)

read

b)

girl

c)

book

d)

silently

34.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

2. Harry is a bad player because he plays ...

a)

badly

b)

bad

35.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERB

7. Lucy is a hard worker. She works ...

a)

hard

b)

hardly

36.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

10. Bruno Mars sang ...... at the concert. (magic)

a)

magically

b)

magicly

37.

The mother closed the door _____ because she didn't want to wake the baby.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

easily

d)

likewise

38.

With this new strategy, the problem should be solved _____.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

quickly

d)

likewise

39.

No matter what time it is, you can ____ call me if you need help.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

quickly

d)

likewise

40.

If I work _____, my work will take a long time.

a)

always

b)

quietly

c)

happily

d)

slowly

41.

She arrived at _______ 9 o'clock.

a)

hungrily

b)

exactly

c)

happily

d)

slowly

42.

The bike fell ________.

a)

hungrily

b)

exactly

c)

sideways

d)

sleepily

43.

He gobbled up the pancakes _______.

a)

hungrily

b)

exactly

c)

sideways

d)

sleepily

44.

They stopped fighting and agreed to act _______.

a)

hungrily

b)

exactly

c)

sideways

d)

peacefully

45.

He got there in a few minutes because he drove _______.

a)

hungrily

b)

speedily

c)

sideways

d)

peacefully

46.

I ____ got see my parents.

a)

finally

b)

speedily

c)

always

d)

peacefully

47.

The serpent went around and around like the hands of a watch in a _____ direction.

a)

clockily

b)

clockly

c)

clockwise

d)

clockways

48.

The hound danced _____, like an untamed beast.

a)

wildways

b)

wildily

c)

wildwise

d)

wildly

49.

When the serpent went round like the hands of a clock, the hound went _____, the opposite direction.

a)

counterclockwise

b)

counterclockily

c)

counterclockly

d)

counterclockways

50.

Chi Li placed the rice balls _____, from one edge of the path to the other.

a)

sidewise

b)

sideways

c)

sidely

d)

sideily