English Grammar Exercises – Adjectives and adverbs 1

Exercise 1   

Complete each sentence with an adverb. The first letters of the adverb are given.

1   We didn’t go out because it was raining he…………………….

2   Our team lost the game because we played very ba…………………….

3   I didn’t have any problems finding a place to live. I found a flat quite ea…………………….

4   We had to wait for a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited pat…………………….

5   Nobody knew Steve was coming to see us. He arrived unex…………………….

6   Mike keeps fit by playing tennis reg…………………….

7   I don’t speak French very well, but I can understand per……………………. if people speak sl……………………. and cl…………………….

Exercise 2   

Put in the correct word.

1   Two people were ……………………. injured in the accident. (serious / seriously)

2   The driver of the car had ……………………. injuries. (serious / seriously)

3   I think you behaved very ……………………. . (selfish / selfishly)

4   Tanya is ……………………. upset about losing her job. (terrible / terribly)

5   There was a ……………………. change in the weather. (sudden / suddenly)

6   Everybody at the carnival was ……………………. dressed. (colourful / colourfully)

7   Linda usually wears ……………………. clothes. (colourful / colourfully)

8   Liz fell and hurt herself really ……………………. . (bad / badly)

9   Joe says he didn’t do well at school because he was ……………………. taught. (bad / badly)

10   Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look ……………………. . (safe / safely)

Exercise 3   

Complete each sentence using a word from the box. Sometimes you need the adjective (careful etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.).

careful(ly)       complete(ly)     continuous(ly)    financial(ly)    fluent(ly)

happy/happily    nervous(ly)     perfect(ly)       quick(ly)      special(ly)

1   Our holiday was too short. The time passed very …………………….

2   Steve doesn’t take risks when he’s driving. He’s always …………………….

3   Sue works ……………………. . She never seems to stop.

4   Rachel and Patrick are very ……………………. married.

5   Maria’s English is very ……………………. although she makes quite a lot of mistakes.

6   I cooked this meal ……………………. for you, so I hope you like it.

7   Everything was very quiet. There was ……………………. silence.

8   I tried on the shoes and they fitted me …………………….

9   Do you usually feel ……………………. before exams?

10   I’d like to buy a car, but it’s ……………………. impossible for me at the moment.

Exercise 4

Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence.

1   I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was …………………….

2   Will’s mother is ……………………. in hospital.

3   What a big house! It’s …………………….

4   It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only …………………….

5   The children are normally very lively, but they’re ……………………. today.

6   When I returned home after 20 years, everything had …………………….

7   The movie was ……………………. . It could have been much shorter.

8   A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was …………………….