Adverbs

A. Underline the correct words
1. It rained ( strongly, heavily ) last night.
2. Why is the little boy crying ( happily, sadly ) ?
3. Look ( carefully, carelessly ) before you cross the road.
4. My grandfather walks ( slowly, quickly ) because he is old.
5. Please talk ( loudly, softly ) because the baby is sleeping.
6. The gardener shouted ( angrily, easily ) at the naughty boys.
7. The nurse spoke ( rudely, politely ) to the patient.
8. Sujatha arranged the books ( neatly, brightly ) on the shelf.
9. Please do your work ( noisily, quietly ).
10. The dancers danced ( gracefully, soundly ) on the stage.
11. Shirley spoke to her grandmother ( beautifully, politely )
12. My mother folded the clothes ( neatly, softly ) in the cupboard.

B. Underline the correct words
1. Cats ( always, never ) eat carrots.
2. The moon ( usually, always ) comes out at night.
3. The teacher scolds Danny because he is ( seldom, always ) late for class.
4. I don’t like movies, so I ( always, seldom ) go to the cinema.
5. I usually walk to school. ( Sometimes, Never) I take a bus.
6. Uncle Alex likes fishing. He ( often, seldom ) goes fishing at the river.
7. The train usually arrives on time. It is ( sometimes, always) late.
8. We must ( always, never ) talk to strangers.
9. Babies ( seldom, often ) cry when they are hungry.
10. Pupils must ( never, always ) be lazy.

C. Fill in the blanks with adverbs
easily
politely
sweetly
happily
rudely
loudly
generously
badly
heavily
soundly

1. The girl shouted __________ at her friends.
2. Anne answered the telephone ______________.
3. Izham lost the match because he played ____________.
4. The little boy played _________ on the beach.
5. Everyone listened to Sally because she sang _________.
6. Mr Brown was very tired. He slept ___________.
7. Wilson is a clever boy. He answered all the questions _________.
8. I can’t hear you. Can you please talk __________?
9. The village is flooded because it rained _________ last night.
10. Encik Mustafa donated __________ to the orphanage.

D. Circle the correct answers
1. The teacher smiled ___________ at us.
A. noisily
B. sweetly
C. clearly
D. neatly

2. The stars are shining __________in the sky.
A. slowly
B. happily
C. brightly
D. strongly

3. Jason and Jeremy walked __________ to school.
A. quickly
B. kindly
C. neatly
D. carelessly

4. Read the questions __________ before answering them.
A. safely
B. kindly
C. easily
D. carefully

5. The dog barked __________ when it saw a stranger.
A. softly
B. loudly
C. slowly
D. lazily

6. We must read __________ in the library.
A. hardly
B. roughly
C. happily
D. quietly