1 Look at the pairs of sentences. Underline the adverbs in each B sentence.
1 A I ran home.
B I quickly ran home.
2 A The children were playing in the garden.
B The children were playing happily in the garden.
3 A I read the invitation.
B I read the invitation carefully.
4 A She opened the letter.
B She opened the letter slowly.
5 A I couldn’t see because it was cloudy.
B I couldn’t see well because it was cloudy.
2 Look at Exercise 1 again. Decide if the sentences are true or false.
1 Adverbs can describe how someone does something.
2 Most adverbs end in –ly.
3 Adverbs always come before the verb.
4 Adverbs can make sentences more interesting, because they describe actions.
3 Choose the best adverb in each sentence.
1 A man called my name loudly / terribly.
2 The children ate their pizzas kindly / hungrily.
3 He spoke clearly / cheaply.
4 My mum was driving very noisily / fast.
5 She carefully / busily picked up the young bird.
6 We found the boat easily / loudly.
7 Everyone in the team played quickly / well, and we won the game!
8 She sang the song beautifully / highly.
4 Complete the sentences with the adverb in brackets. Choose the correct place to put the adverb.
1 The ………………. police officer spoke to me ………………. . (angrily)
The police officer spoke to me angrily.
2 I ………………. read the ………………. letter. (quickly)
3 She closed ………………. the door ………………. . (quietly)
4 He ………………. carried the hot drinks into the ………………. sitting room. (carefully)
5 We walked ………………. through ………………. the park. (slowly)
6 Mark didn’t ………………. sleep ………………. last night. (well)
5 Sometimes we can use a more interesting verb instead of a verb and an adverb. Underline the verb in each B sentence which matches the verb + adverb in the first sentence.
1 A I went to the bus stop quickly.
B I hurried to the bus stop.
2 A Everyone was speaking loudly at the same time.
B Everyone was shouting at the same time.
3 A They were sitting quietly in the garden.
B They were relaxing in the garden.
4 A We got into the water quickly.
B We jumped into the water.
5 A I put the letter quickly into the bin.
B I threw the letter into the bin.
6 A ‘I’m lost,’ she said sadly.
B ‘I’m lost,’ she cried.
6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
|
jumped ran relaxed shouted threw |
1 She …………………. into the room and picked up the phone.
2 ‘Go away!’ he …………………. .
3 We sat down and …………………. for a few minutes.
4 The girl …………………. onto her bike and rode away.
5 He …………………. the map onto the fire.
Answer
1
1B I quickly ran home.
2B The children were playing happily in the garden.
3B I read the invitation carefully.
4B She opened the letter slowly.
5B I couldn’t see well because it was cloudy.
2
1 true 2 true 3 false 4 true
3
1 loudly 2 hungrily 3 clearly 4 fast
5 carefully 6 easily 7 well 8 beautifully
4
1 The police officer spoke to me angrily.
2 I quickly read the letter.
3 She closed the door quietly.
4 He carefully carried the hot drinks into the sitting room.
5 We walked slowly through the park.
6 Mark didn’t sleep well last night.
5
1 hurried 2 shouting 3 relaxing
4 jumped 5 threw 6 cried
6
1 ran 2 shouted 3 relaxed
4 jumped 5 threw
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