II 2 ADVERBS REVIEW

Complete the sentences with adverbs from the box.

He danced He shouted He ran She cried He played

___________. ____________. _______________. ______________. ____________.

He drove She sang He performed She taught The read

____________. _____________. _________. ____________. _____________.

Write a suitable adverb form the box next to each sentence.

quickly slowly quietly loudly gently softly gracefull carefully

y

neatly easily truthfull kindly bravely scarily sleepily funnily

y

excitedly energeti safely tenderly cheerfull sweetly silently angrily

cally y

happily brightly nervousl rudely sensuall sexily noisily dangero

y y usly

coldly hotly amazingl well anxiousl politely rudely cleverly

y y

healthily naturally romantic sadly deeply heavily correctly lazily

ally

fiercely playfully colorfull safetily surely pleasantl different fluenty

y y ly

badly beautiful oddly strictly interesti carefully carelessl sensibly

ly ngly y

awfully confiden tragicall generou fast hard early late

tly y sly

Complete with a suitable adverb.

a.
b. I dance ____________________________________.
 c. I speak English ______________________________.
d. On the phone I speak ________________________.
e. I laugh ____________________________________.
f. I get up ____________________________________.
g. I work _____________________________________.
h. I sleep _____________________________________.
i. I do the housework __________________________.
j. I smile _____________________________________.
k. I kiss my partner ____________________________.
l. I cheer up my team __________________________.
m. I cook _____________________________________.
n. I have a shower _____________________________.
o. I sing ______________________________________.
p. I study ____________________________________.
q. I shout ____________________________________.
r. I run ______________________________________.
s. I get undressed _____________________________.

Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).
1. Tom is ________________ (slow). He works ____________________.
2. Sue is a __________________ (careful) girl. She climbed up the ladder ___________________.
3. The dog is (angry) ________________. It barks ____________________.
4. He acted __________________ (excellent). He's an _______________ actor.
5. They learn English _________________ (easy). They think English is an __________________
language.
6. Max is a _______________ (good) singer. He sings _________________.
7. Its _______________ (awful) cold today. The cold wind is __________________.
8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell _____________ (good). If that is true, why does
dog food smell so ________________ (terrible)?
9. The little boy looked ______________ (sad). I went over to comfort him and he looked at me
__________________ .
10.I tasted the soup _________________ (careful) but it tasted ____________________ (wonderful).
11.He ____________________ (correct) defined the terms. The answer sounded _______________.
12.It was a _______________ (dangerous) lake to swim in. The man was __________drunk. The
gas smelled ____________.
13.She performed _____________ (magnificent). It was a _____________ beautiful performance.
14.Her voice sounds _______________ (beautiful).She sang the song ____________ (exact) as it
was written.
15.He was a very ____________ (sensible) person. He acted very _____________.
16.Mike wrote too ___________ (slow) on the exam. He always writes _____________.
17.Jack spoke ___________ (confident)to the audience urging them to elect him president of
the union. He knew he had a ___________ (good) chance of winning the election.
18.How are your parents? They’re ______________ (good).
19.Melanie _____________ (quick) ate her lunch. She knew the meeting was _____________
(important) and she didn't want to arrive____________ (late).
20.Sophie lived in Thailand for several years. She speaks Thai ______________ (fluent), and she
knows the culture very _____________ (good).
21.The young girl sings ______________ (amazing) well for someone her age. Her performance
was _______________ (spectacular) to say the least.
22.After the medieval cathedral was ____________ (tragic) burnt down last year, the city
___________ (quick)rebuilt it.
23.Mr. Tanner ______________ (generous) donated $1,000,000 to the law school's scholarship
fund.
24.The ballerina moved around very ______________ (graceful).
Choose the correct answer for each gap below.
happy amazing everywhere heavy incredibly rare safely
sharp silently strong well

The cougar is an __________ animal. Its back legs are longer than its front legs, so it
can jump _________ high; some cougars can jump up to six meters. It is extremely
___________, too, and can drag its prey for long distances, until it finds a place
where it can eat its food ___________. Its claws are very ____________, but they can
be pulled back into its toes, so the cougar can run __________. Cougars can swim
_____________, and climb trees. They used to live ___________ in North and South
America, from Chile to the Yukon, but now they are quite ____________

Match
1. Mice are _____. a. good
2. I can speak English _____. b. brave
3. This exercise is _____. c. fast
4. Snakes can move _____. d. well
5. You can't see spiders _____. e. quietly
6. He's speaking _____. f. quiet
7. This is a _____ book. g. easy
8. My father is _____. h. easily