ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (1) EXERCISES
Directions: Decide whether the underlined words are right or wrong. Correct the wrong
words.
Examples: The driver of the car was serious injured. wrong – seriously.
Be quiet, please! I’m trying to think.  right.
1. I waited nervous in the waiting room before the interview. ________________
2. Why were you so unfriendly when I saw you yesterday? ________________
3. Alice and Stan are very happy married. ________________
4. Tom’s English is not very good, but his German is almost fluent. ______________
5. It rained continuous for four days. ________________
6. Eve lived in the U.S. for five years, so she speaks very well English. _____________
7. Everybody at the party was very colorful dressed. ________________
8. Art likes wearing colorful clothes. ________________
9. Sue is terrible upset about losing her job. ________________
Directions: Complete the sentences with adverbs. The first letter(s) of each adverb are
given.
Example: We didn’t go out because it was raining heavily.
1. We had to wait for a long time, but we didn’t complain. We waited pat_____________.
2. I lost the tennis match because I played very ba__________________.
3. I don’t think he trusted me. He looked at me so sus__________________.
4. Sorry, I didn’t mean to kick you. I didn’t do it int__________________.
5. Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived unex_________________.
6. Jan has just found a job in a store, but she won’t be staying there long. She is only there
tem_______________ until she can find another job.
7. My French isn’t very good, but I can understand per______________ if people speak
sl______________ and cl________________.
8. I had very little difficulty finding an apartment. I found one quite ea________________.