Adverb or Adjective

Instructions: Circle the correct form, either the adverb or the adjective, in each sentence.

1. We worked [quick/quickly] because we had very little time.

2. The worker was [quick/quickly], so he got a lot of work done.

3. He drove [careful/carefully], but he had an accident anyway.

4. He was [careful/carefully] when he picked up the baby.

5. He picked up the baby [careful/carefully].

6. Eat [slow/slowly], or you'll get a stomachache.

7. Don't be so [slow/slowly], or we'll never finish on time!

8. I met a [beautiful/beautifully] woman at the party.

9. She sang [beautiful/beautifully] at the concert.

10. That was a [beautiful/beautifully] song you sang last night!

11. He read [quiet/quietly] by himself while the other kids played.

12. He's a [quiet/quietly] boy who likes to read and think.

13. Please do your work [quiet/quietly]. Stop making so much noise.

14. The child played [noisy/noisily] and bothered everybody.

15. That is such a [noisy/noisily] child! Can you control him?

16. Stop being so [noisy/noisily]! Can't you play [quiet/quietly]?

17. He worked [careless/carelessly], so he made a lot of mistakes.

18. You're too [careless/carelessly] with your work! Pay attention!

19. Why was he so [careless/carelessly] on his grammar test?

20. Be [honest/honestly] with me and tell me the truth.

21. Can't you tell me [honest/honestly] what you're thinking?

22. We can't find an [honest/honestly] politician in this city!

23. Be [clear/clearly] about your plans. What do you want to do?

24. Explain your plans very [clear/clearly].

25. On a [clear/clearly] day, you can see twenty-five miles.

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