Class 4 English — How it was done

Find and use adverbs that tell you how an action was done.

Name: ________________________

1.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Describes a noun · Tells how an action is done
- neat
- bravely
- brave
- quietly
- quiet
- neatly
2.Make an adverb from the word given: The team played ____ (brave) until the last minute.
3.Which sentence tells you how the work was done?
- a) He finished the work yesterday.
- b) He finished the work neatly.
- c) He finished the work twice.
- d) He finished the work here.
4.Pair each sentence with the adverb that finishes it sensibly.
- The long queue moved forward
- She solved the puzzle in one minute
- He whispered so nobody would hear
- The choir sang without one mistake
- slowly
- perfectly
- softly
- quickly
5.Pair each adjective with the adverb made from it.
- happy
- gentle
- careful
- angry
- sudden
- carefully
- angrily
- gently
- suddenly
- happily
6.In "The horse ran swiftly", which word tells you how the horse ran?
- a) The
- b) swiftly
- c) ran
- d) horse
7.In "Nita carefully carried the tray", which word is the adverb?
- a) Nita
- b) carried
- c) carefully
- d) tray
8.Make an adverb from the word given: The old man walked ____ (slow) up the steps.

Answer key — Class 4 English — How it was done

1. quiet → Describes a noun; quietly → Tells how an action is done; neat → Describes a noun; neatly → Tells how an action is done; brave → Describes a noun; bravely → Tells how an action is done
2. bravely
3. b) He finished the work neatly.
4. The long queue moved forward → slowly; She solved the puzzle in one minute → quickly; He whispered so nobody would hear → softly; The choir sang without one mistake → perfectly
5. happy → happily; gentle → gently; careful → carefully; angry → angrily; sudden → suddenly
6. b) swiftly
7. c) carefully
8. slowly