Manner Adverbs Worksheet for Class 5 CBSE

Some words describe actions. Most of them end in –ly. In grammar, these are called manner adverbs. Examples are: kindly, bravely, nicely, pleasantly, eagerly, softly, rightly, patiently etc.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks by changing the form of the word in the brackets suitably. One has been done for you.

The children performed ………………… (beautiful)

The children performed beautifully.

1. The man sat there ………………….. (patient)

2. She is waiting for her results ………………. (anxious)

3. She combed her hair ………………. (slow)

4. He wasn’t driving ……………….. (careful)

5. I ………………. assumed that she wasn’t coming. (right)

6. You must not follow his advice ………………. (blind)

7. Why are you shouting ………………..? (loud)

8. The baby has been sleeping ………………… (sound)

9. She finished her job ………………… (quick)

10. The children were asked to play ……………… (quiet)

11. The child was crying …………………… (bitter)

12. She scrubbed her face ………………. (gentle)

13. The students performed ……………… (marvelous)

14. They ignored the warning ………………… (stupid)

Answers

1. The man sat there patiently.

2. She is waiting for her results anxiously.

3. She combed her hair slowly.

4. He wasn’t driving carefully.

5. I rightly assumed that she wasn’t coming.

6. You must not follow his advice blindly.

7. Why are you shouting loudly?

8. The baby has been sleeping soundly.

9. She finished her job quickly.

10. The children were asked to play quietly.

11. The child was crying bitterly.

12. She scrubbed her face gently.

13. The students performed marvelously.

14. They ignored the warning stupidly.