NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________ GRAMMAR CROSSWORD ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS Read the clues and fill in the missing words. 1 E 2 X C 3 I T E ACROSS D 1. My brother excitedly told me the good news. He was very ___. 4. Sarah was very excited. She ___ ran to school. 4 5 7. James is a loud person. He usually speaks ___. 6 10. Stewart is a quiet person. He usually speaks ___. 7 8 11. I was ___. I hungrily ate my dinner. 13. My grandfather is very wise. He ___ told me to study hard. 15. My homework was easy. I ___ finished it in ten minutes. 18. He was ___. He wrongly told me to turn left, not right. 9 20. You should never be ___. You should never speak to someone rudely. 10 21. I don’t exercise very much. In fact, I ___ ever exercise! DOWN 11 1. Billy was very eager for the show to 12 begin. He waited ___. 13 2. My father is a careful driver. He always drives ___. 14 3. He was very ___. He kindly showed me the way to the library. 15 5. Mariam was very ___. She calmly waited for a doctor to arrive. 16 6. Mountain climbing is an extreme sport. It is ___ dangerous. 17 8. I am a bad tennis player. I play tennis ___. 18 19 20 21 9. I ___ ate my dinner. I was hungry. 12. That man is very honest. He ___ told me what happened. 14. My cat is very ___. It just lazily sleeps all day. 16. I’m a ___ driver. I drive slowly. 17. He was ___. He shouted at me angrily. 19. I’m a good dancer. I dance ___. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________ GRAMMAR CROSSWORD ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS ANSWERS 1 E 2 X A C 3 I T E D A G R E R F 1. My brother excitedly told me the good news. He was very ___. I 4. Sarah was very excited. She ___ ran to school. N 4 E ACROSS K 5 X 6 C I T A E D L X 7 L Y 8 O Y U D L L Y M L H U I N 13. My grandfather is very wise. He ___ told me to study hard. R A 15. My homework was easy. I ___ finished it in ten minutes. E D 18. He was ___. He wrongly told me to turn left, not right. M L 20. You should never be ___. You should never speak to someone rudely. Y 21. I don’t exercise very much. In fact, I ___ ever exercise! E T L L DOWN 11 H U N G R Y 1. Billy was very eager for the show to 12 H begin. He waited ___. R 13 O W N S E L 15 E 14 I L Y A S I L Y Z T L A O N Y 18 L 8. I am a bad tennis player. I play tennis ___. 19 W R O N G R U D 12. That man is very honest. He ___ told me what happened. E 14. My cat is very ___. It just lazily sleeps all day. L 16. I’m a ___ driver. I drive slowly. L 19. I’m a good dancer. I dance ___. 21 H A R D L Y 9. I ___ ate my dinner. I was hungry. W 20 Y 3. He was very ___. He kindly showed me the way to the library. 6. Mountain climbing is an extreme sport. It is ___ dangerous. 17 S 2. My father is a careful driver. He always drives ___. 5. Mariam was very ___. She calmly waited for a doctor to arrive. 16 A 11. I was ___. I hungrily ate my dinner. B 10 Q 10. Stewart is a quiet person. He usually speaks ___. T 9 Y 7. James is a loud person. He usually speaks ___. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com 17. He was ___. He shouted at me angrily.
