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Adjective or Adverb?
Playing Sports...
Reading Level 2
Directions: Choose the pair of words that best completes each sentence.
Remember, adjectives modify nouns and pronouns and adverbs modify
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

1. Paul crept ________ off first base while keeping a ________ eye on the other team's pitcher.
a) slowly, steadily b) slow, steady
c) slowly, steady d) slow, steadily

2. The other players wondered how Diego could be so ________ yet defend the goal so
________.
a) calm, fierce b) calm, fiercely
c) calmly, fierce d) calmly, fiercely

3. Deja swung ________ at the curveball as it flew ________ over the plate.
a) wild, gentle b) wild, gently
c) wildly, gentle d) wildly, gently

4. Ryan slid ________ and ________ into second base but was tagged out.
a) bold, reckless b) bold, recklessly
c) boldly, reckless d) boldly, recklessly

5. Raven dove ________ and made a ________ catch.

a) deft, miraculous b) deft, miraculously
c) deftly, miraculous d) deftly, miraculously

6. A ________ wind stirred the ________ grass of the abandoned soccer field.
a) cool, lush b) cool, lushly
c) coolly, lush d) coolly, lushly

7. Deja grunted ________ as she swung the ________ baseball bat.

a) noisy, heavy b) noisy, heavily
c) noisily, heavy d) noisily, heavily
8. Jeff rested his ________ hands on his knees and panted ________.
a) large, rapid b) large, rapidly
c) largely, rapid d) largely, rapidly

9. Vince kicked the soccer ball ________ into air and while Diego crept ________ toward the
goal.
a) high, sneaky b) high, sneakily
c) high, sneaky d) highly, sneakily

10. Zeke gave a ________ head fake and then made a ________ cut around the defender.
a) quick, crazy b) quick, crazily
c) quickly, crazy d) quickly, crazily

11. Paul is not only a ________ ________ goalie, he is also a fearsome forward.
a) real, good b) real, well
c) really, well d) really, good

12. Juan was too ________ to chase another foul ball through the ________ bushes.
a) tired, dense b) tired, densely
c) tiredly, dense d) tiredly, densely

13. Raven slid ________ onto home base and kicked up a ________ dirt cloud around the
catcher.
a) brave, dusty b) brave, dustily
c) bravely, dusty d) bravely, dustily

14. The sun shined ________ in Ryan's eyes as he chased the fly ball ________.
a) bright, careful b) bright, carefully
c) brightly, careful d) brightly, carefully

15. Coach Kent warned his players ________ about being ________ to practice.
a) stern, late b) sternly, late
c) stern, lately d) sternly, lately

16. Deja sang the anthem ________ for the ________ fans at the start of the game.
a) beautiful, happy b) beautiful, happily
c) beautifully, happy d) beautifully, happily
17. Vince chased the foul ball ________ through the ________ outfield.
a) eager, sunny b) eager, sunnily
c) eagerly, sunny d) eagerly, sunnily

18. Despite a lack of school spirit on the campus, Paul wore the ________ uniform ________.
a) tight, proud b) tightly, proud
c) tight, proudly d) tightly, proudly

19. Deja lent her ________ shin guards to her ________ friend Raven, who had forgotten hers in
her locker.
a) old, good b) old, goodly
c) oldly, good d) oldly, goodly

20. The ________ soccer uniforms fit ________ on Raven.

a) new, odd b) new, oddly
c) newly, odd d) newly, oddly

21. Juan asked ________ if he could pitch in the ________ game, but Coach Kent had already
submitted his roster.
a) nice, next b) nicely, nextly
c) nice, nextly d) nicely, next

22. Vince wanted to play in the game ________, but he got a ________ grade in science class,
which made him ineligible.
a) bad, bad b) badly, bad
c) bad, badly d) badly, badly

23. Diego was ________ ________ about the wellbeing of his team.
a) serious, worried b) serious, worriedly
c) seriously, worried d) seriously, worriedly

24. Jeff smiled ________ as he drove the ball past the ________ defenders.
a) crooked, confused b) crookedly, confusedly
c) crookedly, confused d) crooked, confusedly

25. Jeff dribbles ________ but he can't shoot ________.

a) good, accurate b) good, accurately
c) well, accurate d) well, accurately
26. Paul stared ________ at the baseball as it floated ________ over the plate.
a) keen, soft b) keen, softly
c) keenly, soft d) keenly, softly

27. We all know that Deja sings ________, but did you know that she can play soccer
________?
a) well, to b) good, too
c) good, to d) well, too

28. Ryan was ________ from watching Raven kick the soccer ball ________ in a tiny circle.
a) dizzy, swift b) dizzy, swiftly
c) dizzily, swift d) dizzily, swiftly

29. Zeke dribbled the ball ________ down then court and then cut ________ to the right.
a) calmly, sharply b) calm, sharply
c) calmly, sharp d) calm, sharp

30. Raven was ________ tired on the bus ride home and decided to take a ________ nap.
a) awful, short b) awful, shortly
c) awfully, short d) awfully, shortly