NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR CROSSWORD
ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
 Read the clues and fill in the missing words.
1 2 3
ACROSS
E X C I T E D 1. My brother excitedly told me the good
news. He was very ___.
4. Sarah was very excited. She ___
ran to school.
4 5 6 7. James is a loud person. He usually
speaks ___.
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
9
turn left, not right.
20. You should never be ___. You should
10
never speak to someone rudely.
21. I don’t exercise very much. In fact, I
___ ever exercise!

11 DOWN
1. Billy was very eager for the show to
12
begin. He waited ___.
2. My father is a careful driver. He always
13 14
drives ___.
3. He was very ___. He kindly showed me
the way to the library.
5. Mariam was very ___. She calmly
15 16
waited for a doctor to arrive.
6. Mountain climbing is an extreme sport.
17
It is ___ dangerous.
8. I am a bad tennis player. I play tennis
___.
9. I ___ ate my dinner. I was hungry.
18 19
12. That man is very honest. He ___ told
me what happened.
20
14. My cat is very ___. It just lazily sleeps
all day.
21
16. I’m a ___ driver. I drive slowly.
17. He was ___. He shouted at me angrily.
19. I’m a good dancer. I dance ___.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR CROSSWORD
ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
 ANSWERS
1 2 3
ACROSS
E X C I T E D K 1. My brother excitedly told me the good
news. He was very ___.
A A I 4. Sarah was very excited. She ___
ran to school.
G R N 7. James is a loud person. He usually
4 5 6
speaks ___.
E E X C I T E D L Y 10. Stewart is a quiet person. He usually
speaks ___.
R F A X 11. I was ___. I hungrily ate my dinner.
7 8

L O U D L Y T B 13. My grandfather is very wise. He ___

told me to study hard.

Y L M R A 15. My homework was easy. I ___

finished it in ten minutes.

L E D 18. He was ___. He wrongly told me to

9
turn left, not right.

Y H M L 20. You should never be ___. You should

10
never speak to someone rudely.

Q U I E T L Y 21. I don’t exercise very much. In fact, I

___ ever exercise!

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11 DOWN
H U N G R Y 1. Billy was very eager for the show to
12
begin. He waited ___.
H R 2. My father is a careful driver. He always
13 14
drives ___.
O W I S E L Y 3. He was very ___. He kindly showed me
the way to the library.
N L A 5. Mariam was very ___. She calmly
15 16
waited for a doctor to arrive.
E A S I L Y Z 6. Mountain climbing is an extreme sport.
17
It is ___ dangerous.
S L A Y 8. I am a bad tennis player. I play tennis
___.
T O N 9. I ___ ate my dinner. I was hungry.
18 19
12. That man is very honest. He ___ told
L W R O N G W me what happened.
20
14. My cat is very ___. It just lazily sleeps
Y R U D E all day.
21
16. I’m a ___ driver. I drive slowly.
H A R D L Y L 17. He was ___. He shouted at me angrily.
19. I’m a good dancer. I dance ___.
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