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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