How to Form Adverbs – Free Exercise

Exercise

Construct adverbs from the following adjectives.

Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb
heureux  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -menthappy
fortunately		 secret  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentsecret
secretly
normal  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentnormal
normally		 gentil  spelling change in the adverb formkind
kindly/nicely
parfait  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentperfect
perfectly		 précis  some adjectives that don’t end in -e still construct their adverb with -émentexact
exactly
facile  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -menteasy
simply		 bon  adjective with an irregular adverb formgood
well
doux  take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentsoft
softly		 prudent  adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form their adverbs with -amment and -emmentcareful
carefully

Complete the gaps with the adverbs of the adjectives in brackets.

  1. Thomas a été (vrai)   gentil avec moi.vrai forms its adverb with the masculine form + -mentThomas was really nice to me.
  2. Elle a (poli)   accepté son invitation.poli forms its adverb with the masculine form + -mentShe politely accepted her invitation.
  3. Quand tu seras parti, tu vas (énorme)   me manquer.some adjectives that don’t end in -e still form their adverb using -émentWhen you leave, I will miss you a lot.
  4. En ce moment, ils sont (constant)   à la piscine.adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form their adverbs with -amment and -emmentThey’re always at the pool lately.
  5. Nous avons (mauvais)   compris l’exercice.some adjectives have an irregular adverb form
    mauvais → mal    We understood the exercise wrong.

Decide if you need an adjective or an adverb to complete the sentences.

  1. Thomas est . Il travaille .1. modifying a noun (Thomas) → adjective
    2. modifying a verb (il travaille) → adverb    Thomas is slow.
    He works slowly.
  2. Ils apprennent le français . Le français est une langue .1. modifying a verb (ils apprennent) → adverb
    2. modifying a noun (une langue) → adjective    They learn French easily.
    French is an easy language.
  3. Max est un chanteur. Il chante .1. modifying a noun (Max) → adjective
    2. modifying a verb (il chante) → adverb    Max is a good singer.
    He sings well.
  4. Le vent est froid aujourd’hui. Le vent froid est .1. modifying an adjective (froid) → adverb
    2. modifying a noun (le vent) → adjective    It’s terribly cold today.
    The cold wind is terrible.
  5. C’est une actrice . Elle a joué son rôle bien.1. modifying a noun (une actrice) → adjective
    2. modifying a verb (elle a joué) → adverb    She is an excellent actress.
    She played her role excellently.