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Adjectives and Adverbs is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on sorting describing words by what they describe, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Adjectives and Adverbs

L.2.6

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word: adjective or adverb.

Sort: neatly, silently, chilly, gentle, rarely, curious

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2.Sort each word: adjective or adverb.

Sort: clumsy, sticky, quickly, sadly, smoothly, brave

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3.Sort each word: adjective or adverb.

Sort: silent, loudly, eager, eagerly, curious, suddenly

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Answer key — Adjectives and Adverbs

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.adjective: chilly, gentle, curious; adverb: neatly, silently, rarely
  2. 2.adjective: clumsy, sticky, brave; adverb: quickly, sadly, smoothly
  3. 3.adjective: silent, eager, curious; adverb: loudly, eagerly, suddenly

More practice for L.2.6

Use adjectives and adverbs you have met in reading to describe things.

Teaching this next? Adjectives and Adverbs in Your Writing is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.