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Free Year 5 Adjectives & Adverbs Worksheets

9 free adjectives & adverbs resources for Year 5: 9 worksheets. Answers included.

Describing words and how they build detail. In Year 5, In Year 5 students multiply larger numbers, divide with remainders, explore equivalent fractions, decimals to hundredths, angles and area.

Students will practise: identifying adverbs in sentences; classifying adverbs as how, when or where; forming adverbs from adjectives; using adverbs to add detail; identifying noun groups and main nouns; ordering adjectives in a noun group; expanding noun groups with adjectives; using noun groups in descriptive writing.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Adverbs: How, When and Where
  2. 2Noun Groups and Adjective Order
  3. 3Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, more and most
  4. 4Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 1
  5. 5Year 5 Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 1
  6. 6Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 2
  7. 7Year 5 Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 2
  8. 8Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 3
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Adverbs: How, When and Where

    Students learn that adverbs add detail to verbs by telling how, when or where something happens, and that not all adverbs end in -ly. They…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    19 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Noun Groups and Adjective Order

    Students learn that a noun group is a main noun with the words that describe it, such as two shiny silver keys. They find noun groups and…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    20 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, more and most

    Students learn to use comparative adjectives to compare two things and superlative adjectives to compare three or more. They add -er and…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    23 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 1

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 1

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 2

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 2

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 3

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 3

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

All adjectives & adverbs worksheets, every year →

Common questions

What do Year 5 students learn about adjectives & adverbs?

Describing words and how they build detail. At Year 5, our resources focus on: identifying adverbs in sentences; classifying adverbs as how, when or where; forming adverbs from adjectives; using adverbs to add detail.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Do one grammar worksheet, then find the same feature in a book you're reading.
  2. Use the quiz at the end of a year level to check what's stuck.
  3. Apply the skill: edit a piece of your own writing for that feature.

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