Adverbs – Interactive Exercises

The exercises on this page are a mix of different things related to adjectives, adverbs and their comparative form. They don’t follow one specific theme very closely. I hope you find them useful!

Harjoitus 1 - Level A2.2

Hint: Adjectives ending in -nen will have -nen replaced with -se- when you make them into adverbs.

Harjoitus 2 - Level A2.2

This exercise goes over the most common types of adjectives that can turn into adverbs. Both easy and more difficult wortypes are included.

Consonant gradation:

Strong > Weak Strong > Weak Strong > Weak Strong > Weak
KK > K K > remove MP > MM RT > RR
PP > P P > V NT > NN
TT > T T > D LT > LL
Harjoitus 3 - Level A2.2

Hint: Adjectives ending in -nen will have -nen replaced with -se- when you make them into adverbs.

Harjoitus 4 - Level A2.2
Harjoitus 5 - Level A2.2
Harjoitus 6 - Level B1.1

Two options have been given – which one is more appropriate for the context given?

Harjoitus 7 - Level B1.1
Harjoitus 8 - Level B1.1
Harjoitus 9 - Level B1.2

This following sentences are missing an adverb you can infer from the context. If you need, you can find the first few letters of the adverb by clicking the “i”.

Harjoitus 10 - Level B1.2

This following sentences are missing an adverb you can infer from the context. If you need, you can find the first few letters of the adverb by clicking the “i”.

Harjoitus 11 - Level B1.2

Quick list of the words in this exercise:

Finnish English Finnish English
salaa in secret pikkuhiljaa little by little
sattumalta by chance vähitellen gradually
vuorottain in turns yllättäen surprisingly
erikseen separately ohimennen in passing, casually
äkisti suddenly vaivihkaa surreptitiously
tahallaan on purpose tosissaan for real
mielellään gladly vahingossa accidentally
Harjoitus 12 - Level B1.2

Quick list of the words in this exercise:

Finnish English Finnish English
salaa in secret pikkuhiljaa little by little
sattumalta by chance vähitellen gradually
vuorottain in turns hiljaa quietly
erikseen separately turhaan in vain
äkisti suddenly vahingossa accidentally
tahallaan on purpose tosissaan for real

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