ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES
1. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Reece has almost finished his guitar practice. A. Reece B. finished C. his D. almost E. guitar
D! almost Finished =verb, almost=adverb
2. Choose the correct form of the adverb in the parentheses. The game promised to be the (better, best) of the year. A. better B. best
B! best The game promised to be the best of the year.
3. Identify the adverb that modifies the capitalized word in the following sentence: Wolves HOWL loudly to establish their territory. A. loudly B. establish C. their D. to E. territory
A! loudly Howl=verb Loudly=adverb
The lazy fox walked through the wall, then flew abruptly into the yard. Abruptly is an adverb. A. True B. False
A. True! Flew=verb abruptly= adverb
5. The baseball coach was speaking quietly to the team. Which word does the adverb describe in this sentence? A. baseball B. speaking C. quietly D. team
B! speaking The adverb is quietly The adverb is describing the verb The verb is speaking
6. Choose the adjective in the following sentence: He is very handsome. A. He B. very C. handsome
C! handsome He=noun Adjectives describe nouns Handsome is the adjective
7. She noisily slurped her soup. Which word is the adverb? A. noisily B. slurped C. soup
A! noisily Slurped is the verb Noisily is the adverb
8. The woman laughed continuously at the policeman. Which word is the adverb? A. laughed B. continuously C. policeman
B! continuously Laughed is the verb Continuously is the adverb (describes the verb)
9. The boys and girls on the team listened closely. Which word is the adverb? A. boys B. listened C. team D. closely
D! closely Listened is the verb Closely is the adverb
10. Select the adverb in the following sentence: Jim cut the grass yesterday. A. Jim B. cut C. grass D. yesterday
D! yesterday Cut is the verb Yesterday describes when he did it and is therefore the adverb
11. My mom drives better than my dad. Select the adverb and type. A. drives, comparative B. better, comparative C. better, superlative D. drives, superlative
B! better, comparative Better describes the verb (drives) and is the adverb. Better is in the 2 nd form (comparative) and between two things
12. My dad is the best cook ever! Select the adjective and the type. A. cook, comparative B. cook, superlative C. best, comparative D. best, superlative
D! Cook is the noun, best is the adjective describing the noun Superlative is when you compare amongst many things and best is in the 3 rd form (superlative)
13. Select the superlative adjective from below: A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. biggie
C! biggest 3 rd form of word (superlative)
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