Adjective vs Adverb

Describes the noun

Adjective

Jessica is a calm person.

Describes the verb

Adverb

Jessica walks calmly to school.

Making Adjectives into Adverbs

Some Adjectives can be made into and adverb by adding -ly at the end.

• clear

• clearly

• quick

• quickly

Remember!

An adjective is a word that describes a noun/pronoun

e.g. - beautiful

It was a beautiful sunset.

Remember!

An adverb is a word that tells us about a verb, adjective or another adverb.

e.g. - carefully

You must listen carefully in class.

Multiple Choice

Our holiday was too short. Time passed by so ...........

• quick

• quickly

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Christopher doesn't take risks when he's driving. He's always ...............

• careful

• carefully

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Although she makes a lot of mistakes, she is quite ........................ in English.

• fluent

• fluently

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The driver of the car was ..................... injured because of the accident.

• serious

• seriously

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She fell and hurt herself quite .......................

• bad

• badly

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Don’t climb that ladder. It doesn’t look ...................

• safe

• safely

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The _______ student is answering the questions

• intelligent

• intelligently

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I can't understand him. He doesn't speak very _____.

• clear

• clearly

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Oliver can play the piano very .........

• well

• goodly

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She feels __________ today because she lost her wallet!

• sadly

• quiet

• sad

• loudly

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He is a _____student

• quiet

• quietly

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The man works ______.

• careful

• carefully

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The ______ students always come on time

• punctual

• punctually

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She drives______

• careful

• carefully

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The teacher speaks______

• clear

• clearly

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The doctor works _____

• silent

• silently

Multiple Choice

The ____ biker is talking

• slow

• slowly

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The girl is answering the letter ______

• prompt

• promptly

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The________ man is talking

• sincere

• sincerely

Multiple Choice

Is the highlighted word an adjective or an adverb?

My train arrived late, as usual.

• Adverb

• Adjective

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Is the highlighted word an adjective or an adverb?

Please don't accidentally drop your computer again.

• Adverb

• Adjective

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What parts of speech can an adjective modify?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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What parts of speech can an adverb modify?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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Is the highlighted word an adjective or an adverb?

The early bird gets the worm.

• Adverb

• Adjective

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Should the blank be filled with an adjective or an adverb?

The construction worker ate his lunch _____.

• adjective

• adverb

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Should the blank be filled with an adjective or an adverb?

I love _____ music!

• adjective

• adverb

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Used to describe nouns...

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

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Used to describe verbs and adjectives...

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

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What part of speech is the word "quiet" in the following lyric:

"I hear the drums echoing tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation."

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

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What two things do Adverbs identify?

• The action of the subject.

• The degree of something.

• The relationships to a noun.

• Who, when, where, and why.

Multiple Choice

Identify an adverb in the following lyric:

"You're busy smiling on cue, when you don't have a clue. We're a mess and we know it, we want you to know too."

• Smiling

• A

• We

• Too

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In the following quote, what part of speech is the term "Enthusiastically"?

"My favorite part of the concert tonight was when Matt Champion ran up to Merlyn Wood and hugged him enthusiastically at the end of the set. Man, bromances are great."

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

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Nouns are described by...

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

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In the following lyric, what part of speech is the word "back"?

"Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ay, ay)

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na."

• Adverb

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

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Which of the following is N-O-T an adverb in the following lyric:

"You probably think that you are better now, better now.

You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around."

• Probably

• Better

• Around

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an adjective?

• Radically

• Brotherly

• Audaciously

• Recklessly

Multiple Choice

In the following quote, what does the adverb "Vivaciously" describe, and what part of speech is that?

"Gerard Way shouted vivaciously at the crowd to raise their lighter in the air."

• "Gerard Way", Noun

• "Gerard Way", Adverb

• "Shouted", Verb

• "The Crowd", Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of describing is going on in the following quote:

"The Aragon Ballroom is the best venue in the city."

• Comparative

• Superlative

Multiple Choice

What parts of speech compose the following sentence?

"Band merch is ridiculously expensive."

• Band Merch: Noun, Ridiculously: Verb, Expensive: Adverb.

• Band Merch: Adverb, Ridiculously: Adjective, Expensive: Noun.

• Band Merch: Noun, Ridiculously: Adverb, Expensive: Adjective.

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The books look old and the papers are yellowish.

Identify the adjective(s).

• books

• looks

• old

• papers

• yellowish

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My mother cooks the most delicious Nasi Lemak.

Identify the noun.

• most

• Nasi Lemak

• cooks

• delicious

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The old man has read various kinds of genres and recommends some interesting books to me.

'Old' and 'interesting' are...

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

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It's an ___________ job. You can finish it _________________.

• easy/ easy

• easy/ easily

• easily/ easily

• easily/ easy

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The math quiz is so ___________, and we need to study __________.

• hard/ hard

• hardly/ hard

• hard/ hardly

• hardly/ hardly

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What suffix do you add to the end of an adjective to make it an adverb?

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Which of the following words are adverbs?

• beautiful

• smartly

• happy

• lively

• noisily

Multiple Select

Which of the following words are adjectives?

• red

• happily

• smart

• the

• beautifully

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Which describes someone or something?

• adjective

• adverb

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Which tells how something is done?

• adjective

• adverb

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Change the adjective happy to an adverb

Fill in the Blank

Change the adverb neatly to an adjective

Fill in the Blank

Read the text and fill in an adjective or an adverb. You get the adjective between brackets.

Niagara Falls form a ... (natural) border between the United States and Canada.

Fill in the Blank

Tourists visit this place ... (frequent).

Fill in the Blank

The Falls fall down very ... (noisy).

Fill in the Blank

If you stand on the overwhelmingly high balcony and look down, you should not feel ... (afraid)

Fill in the Blank

Only answer the first!

... (Honest), then you are ... (foolish).

Fill in the Blank

Only answer the second!

... (Honest), then you are ... (foolish).

Fill in the Blank

In the end, all will end ... (good).

Multiple Choice

He is a _____student

• quiet

• quietly

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The man works ______.

• careful

• carefully

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The ______ students always come on time

• punctual

• punctually

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She drives______

• careful

• carefully

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The teacher speaks______

• clear

• clearly

Multiple Choice

The doctor works _____

• silent

• silently

Multiple Choice

The ____ biker is talking

• slow

• slowly

Multiple Choice

The girl is answering the letter ______

• prompt

• promptly

Multiple Choice

The _______ student is answering the questions

• intelligent

• intelligently

Multiple Choice

The________ man is talking

• sincere

• sincerely

Multiple Choice

Our holiday was too short. Time passed by so ...........

• quick

• quickly

Multiple Choice

Christopher doesn't take risks when he's driving. He's always ...............

• careful

• carefully

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Sally works ....................... . She never takes a break

• continuously

• continuous

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Alice and Stan are very ..................... married

• happy

• happily

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Although she makes a lot of mistakes, she is quite ........................ in English.

• fluent

• fluently

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The class was very quiet. There was ................... silence

• complete

• completely

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Cinderella puts on the glass shoes and they fit her .................

• perfect

• perfectly

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Do you usually feel ........................ before an exam?

• nervous

• nervously

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I’d like to buy a car but it’s ...................... impossible for me right now.

• financial

• financially

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I completed the English homework .................. this time.

• perfect

• perfectly

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The driver of the car was ..................... injured because of the accident.

• serious

• seriously

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The driver of the car has ...................... injuries.

• serious

• seriously

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I think you behaved very ......................

• selfish

• selfishly

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Rose is ..................... upset about losing her job.

• terrible

• terribly

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There was a .......................... change in the weather.

• sudden

• suddenly

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Everybody at the party was ................. dressed.

• neat

• neatly

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Linda likes wearing .................... clothes.

• neat

• neatly

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She fell and hurt herself quite .......................

• bad

• badly

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Don’t climb that ladder. It doesn’t look ...................

• safe

• safely

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He looked at me ....................... when I interrupted him.

• angry

• angrily

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Her new teacher is very .........

• well

• brilliantly

• happily

• kind

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That food is very........

• tasters

• beautifully

• savorily

• yummy

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Sarah performed ......... It was a ........ beautiful performer.

• magnificent, magnificent

• magnificent, magnificently

• magnificently, magnificently

• magnificently, magnificent

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Sarah's voice sounds ......... She could be a ....... singer.

• beautiful, good

• beautifully, well

• beautifully, good

• beautiful, well

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It rained.......... yesterday. It was a ........ rain yesterday.

• heavy, heavily

• heavily, heavy

• heavy, heavy

• heavily, heavily

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Linda is ........ singer I have ever known.

• well

• the best

• better

• softer

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My house isn’t as ......... as yours

• big

• worsen

• beauty

• smallest

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Luther wasn't sick. He looks.................

• bad

• well

• awful

• good

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A .......lesson makes you feel............

• boring, bored

• boring, boring

• bored, boring

• bored, bored

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The mechanic's tool were ......... The foreman proudly said that his work was....... done.

• well, -

• good, -

• good, well

• well, well

Multiple Choice

She ran ________ to the post office.

• quick

• quickly

• quicker

Multiple Choice

Used to describe nouns...

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Multiple Choice

Used to describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs..

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

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Nouns are described by...

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

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Adjectives answer what questions?

• Which one?

• What kind?

• How many or much?

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Adverbs answer what questions?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• How often?

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

He is a _____student

• quiet

• quietly

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The man works ______.

• careful

• carefully

Multiple Choice

The ______ students always come on time

• punctual

• punctually

Multiple Choice

She drives______

• careful

• carefully

Multiple Choice

The teacher speaks______

• clear

• clearly

Multiple Choice

The doctor works _____

• silent

• silently

Multiple Choice

The ____ biker is talking

• slow

• slowly

Multiple Choice

The girl is answering the letter ______

• prompt

• promptly

Multiple Choice

The _______ student is answering the questions

• intelligent

• intelligently

Multiple Choice

The________ man is talking

• sincere

• sincerely

Multiple Choice

She ran ________ to the post office.

• quick

• quickly

• quicker

Multiple Choice

He did ________ on the test.

• well

• good

• great

Multiple Choice

I am a ________ walker.

• slowly

• slowest

• slow

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I will ________ help you with your homework.

• happily

• happy

• happier

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She sings in a ________ voice to the baby.

• softly

• soft

• softest

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She sings ________ to the baby.

• softly

• soft

• softest

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I speak ________ so that everyone can hear me.

• loudly

• loud

• loudest

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I speak in a ________ voice.

• loudly

• loudest

• loud

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They work ________.

• hardly

• hard

• hardest

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He did a ________ job on his project.

• good

• best

• well

Multiple Choice

Which of the below words is an adjective?

• nice

• well

• nicely

Multiple Choice

Which word is an adverb?

• beautiful

• carefully

• angry

Multiple Choice

I'm watching the late film.  

• Adverb
• Adjective

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My brother loves fast cars. 

• Adverb
• Adjective

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He drives too fast. 

• Adverb
• Adjective

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This exercise is harder than I thought.

• Adverb
• Adjective

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I hope you'll try harder in future.  

• Adverb
• Adjective

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"The Times" is published daily.  

• Adverb
• Adjective

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"The Times" is a daily newspaper.

• Adverb
• Adjective

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You've just ruined my best shirt. 

• Adverb
• Adjective