Adverbs

In the sentence, why is the word “excitedly” an adverb? The tourist excitedly snapped pictures of the rare, pink elephant.

• because it describes what kind of elephant the tourist visited

• because it describes how the tourist snapped the pictures

• because it describes who snapped pictures

• because it describes when they snapped the picture

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence contains an adverb?

• I wanted to be free.

• I wanted to go outside.

• I was bored that summer.

• In reality, I spent most of my days on the couch, watching extreme sports on TV.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word in the sentence below is an adverb? Lia accidentally told her brother about his upcoming surprise party.

• accidentally

• told

• about

• surprise

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following sentences uses “hard” as an adverb?

• The loaf of bread was too hard and stale to eat.

• The children worked hard and cleared the garden by the afternoon.

• Gloria loved camping but hated sleeping on the hard ground.

• Hector didn’t think the math problem was hard at all, and he easily solved it.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the adjective in the following sentence?

The affectionate cat jumped on my lap.

• The

• affectionate

• jumped

• lap

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following sentences uses an opinion adjective?

• The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

• Viktor thought that his pet pig was the most intelligent animal in the world.

• Liz waited for her dinner in the largest room of the house.

• The man strutted down the street in a gold suit.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the feeling adjective in the following sentence?

The inspired artist painted beautiful ocean waves after her trip to the beach.

• inspired

• ocean

• trip

• beach

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the plural nouns in the following passage.

The elves loaded their sack with rose petals and a basket of apples. They needed these for the spell they wanted to cast. It was a spell they would use to help children that were lost in the forest.

• elves, petals, apples, children

• sack, rose, spell, cast

• loaded, needed, wanted, help

• basket, for, lost, forest

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CCSS.L.3.1B

Identify the proper nouns in the following passage.

Bridget moved to a farm in Montana to learn more about horses. She had loved them since she was a little girl, but she had never learned to ride. She figured that if she moved to a place where she saw horses constantly, she could make her dream a reality.

• Bridget, Montana

• moved, loved

• farm, place

• dream, reality

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following sentences is written in the past tense?

• I will be the president of my school’s dance club.

• I was the president of my school’s dance club.

• I are the president of my school’s dance club.

• I is the president of my school’s dance club.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E