Grade 8 English Fun Quiz

Find the adjectives?

Two black cats slept in the sunshine.

• Two

• slept

• black

• sunshine

Answer explanation

The correct answer is BLACK - Adjective.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

Find the adjectives?

I opened the door to find a tattered envelope on the step.

• door

• find

• step

• tattered

Answer explanation

The correct answer is TATTERED - Adjective.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

How many adjectives are there in this sentence?

You told me that the talk would be interesting.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

The correct answer is letter A. There is 1 adjective in this sentence - 'interesting'.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which of these sentences contains an adverb?

• A. Tim greedily ate the chocolate cake.

• B. The dog bit Colin

• C. The car broke down.

• D. EastEnders is a soap opera

Answer explanation

The correct answer is letter A. The sentence which contains an adverb is: Tim greedily ate the chocolate cake. The word greedily is the adverb as it tells you how Tim ate the cake.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the correct spelling of the adjective ‘pleasant’ when it becomes an adverb?

• pleasantely

• pleasantelly

• pleasantly

• pleasantiely

Answer explanation

Pleasantly when it becomes an adverb?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

This is one of the type of Adverb tell us something about time that something happens and answer the question WHEN ?

• Adverb of Time

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Manner

• Adverb of Degree

Answer explanation

Adverb of Time - tell us something about time that something happens.

Answer the question WHEN ?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

This is one of the type of Adverb tell us the way in which something happens and answer the question HOW ?

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Manner

• Adverb of Degree

• Adverb of Frequency

Answer explanation

Adverb of Manner - tell us the manner or way in which something happens.

Answer the question HOW?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

This is the types of Conjunction using the acronym ‘I SAW A WABUB’.

• Conjunctions

• Subordinating Conjunctions

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Correlative Conjunctions

Answer explanation

Subordinating conjunctions are usually using the acronym " I Saw a Wabub. "

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

This is the types of Conjunction using the acronym ‘ F A N B O Y S ’.

• Conjunction

• Coordinating Conjunction

• Suborinating Conjunction

• Correlative Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What are words or phrases

that depart from straightforward

literal language.

• Communication

• Figures of Speech

• Parts of Speech

• Public Speaking

Answer explanation

Figures of speech are words or phrases that depart from straightforward literal language.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4