Identifying Adverbs

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

All this rubbish must be thrown away.

• All

• this

• be

• away

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

All this rubbish must be thrown away.

• thrown

• must

• be

• must be thrown

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

• We

• walked

• home

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

• We

• walked

• home

• quickly

Match the following adverbs to the word they are modifying in the sentence below. (Non-adverbs have been thrown into the mix as well.)

He stood outside in the chilly night and stared wonderingly at the stars.

• This word is a noun.

• chilly

• stood

• wonderingly

• This word is an adjective.

• outside

• stared

• night

• This word is an article adjective.

• the

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

Mr. Reynolds claims that an alien spacecraft sometimes makes an emergency landing in his backyard.

• alien

• sometimes

• emergency

• landing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

Mr. Reynolds claims that an alien spacecraft sometimes makes an emergency landing in his backyard.

• Mr. Reynolds

• claims

• spacecraft

• makes

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• boldly

• signed

• of

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• signed

• the

• Declaration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Match the following adverbs to the word they are modifying in the sentence below. (Non-adverbs have been thrown into the mix as well.)

The sun disappeared gradually behind the forest of oaks and slowly stole its golden light.

• disappeared

• sun

• This word is a noun.

• gradually

• This word is a noun.

• forest

• This is a conjunction.

• slowly

• stole

• and