Understanding Adjectives and Adverbs

What do adjectives modify?

• Nouns or pronouns

• Adverbs

• Sentences

• Verbs

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

• Quickly

• Beautiful

• Sharp

• Three

Which word is an adjective in the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'?

• Dog

• Over

• Jumps

• Quick

Which of the following sentences contains an adjective?

• She sings beautifully.

• The green grass grows.

• They ran quickly.

• He speaks loudly.

In the sentence 'The water helped the green grass to grow', what is 'green'?

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Adverb

What does the adverb 'loudly' modify in the sentence?

• Purred

• Loud

• The sound

• The cat

Which word is modifying a verb in the sentence 'The cat purred loudly'?

• Cat

• Purred

• Loudly

• The

What role does 'really' play in the sentence 'That sound was really strange'?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

• Noun

Identify the adverb in the sentence 'They responded quite quickly.'

• Responded

• Quite

• They

• Quickly

What does the adverb 'mysteriously' modify in the sentence 'Tomorrow, they will disappear mysteriously into the dark night'?

• Dark

• Tomorrow

• Night

• Disappear