Adjective or Adverb Quiz

What is an adjective?

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that ends in -ly

• A word that describes an action

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is an adverb?

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that describes a person

• A word that ends in -ness

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following words is an adjective?

• Quickly

• Lovely

• Suddenly

• Lazily

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

In the sentence "He arrived early," what part of speech is "early"?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Pronoun

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence "Let's have an early dinner," what part of speech is "early"?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the adjective in this sentence. "The smooth surface of the lake reflected the mountains."

• smooth

• surface

• reflected

• mountains

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which word is an adjective?

• softly

• kindness

• bright

• swim

Answer explanation

The word 'bright' is an adjective as it describes a noun by giving more information about its qualities. Adjectives modify or describe nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which word in the sentence is an adjective? "The tall man walked slowly."

• tall

• man

• walked

• slowly

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Find the adjective in the following sentence. "The ancient ruins were fascinating to explore."

• The

• ancient

• fascinating

• explore

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Find the adverb in the following sentence: "She spoke softly to avoid waking the baby."

• She

• spoke

• softly

• baby

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking