Adverbs Quiz

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

• nouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adjectives, adverbs

• pronouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adverbs, nouns

Which adverb tells where?

• upstairs
• neatly
• excitedly
• later

Which adverb tells how?

• soon
• here
• later
• neatly

What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

• neatly
• wrote
• shopping
• list

What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.

• my
• always
• barks
• dog

What is the adverb in the sentence?
The girls went upstairs to get their coats.

• girls
• went
• upstairs
• their

What is the adverb in the sentence?
Jackie went home early.

• went
• early
• home
• Jackie

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They often tell when, how, where, or how much.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Identify the adverb(s):

The angry dentist quickly filled both rotten teeth.

• angry, rotten

• quickly

• angry, quickly, rotten

• rotten

An adverb is a word that...

• Modifies a noun

• is an action

• is a person, place, or thing

• Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb