Labeling Adjectives and Adverbs

Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. Powerful tsunamis are very dangerous.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. That scientist cautiously watched the sea.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. In 1835, a tsunami almost completely destroyed Concepción, Chile.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. The waves along the Japanese coast reached one hundred feet.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. The “Ring of Fire” is a very common area for earthquakes and active volcanoes.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. This active area reaches from the west coasts of North and South America to the east coast of Asia.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. Tsunamis occur when coastal waters rise extremely quickly.

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Write Adj for adjective or Adv for adverb to label the underlined word. Draw an arrow from the underlined word to the word it describes. Extremely strong floodwaters easily lift cars.

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Which sentence correctly uses an adjective and an adverb to describe a volcano?

• The volcano erupted violently, spewing hot lava.

• The volcano is a mountain.

• Lava flows from the volcano.

• The volcano is located in Hawaii.