Identifying Adverbs

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

• We

• walked

• home

• quickly

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

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

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• boldly

• signed

• of

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.

• This word is a noun.

• forest

• disappeared

• and

• This word is a noun.

• slowly

• This is a conjunction.

• gradually

• stole

• sun

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence? All this rubbish must be thrown away.

• thrown

• must

• be

• must be thrown

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.

• the

• stared

• wonderingly

• This word is an article adjective.

• night

• stood

• chilly

• This word is an adjective.

• outside

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• signed

• the

• Declaration

Which underlined word is an adverb?

• gently

• dogs

Which underlined word is an adverb?

• soon

• best