Identifying Adverbs

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

• We

• walked

• home

• quickly

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• boldly

• signed

• of

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• This word is a noun.

• sun

• stole

• slowly

• This is a conjunction.

• and

• disappeared

• gradually

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• thrown

• must

• be

• must be thrown

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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.

• stared

• night

• This word is a noun.

• wonderingly

• This word is an adjective.

• chilly

• This word is an article adjective.

• outside

• stood

• the

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

• John Hancock

• signed

• the

• Declaration

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which underlined word is an adverb?

• gently

• dogs

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which underlined word is an adverb?

• soon

• best

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CCSS.L.3.1A