Understanding Adverbs for 3rd Graders

What is an adverb? Provide a definition.

• A conjunction that connects clauses or sentences.

• An adjective that describes a noun.

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• A noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: 'She ran quickly to the store.'

• store

• ran

• quickly

• to

Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence: 'He sings ___.' (Options: beautifully, beauty)

• beautifully

• singing

• beautyfully

• beautiful

Which of the following sentences uses an adverb correctly? (A) The cat is very cute. (B) The cat very runs fast.

• The cat is cute very.

• A

• The very cute cat is.

• The cat runs very fastly.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate adverb: 'The dog barked ___ at the mailman.'

• happily

• loudly

• slowly

• quietly

What part of speech do adverbs modify?

• Nouns

• Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

• Pronouns

• Prepositions

True or False: Adverbs can describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• Adverbs cannot describe adjectives.

• Adverbs only describe nouns.

• Adverbs can only describe verbs.

• True

Rewrite the sentence using an adverb: 'The boy swims.'

• The boy swims quickly.

• The boy swims with style.

• The boy swims in the pool.

• The boy swims fastly.

Select the sentence that contains a comparative adverb: (A) She dances better than her sister. (B) She dances well.

• She dances gracefully.

• She dances the best.

• A

• She danced better yesterday.

Identify the error in this sentence: 'He plays the piano good.'

• Change 'good' to 'well'.

• Change 'good' to 'better'.

• Remove 'the piano' from the sentence.

• Change 'plays' to 'play'.