Grammar Quiz: Adverbs

What do adverbs modify?

• Nouns, pronouns, and verbs

• Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

• Adjectives, nouns, and pronouns

• Verbs, nouns, and adjectives

Which of the following is a common one-word adverb that tells why?

• When

• Where

• Why

• How

Adverbs that tell us how much modify which parts of speech?

• Nouns and pronouns

• Verbs and nouns

• Adjectives and other adverbs

• Verbs and adjectives

What are adverbs that strengthen or weaken the words they modify also called?

• Intensifiers

• Modifiers

• Qualifiers

• Descriptors

What is the adverb in the sentence: "Paul answered the question quickly"?

• Paul

• answered

• question

• quickly

Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The answer was given too softly."

• answer

• given

• too softly

• was

Which word is the adverb in the sentence: "I soon understood what he said yesterday."

• soon

• understood

• said

• yesterday

Find the adverb in the sentence: "Becky and Pam wanted to know then and there."

• Becky

• Pam

• then and there

• wanted

What is the adverb in the sentence: "Why do we misunderstand others so often?"

• Why

• misunderstand

• others

• so often

Which of the following words is an adverb in the sentence: "Daily we did our very hard lessons"?

• Daily

• Hard

• Lessons

• Very