Ch.8 Grammar Test

What part of speech do adverbs modify?

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• conjunctions

Which word in the sentence is the adverb? Charbonneau frowned angrily.

• Charbonneau
• frowned
• angrily

Which word in the sentence is the adverb? Kindly help Grandpa.

• Kindly
• help
• Grandpa.

Which word in the sentence is the adverb? Timmy never went here.

• Timmy
• never
• went
• here
• BOTH "never" and "here" are adverbs.

Which word in the sentence is the adverb? Where is Timmy now?

• Where
• is
• Timmy
• now
• BOTH "where" and "now" are adverbs.

Which answer has the correct forms of comparison for this word? wisely

• more wisely, most wisely
• wiselier, wiseliest

Which answer has the correct forms of comparison for this word? well

• more well, most well
• better, best

Which answer has the correct forms of comparison for this word? near

• more near, most near
• nearer, nearest

Which word correctly completes the following sentence? Which of the two planes flew ___________?

• farther
• farthest

Which word correctly completes the following sentence? A cheetah can run ______________ than a bear.

• swiftlier
• more swiftly