WorksheetsPrep Adj Adv
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Adjectives answer 4 questions. Which question below is NOT a question adjectives answer?
a)
What kind?
b)
How many?
c)
Where?
d)
Which ones?
2.
Prepositional phrases begin with the _____________ and end with the ____________.
a)
preposition; object of the preposition
b)
preposition; verb
c)
pronoun; object of the preposition
d)
pronoun; adjective
3.
An adverb modifies three parts of speech. Which one below is NOT a part of speech an adverb modifies?
a)
verb
b)
adverb
c)
adjective
d)
noun
4.
Identify the prepositional phrase(s) from the following sentence:
During the fire drill, students trampled mud into the classrooms.
During the fire drill, students trampled mud into the classrooms.
a)
students trampled
b)
during the fire drill; into the classrooms
c)
during the fire drill; trampled mud
d)
fire drill; into the class
5.
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?
Jason fell off his bike, ran inside his house, and put a band-aide on his knee.
Jason fell off his bike, ran inside his house, and put a band-aide on his knee.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
one
d)
none
6.
What are the adjective(s) in this sentence? (DO NOT include articles.)
A tiny speck of snow melted on the concrete sidewalk.
A tiny speck of snow melted on the concrete sidewalk.
a)
speck, concrete, sidewalk
b)
tiny, snow, concrete
c)
tiny, concrete
d)
tiny, speck, melted, concrete
7.
How many adjectives in this sentence?
The tall, gray building had fifty stories of wooden stairs.
The tall, gray building had fifty stories of wooden stairs.
a)
5
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
8.
What are the adverb(s) in the sentence below?
The boxer fiercely punched his opponent in the ribs right there in the arena.
The boxer fiercely punched his opponent in the ribs right there in the arena.
a)
boxer, fiercely
b)
fiercely, punched
c)
punched, there
d)
fiercely, there
9.
How many adverb(s) are in the sentence below?
Yesterday, the wind blew the leaves swiftly across our front yard.
Yesterday, the wind blew the leaves swiftly across our front yard.
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
10.
Which sentence contains adverb(s) AND adjective(s)?
1. The young boy crawled to his mother.
2. Fear swept across Callie's solemn face.
3. Jordan came home extremely tired after baseball practice.
4. Sally quickly drove to the hospital.
1. The young boy crawled to his mother.
2. Fear swept across Callie's solemn face.
3. Jordan came home extremely tired after baseball practice.
4. Sally quickly drove to the hospital.
a)
4
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1
11.
Which word does the red adverb modify?
She never took the science test.
She never took the science test.
a)
She
b)
took
c)
science
d)
test
12.
The red word modifies the blue word. What part of speech is the blue word?
The Panthers were very sad they lost the game.
The Panthers were very sad they lost the game.
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adverb
d)
adjective
13.
What word does the red word modify?
Kelsey hurriedly rode her bike to school.
Kelsey hurriedly rode her bike to school.
a)
Kelsey
b)
her
c)
rode
d)
bike
14.
Which word best completes the sentence?
The stress (heavy, heavily) weighed the boy down at home.
The stress (heavy, heavily) weighed the boy down at home.
a)
heavily
b)
heavy
15.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.
Tino's has the ______________ fajitas on the planet. (good)
Tino's has the ______________ fajitas on the planet. (good)
a)
best
b)
goodest
16.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.
Teresa is _____________ than Leslie. (tall)
Teresa is _____________ than Leslie. (tall)
a)
tallest
b)
taller
17.
TRUE or FALSE: The red words are used correctly in the sentence.
The elephant painting is more prettier than the beach painting.
The elephant painting is more prettier than the beach painting.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Which of the words in the group below is NOT a preposition?
beside, of, an, through
beside, of, an, through
a)
beside
b)
through
c)
an
d)
of
19.
Which preposition best completes the sentence?
A green truck pushed its way _____________ a Jeep and BMW.
A green truck pushed its way _____________ a Jeep and BMW.
a)
from
b)
above
c)
into
d)
between
20.
TRUE or FALSE?
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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