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Adjectives/Adverbs

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Adjectives describe _____________
a)
Verbs
b)
Nouns
c)
Adverbs
2.
Identify the adjective: 
I heard a funny joke yesterday. 
a)
funny
b)
joke
c)
heard
3.
Identify the adjective:
 
The furry dog made the girl sneeze.
a)
The
b)
furry
c)
dog 
d)
sneeze
4.
Identify the adjective:
The adorable toddler smiled at her grandmother
a)
The 
b)
adorable 
c)
toddler
d)
smiled
5.
Adverbs describe   ________ in a sentence.
a)
conjunctions
b)
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
c)
prepositions
d)
nouns
6.
Identify the adverb: 
The girl read the book silently. 
a)
read
b)
girl
c)
book
d)
silently
7.
Identify the adverb: 
Mr. Humphrey gladly gave the announcements. 
a)
gladly
b)
announcements
c)
Mr. Humphrey
8.
Identify the adverb: 
Tom and Cody walked above the moving cars.
a)
walked
b)
above
c)
cars
9.
Identify the adverb: 
The Fourth of July is the time we joyously celebrate our freedom.
a)
July
b)
joyously
c)
freedom
d)
celebrate
10.
Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)
She went outside to do her homework.
a)
how
b)
when
c)
where
11.
Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)
They ate their breakfast quickly.
a)
how
b)
when
c)
where
12.
Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)
Lindsay walks her dog daily.
a)
how
b)
when
c)
where
13.

What part of speech is the word in red?


The cautious driver stopped completely at the stop sign.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

14.

What part of speech is the word in green?


The cautious driver stopped completely at the stop sign.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

15.

Which word does the adjective this describe?


This test coming up will be worth a lot of points.

a)

points

b)

lot

c)

test

d)

worth

16.

Which word does the adverb sadly modify?


The little girl looked sadly at her broken toy.

a)

toy

b)

girl

c)

little

d)

looked

17.

Which word does the adverb quite describe?


The weather turned quite cold recently.

a)

cold

b)

recently

c)

weather

d)

the

18.
What are the adjectives in the sentence?
The two explorers ventured into unmapped territory. 
a)
two, unmapped
b)
the, two, unmapped
c)
explorers, territory
d)
ventured, territory
19.
How many questions can an adverb answer?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
5
20.
What question does the adverb in this sentence answer?
Megan pulled ahead in the last lap.
a)
when
b)
where
c)
to what extent
d)
in what way
21.
What is the adverb(s) in the following sentence?
Karen always greets everyone cheerfully.
a)
greets & carefully
b)
cheerfully & everyone
c)
always & greets
d)
cheerfully & always
22.
What is the adverb(s) in the following sentence?
Please move over, so we can all sit comfortably. 
a)
over, comfortably
b)
over, move
c)
sit, comfortably
d)
move, sit
23.
Is WIDE in the following sentence used as an adjective or adverb?
Keep your eyes wide open. 
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
24.

Whats the adjective in this sentence ? This glazed donut is delicious.

a)

donut

b)

glazed

c)

is

d)

this

25.

Name the adverb. I carefully handled my baby sister.

a)

handled

b)

my

c)

baby

d)

carefully

26.

Name the adverb. I quietly walked out of the movie theater.

a)

I

b)

walked

c)

movie

d)

quietly

27.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The car nearly crashed into the wall.
a)
car
b)
crashed
c)
into
d)
wall
28.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The car sped past rather quickly.
a)
car
b)
sped
c)
past
d)
quickly
29.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.  They often tell when, how, where, or to what degree.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.

Find the adverb in the sentence below:


The creaky old house loomed spookily.

a)

creaky

b)

old

c)

loomed

d)

spookily

31.

Find the set of two adjectives.

a)

fascinated and wandered

b)

intelligent and superior

c)

hopeless and dinner

d)

slowly and carefully

32.

What two questions do adjectives answer?

a)

how and when

b)

how and where

c)

are you hungry and do you care

d)

how many and what kind

33.

Find the set of two adjectives.

a)

elegant and sweet

b)

elegantly and sweetly

c)

sour and ice cream

d)

savior and singing

34.

Find the pair of ADVERBS!

a)

careful and our

b)

carefully and tearfully

c)

carefully and golden

d)

hot and sweaty

35.

Find the pair of ADVERBS!

a)

intelligently and outside

b)

soft and hard

c)

inside and Detroit

d)

music and happily