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Adjectives and adverbs

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Salman was so .................. because they lost the final game.

a)

Angry

b)

Nervous

c)

Disappointed

2.

Ahmed was so ........ in the exam. He was running out of time.

a)

Relaxed

b)

Proud

c)

Nervous

3.

Aly felt so ........ while doing his homework. He wanted to play games.

a)

bored

b)

excited

c)

proud

4.

Fatima is a great student. She is so .................. and always participates in class.

a)

curious

b)

confident

c)

lazy

5.

Mohamed is ........... about this question. He can't decide what to choose.

a)

confused

b)

embarrassed

c)

excited

6.

Omar doesn't know what happened but he is very ................... to know.

a)

sad

b)

angry

c)

curious

7.

Mona felt...............because she couldn't answer the question.

a)

confident

b)

embarrassed

c)

jealous

8.

when they knew they were going on a trip, Aly and his sister were very........................

a)

bored

b)

nervous

c)

excited

9.

Fatima was so ................ that Amira got better marks than her.

a)

proud

b)

happy

c)

jealous

10.

Omar was so ...................of himself that he won the race.

a)

Excited

b)

proud

c)

jealous

11.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
She ____ laid the baby in the crib.
**the adverb needs to tell how
a)
soon
b)
excitedly
c)
carefully
12.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.
a)
Yesterday
b)
Wisely
c)
Here
13.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
Derek took his wagon ____.
**The adverb needs to tell where.
a)
happily
b)
outside
c)
later
14.
Which adverb tells where?
a)
upstairs
b)
neatly
c)
excitedly
d)
later
15.
Which adverb tells how?
a)
soon
b)
here
c)
later
d)
neatly
16.
Which adverb tells when?
a)
early
b)
below
c)
accidentally
d)
inside
17.

Which adverb tells to what extent?

a)

inside

b)

later

c)

very

d)

kindly

18.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
19.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
20.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The girls went upstairs to get their coats.
a)
girls
b)
went
c)
upstairs
d)
their
21.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Jackie went home early.
a)
went
b)
early
c)
home
d)
Jackie
22.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They often tell when, how, where, or to what degree/extent.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Identify the adverb(s):

Mr. Humphrey most gladly gave the announcements about the winners.

a)

gladly

b)

announcements

c)

most

d)

most, gladly

24.

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white

25.

Identify the adverb(s):

Because she was tired, Kasey left early.

a)

tired

b)

early

c)

tired, early

d)

Because

26.

Identify the adverb(s):

The angry dentist quickly filled both rotten teeth.

a)

angry, rotten

b)

quickly

c)

angry, quickly, rotten

d)

rotten

27.

Adverbs describe nouns and pronouns.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Most adverbs end with -ly.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Identify the adverb(s):

My baby brother is sometimes too loud during the night.

a)

baby

b)

sometimes, too

c)

sometimes, too, loud

d)

my, baby

30.
Identify the adverbs: Tuesday, Mark desperately tried to finish all of his homework before it was due.
a)
Tuesday, desperately
b)
finish, was
c)
Mark, homework
d)
all,
31.
Nate ran quickly in the hallway.
a)
He
b)
ran
c)
quickly
32.
Brandon slept quietly in class.
a)
quietly
b)
slept
c)
class
33.
Jobe never runs in the hall. 
a)
never
b)
hall
c)
runs
34.
Jasmin and Kadicia will learn about adverbs today.
a)
today
b)
learn
c)
we
35.
Mr. Humphrey gladly gave the announcements. 
a)
gladly
b)
announcements
c)
Mr. Humphrey
36.
Jamier and Cody walked above the moving cars.
a)
walked
b)
above
c)
cars
37.
We played outside during recess.
a)
played
b)
outside
c)
recess
d)
we
38.
The girl read the book silently. 
a)
read
b)
girl
c)
book
d)
silently
39.
Adverbs tell about ___________.
a)
conjunctions
b)
verbs
c)
prepositions
d)
nouns
40.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
41.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
42.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The astronaut easily fixed the problem.
a)
fixed
b)
problem
c)
easily
d)
the
43.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Kayla finally arrived at the park.
a)
at
b)
arrived
c)
park
d)
finally
44.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
a)
said
b)
neatly
c)
name
d)
write
45.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The soldiers bravely fought.
a)
bravely
b)
soldiers
c)
fought
d)
the
46.

Which of these questions do adverbs NOT answer?

a)

Why?

b)

How?

c)

When?

d)

Where?

47.
What question relates to adverbs?
a)
Who
b)
Why
c)
How
d)
When
48.
Which one is an adverb?
a)
a
b)
big
c)
house
d)
clearly
49.
An adverb describes a _______.
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
word
d)
article
50.
Usually you will find _____ at the end of an adverb.
a)
-es
b)
-ion
c)
-ly
d)
-ves
51.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
He drives the car carefully.
b)
He drives the car slowly.
c)
He drives the car fast.
d)
He drives the car quietly.
52.
Which phrase describes this picture?
a)
running fast
b)
laughing happily
c)
sleeping soundly
d)
walking slowly
53.
He runs quickly under the tree.

Which word is the adverb?
a)
tree
b)
He
c)
runs
d)
quickly
54.
The girl is dancing __________.
a)
loudly
b)
sadly
c)
carelessly
d)
gracefully
55.
Today is Lina's birthday. She is smiling _________.
a)
sadly
b)
happily
c)
gracefully
d)
badly
56.
The birds are flying high in the sky.

Which word is the adverb?
a)
sky
b)
high
c)
birds
d)
flying