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IDENTIFYING THE ADVERBS USED

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Last night at home, I carefully studied my notes on adverbs.
a)
studied
b)
notes
c)
carefully
d)
adverbs
2.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
I quickly remembered the definition for an adverb.
a)
quickly
b)
remembered
c)
definition
d)
for
3.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
During the quiz, I tiptoed around the room quietly in order to sharped my pencil.
a)
quiz
b)
tiptoed
c)
room
d)
quietly
4.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
I reluctantly paused my quiz when the fire alarm rang.
a)
reluctantly
b)
paused
c)
quiz
d)
rang
5.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
The class was quiet when we actually saw smoke and worriedly followed our teacher.
a)
teacher
b)
followed
c)
smoke
d)
worriedly
6.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
While waiting for the okay to head back inside, the cooks arrived gingerly holding a blackened pan.
a)
holding
b)
waiting
c)
pan
d)
gingerly
7.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
While waiting for the okay to head back inside, the cooks arrived gingerly holding a blackened pan.
a)
holding
b)
waiting
c)
pan
d)
gingerly
8.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
I took one whiff and disgustingly held my nose.
a)
took
b)
disgustingly
c)
whiff
d)
held
9.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Knowing our lunch was ruined made us all walk angrily back inside.
a)
ruined
b)
glad
c)
knowing
d)
angrily
10.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
At least I have time to finish my test I happily thought to myself.
a)
thought
b)
happily
c)
time
d)
least
11.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
At least I have time to finish my test I happily thought to myself.
a)
thought
b)
happily
c)
time
d)
least
12.
Identify the adverb in the following sentences:
RING...the bell! "No," I yelled loudly. I'm never going to remember what an adverb is tomorrow!
a)
remember
b)
yelled
c)
RING
d)
loudly
13.

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?


Dorian Gray passed his hand over his forehead.

a)

Dorian Gray

b)

passed

c)

over

d)

forehead

14.

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?


‘I don’t think I will send it anywhere,’ he answered.

a)

don’t

b)

think

c)

send

d)

anywhere

15.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Knowing our lunch was ruined made us all walk angrily back inside.
a)
ruined
b)
glad
c)
knowing
d)
angrily
16.
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
While waiting for the okay to head back inside, the cooks arrived gingerly holding a blackened pan.
a)
holding
b)
waiting
c)
pan
d)
gingerly
17.

Nikki politely answered the question. Which word is an adverb?

a)

Nikki

b)

politely

c)

answered

d)

question

18.

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

a)

nouns, verbs, adjectives

b)

verbs, adjectives, adverbs

c)

pronouns, verbs, adjectives

d)

verbs, adverbs, nouns

19.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.
a)
Yesterday
b)
Wisely
c)
Here
20.
Which adverb tells where?
a)
upstairs
b)
neatly
c)
excitedly
d)
later
21.
Which adverb tells how?
a)
soon
b)
here
c)
later
d)
neatly
22.
Which adverb tells when?
a)
early
b)
below
c)
accidentally
d)
inside
23.

Which adverb tells to what extent?

a)

inside

b)

later

c)

very

d)

kindly

24.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
25.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
26.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white

28.

Adverbs describe nouns and pronouns.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Most adverbs end with -ly.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

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