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Adverbs and Prepositions Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an adjective describe?

a)

Verbs

b)

Adverbs

c)

Nouns

d)

Prepositions

2.

What does an adverb describe?

a)

Nouns

b)

Verbs

c)

Other Adverbs

d)

Adjecties

3.

Define adverb

a)

names a person, place, thing, or idea

b)

takes the place of a noun to reduce redundancy

c)

modifies a noun or a pronoun

d)

modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

4.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
5.

Find the adverb and the word it modifies:


My aunt nurtures a lovely topiary outside.

a)

lovely modifies topiary

b)

outside modifies nurtures

c)

outside modifies topiary

d)

lovely modifies outside

6.

Find the adverb and the word it modifies:


The dogs roamed nervously after the hurricane.

a)

after modifies hurricane

b)

nervously modifies roamed

c)

dogs modifies roamed

d)

nervously modifies dogs

7.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
8.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The girls went upstairs to get their coats.
a)
girls
b)
went
c)
upstairs
d)
their
9.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
10.

Identify the adverb(s):

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

a)

gladly

b)

announcements

c)

most

d)

most, gladly

11.

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white

12.

Identify the adverb(s):

The angry dentist quickly filled both rotten teeth.

a)

angry, rotten

b)

quickly

c)

angry, quickly, rotten

d)

rotten

13.
Identify the adverbs: I am extremely hungry today.
a)
extremely, today
b)
hungry, extremely
c)
am hungry
d)
hungry
14.

Decide if the red word is either an adjective or an adverb.


Daily, I will open books purely for the enjoyment of reading.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

15.

Decide if the red word is either an adjective or an adverb.


My aunt nurtures a lovely topiary.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

16.

Decide if the red word is either an adjective or an adverb.


My aunt lovingly nurtures a beautiful topiary.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

17.

Identify the preposition(s):

----------------------

After lunch we will go outside and play a quick kickball game.

a)

lunch

b)

After

c)

will go

d)

outside

18.

Identify the preposition(s):

----------------------

My brother and I walked up the beaten path and down to the stream.

a)

up

b)

path, stream

c)

down

d)

up, down

19.

Identify the adverb:

----------------------

After lunch we will go outside and play a quick kickball game.

a)

quick

b)

after

c)

will

d)

outside

20.

Identify the preposition(s):

----------------------

The new kid at school is a friend of mine.

a)

kid

b)

mine

c)

is

d)

of

21.
Identify the preposition: She isn't very keen on going out in the rain.
a)
out
b)
isn't
c)
on
22.
Find the preposition:
Before dinner, Landen went to the store.
a)
dinner
b)
went
c)
before
d)
store
23.
Find the preposition:
Isaiah sat on his new bike.
a)
sat
b)
on
c)
his
d)
new
24.
Find the preposition:
Under a shady tree, Joseph rested.
a)
shady
b)
tree
c)
under
d)
rested
25.
Find the preposition:
Grace held the leash around her wrist.
a)
held
b)
leash
c)
around
d)
wrist
26.
Find the preposition:
Juan stayed focused during his reading.
a)
stayed
b)
reading
c)
his
d)
during
27.
Find the preposition:
The dog sat near Alaina.
a)
sat
b)
near
c)
dog
d)
the
28.
Find the preposition:
Jessica left before lunchtime.
a)
before
b)
left
c)
lunchtime
d)
Jessica
29.
Find the preposition:
Carmela wandered into the park.
a)
wandered
b)
the
c)
park
d)
into
30.
Find the preposition:
Riley walked across the street.
a)
RIley
b)
across
c)
street
d)
walked
31.
What is the preposition in the sentence?
Daisy enjoys working in the kitchen.
a)
in
b)
working
c)
the
d)
enjoys
32.
What is the preposition in the sentence?
The dog sat by the warm fireplace.
a)
sat
b)
the
c)
warm
d)
by
33.
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
He put the quarters into his piggy bank.
a)
put the quarters
b)
his piggy bank
c)
into his piggy bank
34.
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
Daisy enjoys working in the kitchen.
a)
in the kitchen
b)
enjoys working
c)
working in the kitchen
35.
What is the preposition in the sentence?
The host talked among his guests.
a)
talked
b)
among
c)
host
d)
guests
36.
What is the preposition in the sentence?
We rode our bikes along the road.
a)
along
b)
our
c)
bikes
d)
road
37.

I live ____ 1423 Oak Street.

a)

on

b)

under

c)

at

d)

beneath

38.

The monsters lived _____ Maple Street.

a)

at

b)

aside

c)

among

d)

on