WorksheetsAdverbs vs Adjectives
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Used to describe nouns...
Adjectives
Adverbs
Used to describe verbs and adjectives...
Adjectives
Adverbs
What part of speech is the word "quiet" in the following lyric:
"I hear the drums echoing tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation."
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Which of the following is the adjective that fits in the blank: "Post Malone is a very _________ performer"
Elegant
Elegantly
What two things do Adverbs identify?
The action of the subject.
The degree of something.
The relationships to a noun.
Who, when, where, and why.
In the following quote, what part of speech is the term "Enthusiastically"?
"My favorite part of the concert tonight was when Matt Champion ran up to Merlyn Wood and hugged him enthusiastically at the end of the set. Man, bromances are great."
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Nouns are described by...
Adverbs
Adjectives
In the following quote, what does the adverb "Vivaciously" describe, and what part of speech is that?
"Gerard Way shouted vivaciously at the crowd to raise their lighter in the air."
"Gerard Way", Noun
"Gerard Way", Adverb
"Shouted", Verb
"The Crowd", Noun
What parts of speech compose the following sentence?
"Band merch is ridiculously expensive."
Band Merch: Noun, Ridiculously: Verb, Expensive: Adverb.
Band Merch: Adverb, Ridiculously: Adjective, Expensive: Noun.
Band Merch: Noun, Ridiculously: Adverb, Expensive: Adjective.
The woolly mammoth is believed to be the ancestor of the modern elephant.
Adjective
Adverb
I haven't been feeling very well ________.
late
lately
later
The house was very _______. It had been snowing _______ all day yesterday.
quiet / heavy
quietly / heavily
quiet / heavily
Jack lives _______ to his work. However, he was _______ for work every day last week.
near / lately
near / late
nearly / late
He tried ________ to solve the problem, but he didn't manage to do it.
hard
hardly
harder
You can move around the office ________. Also, you can get some _________ coffee here.
free / free
freely / free
free / freely
John ________ crashed his car yesterday. He was driving really ________.
near / fast
nearly / fastly
nearly / fast
_________ there was a ________ knock at the door.
Suddenly / loud
Sudden / loud
Suddenly / loudly
'Did you get your results yesterday?'
'Yes, I did quite _______, you know!'
good
well
The cat is so _________ up in the tree! It's __________ unlikely that it will be able to descend on its own.
highly / high
highly / highly
high / highly
This particular stretch of coast is _________ popular with the citizens. It was __________ designed to make it easy for a disabled people to use.
specially / specially
especially / especially
especially / specially
Find the synonymous sentence to
'Alexander looks like he'd be good at sports.' 'Actually, he's not.'
'Alexander looks like he'd be good at sports.' 'Basically, he's not.'
'Alexander looks like he'd be good at sports.' 'In fact, he's not.'
'Apparently he's had enough of England and is going back to Australia.'
What does 'apparently' mean?
the truth is (used to emphasize something, especially the opposite of what was previously said)
clearly (used to give information you expect other people to know or agree with)
used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true
'Gradually, she realized that he wasn't telling her the truth.'
What does 'gradually' mean?
little by little
in a perfect world
in the most important ways
'I looked everywhere for my keys, and eventually found them inside one of my shoes!'
What is the synonym to 'eventually'?
at the end
in the end
lastly
___________ they were very reserved, but then became much more sociable.
On the beginning
At the beginning
In the beginning
Speak ________ because mum isn't feeling very well and she's sleeping.
quietly
quiet
lately
sleepily
I'm keen on __________ films. I love laughing with my friends.
happily
amusing
funnily
excitingly
I'm hardly ever _______ for classes.
late
lately
hungrily
angrily
My mum usually drives ________ .
slow
carefully
careless
good
My father is a __________ driver.
dangerous
dangerously
safely
carelessly
