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Adverbs Practice

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

3. Mrs Hardy is a good cook because she cooks ...

a)

good

b)

well

2.

We lost the football match 4–2 yesterday.

I don't think we played_______

a)

Badly

b)

Bad

3.

Identify de ADVERB in the sentence:


The classroom was strangely quiet.

a)

quiet

b)

strangely

c)

classroom

d)

was

4.

Identify de ADVERB in the sentence:


Alice's camera was surprisingly cheap.

a)

surprisingly

b)

camera

c)

cheap

d)

was

5.

An adverb is a word that...

a)

Modifies a noun

b)

is an action

c)

is a person, place, or thing

d)

Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

6.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
7.

How are many adverbs formed?

a)

by adding -ly

b)

by adding -es

c)

by changing the y to i and adding -es

d)

by adding an s

8.

Which word is the adverb?

The raspberry lemon cake will be served later.

a)

cake

b)

will be

c)

served

d)

later

9.

Find the adverb.

I almost fell on the steps of my porch, but grabbed the railing just in time.

a)

almost

b)

fell

c)

grabbed

d)

time

10.

EVERY word that ends with the suffix -ly is an adverb.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Even if a word is obviously a noun, it can be used as an adverb.

Example: He ran home.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.


The dog ran outside when I opened the door.

a)

ran

b)

outside

c)

opened

d)

door

13.

Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.


Ainsley absolutely refuses to eat broccoli.

a)

absolutely

b)

refuses

c)

broccoli

d)

eat

14.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:


My parents will arrive tomorrow.

a)

tomorrow

b)

parents

c)

will

15.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Kayla finally arrived at the park.
a)
at
b)
arrived
c)
park
d)
finally
16.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
a)
said
b)
neatly
c)
name
d)
write
17.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Jackie went home early.
a)
went
b)
early
c)
home
d)
Jackie
18.

What is the adverb of this sentence? "Nate ran quickly in the hallway."

a)

He

b)

ran

c)

quickly

19.

What is the adverb in this sentence? "Brandon slept quietly in class."

a)

quietly

b)

slept

c)

class

20.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
21.

An adjective is a word that describes a __________________.

a)

noun

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

clause

22.

An adverb is a word that describes a ______________.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

quote

23.

Select the adjective:

Grandma made warm apple pie

a)

warm

b)

pie

c)

grandma

d)

made

24.

Select the adjective:

The goose's loud cry startled the child.

a)

goose's

b)

loud

c)

cry

d)

startled

25.

Select the adverb:

Dayna rapidly finished the assignment.

a)

Dayna

b)

rapidly

c)

finished

d)

assignment

26.

Select the adverb:

Ngozi came to school early.

a)

Ngozi

b)

came

c)

school

d)

early

27.

Select the adjective:

Tomas quickly devoured the buttery lobster.

a)

Tomas

b)

quickly

c)

buttery

d)

lobster

28.

Select the adverb:

Tomas quickly devoured the buttery lobster.

a)

Tomas

b)

quickly

c)

buttery

d)

lobster

29.

Select the adjective:

Ingrid's hardworking mom came home as soon as she could.

a)

hardworking

b)

mom

c)

soon

d)

could

30.

Select the adverb:

Ingrid's hardworking mom came home as soon as she could.

a)

hardworking

b)

mom

c)

soon

d)

could

31.

Select the adjective:

That novel was thrilling! I read it very quickly.

a)

novel

b)

thrilling

c)

read

d)

quickly

32.

Select the adverb:

That novel was thrilling! I read it very quickly.

a)

novel

b)

thrilling

c)

read

d)

quickly

33.

Select the adjective:

I couldn't understand Priya's scratchy penmanship. She needs to write more clearly!

a)

understand

b)

scratchy

c)

write

d)

clearly

34.

Select the adverb:

I couldn't understand Priya's scratchy penmanship. She needs to write more clearly!

a)

understand

b)

scratchy

c)

write

d)

clearly

35.

Adjectives describe nouns. That means that adjectives describe....

a)

people, places, things, and/or ideas

b)

articles

c)

actions

d)

conjunctions

36.

Adverbs describe verbs. That means that adverbs describe...

a)

people, places, things, and/or ideas

b)

articles

c)

actions

d)

conjunctions