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Adverbs Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

All this rubbish must be thrown away.

a)

All

b)

this

c)

be

d)

away

2.

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

a)

We

b)

walked

c)

home

d)

quickly

3.

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

We walked home quickly.

a)

We

b)

walked

c)

home

d)

quickly

4.

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

Mr. Reynolds claims that an alien spacecraft sometimes makes an emergency landing in his backyard.

a)

alien

b)

sometimes

c)

emergency

d)

landing

5.

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

Mr. Reynolds claims that an alien spacecraft sometimes makes an emergency landing in his backyard.

a)

Mr. Reynolds

b)

claims

c)

spacecraft

d)

makes

6.

What is the adverb modifying in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

a)

John Hancock

b)

signed

c)

the

d)

Declaration

7.

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

John Hancock boldly signed the Declaration of Independence.

a)

John Hancock

b)

boldly

c)

signed

d)

of

8.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

1. Aunt Anne is a careful driver. So she drives ...

a)

careful

b)

carefully

9.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

2. Harry is a bad player because he plays ...

a)

badly

b)

bad

10.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

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

a)

good

b)

well

11.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERB

6. Peter is a fast swimmer. He swims ...

a)

fast

b)

fastly

12.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERB

7. Lucy is a hard worker. She works ...

a)

hard

b)

hardly

13.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

8. Da Vinci could draw and paint .... (beautiful)

a)

beautifuly

b)

beautifully

14.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

9. Always dress ...... when you go walking (comfortable)

a)

comfortable

b)

comfortably

15.

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

16.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Adverbs answer the questions:

a)

what's for super?

b)

how? when? where?

c)

what? who? what time?

d)

Just - who?