Adjectives Review
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies: There was a dark spot on the carpet.
Adjective = dark
Noun = spot
What are the three different types of verbs?
1. Action 2. Linking 3. Helping
What FOUR questions do adverbs answer?
1. When? 2. Where? 3. How? 4. To what extent?/To what degree?
How should the bolded words BEST be written?
Jack and Susan slow crept up the creaky stairs.
A. slowest crept
B. more slow crept
C. slowly crept
D. slower crept
C. slowly crept
Everyone worked hard on the projects for the science fair.
What part of speech is "hard" in this sentence?
Hard is an ADVERB
"HOW did everyone work?" HARD
Identify the adjective(s) AND the noun it modifies: Beth has five amazing sisters.
Adjective = five, amazing
Noun = sisters
What's the "trick" to use when deciding if a verb is LINKING or ACTION?
1. Replace the verb with "is/am/are."
2. If the sentence still makes sense, it's a LINKING verb. If the sentence does not make sense, it is an ACTION verb.
Define adverbs.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
How should the sentence below BEST be corrected?
The campfire glowed bright during the night but cooled as the sun rose.
A. change glowed to glows
B. change bright to brightly
C. change but to when
D. change rose to rosed
B. change bright to brightly
Linda took a long drink of water.
What is the word "long" in this sentence? Which word does it modify?
Adjective--it modifies "drink"
What kind of drink? A LONG drink.
What three questions do adjectives answer?
1. Which one? 2. How many? 3. What kind?
Identify all of the verbs in the following sentences. Be sure to specify WHAT KIND OF VERBS they are.
"Kenzie found herself home alone last night when she heard the soft knock on the door. She will tell her parents as soon as possible."
AV: found, heard, tell
HV: will
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies. Then, write down the question the adverb answers.
Jacob brought the newspaper in today.
Adverb = today
Modifies the verb BROUGHT.
Answers the question WHEN did he bring the newspaper?
What change should be made to the sentence below?
My weekend at the cottage has ended so quick!
A. Change has to have.
B. Change ended to ends.
C. Change ended to ending.
D. Change quick to quickly.
D. Change quick to quickly.
Her blue eyes sparkled brightly in the sunlight.
Identify the adjective(s) and adverb(s) in this sentence.
Adjective = BLUE
Adverb = brightly
Identify the adjective(s) in the sentence. Then, write down the word each adjective modifies.
My favorite game to play is Chinese Checkers because I like old games.
Adjectives =
old (modifies games)
favorite (modifies game)
Identify all of the verbs in the following sentences. Be sure to specify WHAT KIND OF VERBS they are.
Ms. Alvarado could have sworn that she saw Mrs. Dorshorst through her classroom windows. However, the shadow disappeared too quickly.
HV: could, have
AV: sworn, saw, disappeared
Identify the adverb(s) AND the word it modifies. Then, write down the question the adverb(s) answers.
The neighbors moved into the extremely large house yesterday.
Adverb 1 = extremely
Modifies the adjective large
Answers the question TO WHAT DEGREE is the house large?
Adverb 2 = yesterday
Modifies the verb moved
Answers the question WHEN did the neighbors move?
What’s the best way to figure out if a word is an adverb?
A. See if it answers one of the adverb questions
B. Look at its position in the sentence
C. Check if there’s another adverb in the sentence
D. Look at what it's modifying
E. A and D
E. A and D
Mrs. Dorshorst rearranged her chocolate cookies while her husband inhaled them very quickly.
Identify the adjective and adverb in the sentence. ALSO, write down what each word modifies.
Adjective = chocolate (modifies cookies)
Adverb =
quickly (modifies inhaled--how did he inhale them?)
very (modifies quickly--to what degree was it quick?)
Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies:
The puppy became energized after he ate the green treat.
Adjective 1 = energized (modifies puppy)
Adjective 2 = green (modifies treat)
Write down ALL of the helping verbs (there are 23!)
be is am are was were been have has had do does did may might can could will would shall should must being
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies. Then, write down the question the adverb answers.
The story was unusually short, but I managed to add a few sentences quickly.
Adverb 1 = unusually
Modifying the adjective "short" and answers the question "to what degree?"
Adverb 2 = quickly
Modifying the verb "add" and answers the question "how?"
In which sentence does the adverb answer the question "how"?
A. She wrapped the present carefully.
B. Shelly went to the store yesterday.
C. Then she came home to wrap the present.
D. She ate ice cream after she was done.
A. She wrapped the present carefully.
With his extra time, Martin uneasily took a bite of his cheese pizza.
1) Identify the adjective(s) and adverb(s).
2) Write which words are modified.
Adjective 1 = extra (modifies "time")
Adjective 2 = cheese (modifies "pizza")
Adverb = uneasily (modifies "took")