Writing with Adverbs
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Pompeii lay quietly buried for centuries.
quietly
Name the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverb:
near
nearer; nearest
Give the negative word in the following sentence:
Isn't a fossil a plant or animal that has been preseved?
Isn't
Which word completes the following sentence:
Anthropologists study (real, really) people and their cultures.
real
Use a suffix to create a new word:
enjoy
enjoyment
Why are owls able to turn their heads all the way around?
Their eyes are so big that they cannot look around like humans can.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Mount Vesuvius erupted quite suddenly.
quite; suddenly
Name the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverb:
well
better; best
Give the negative word in the following sentence:
Tar in the pits of La Brea did not allow animals to escape.
not
Which word completes the following sentence:
They never speak (bad, badly) of the groups they research.
badly
Use a suffix to create a new word:
critic
How old are Weston and and Harper?
6 months
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
When will you visit the ruins of Pompeii?
when
Name the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverb:
much
more; most
Give the negative word in the following sentence:
Neither did it allow their bones to decay.
Neither
Which word completes the following sentence:
Their studies are (surely, sure) fascinating.
surely
Use a suffix to create a new word:
pave
pavement
When is Mr. Majewski's birthday.
August 29, 1992
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Approval for the Brooklyn Bridge construction was finally given in 1869
finally
Give the correct comparative or superlative form of the adverb in parenthesis:
The history of China reflected (vividly) of all through the story of its dynasties, or families of rulers.
most vividly
Choose the correct word in parenthesis:
The animals couldn't go (anywhere, nowhere) after being trapped.
anywhere
Which word completes the following sentence:
It is (well, good) to learn about other groups of people.
good
Use a suffix to create a new word:
sore
soreness
What s Mr. Majewski's full name?
Benjamin Thomas Majewski
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Engineer John Roebling worked tirelessly.
tirelessly
Give the correct comparative or superlative form of the adverb in parenthesis:
Did any particular dynasty govern (well) than another?
better
Choose the correct word in parenthesis:
Whole skeletons (are, aren't) hardly ever found.
are
Which word completes the following sentence:
Interviews are conducted (really, real) frequently.
really
Use a suffix to create a 2 new words:
journal
journalist; journalism
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Superior