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Examples 1
Using Adverbs correctly
Adjectives or Adverb?
100
Name three questions that adverbs can answer.
How, when, to what extent (degree), where
100
Name one of the two adverbs in the following sentence: The Wright Brothers flew their plane quite successfully.
quite successfully
100
Stonehenge was built successfully over time. What is the adverb?
successfully
100
How should the underlined 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
100

Everyone worked hard on the projects for the science fair. What part of speech is hard in this sentence?

c. HARD is an adverb

200
What parts of speech can adverbs modify?
verbs, adverbs, or adjectives
200
In the following sentence, "He looked down and saw an unusual stone." What is the adverb?
down
200
Teachers see their students daily. What is the adverb?
daily
200
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
200

Linda took a long drink of water. What is the word long in this sentence?

D. LONG is an adjective

300
What is another word for describe...this is what adverbs do...
MODIFY
300
In the following sentence, "Fill out the form and return it to me now." What is the adverb?
NOW
300
Name two of the adverbs in this sentence: Their pants were often extremely worn.
often; extremely
300
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.
300

Jess skates better than Tony. What part of speech is better in this sentence?

BETTER is an adverb

400
True or False: All adverbs end in -ly
FALSE
400
In the sentence, "My dog has the most incredibly fluffy fur." What does the adverb, "incredibly", modify?
fluffy
400
A wall once surrounded the monument. What is the adverb?
Once
400
What’s the best way to figure out whether a word is an adverb? A. See if it ends in “-ly” B. Look at its position in the sentence C. Check if there’s another adverb in the sentence D. Look at what it does in the sentence.
D. Look at what it does in the sentence.
400

Only one person arrived late for the party. What part of speech is late?

 LATE is an adverb

500

Which word could not be an adverb: soon, well, probably, tomorrow, costly

costly

500
In the sentence, "Susie slurped very loudly at her tea." What does the adverb "very" modify?
loudly
500
Circles of stones lay inside. What is the adverb?
inside
500
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. In which sentence does the adverb tell "how"?
A. She wrapped the present CAREFULLY.
500

The long white envelope looked quite ordinary. What part of speech is quite?

QUITE is an adverb

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