Pesky Adverbs
Calling all Adverbs
Generally Speaking
Comparative and Superlative Forms
What is it modifying?
100
Choose the correct answer: Bob stayed home from school because he wasn't feeling (good, well).
What is 'well'?
100
We are building our house there over the summer.
What is 'there'?
100
What two letters do adverbs commonly end in?
What is 'ly'?
100
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adverb? fast __________________ __________________
What are 'faster and fastest'?
100
They OFTEN play checkers when it is snowing.
What is 'play'?
200
Choose the correct answer: The class did (good, well) on their writing assignment.
The class did well on their writing assignment.
200
They concentrated really intently on the assignment.
What is 'really & intently'?
200
Name two adverbs that do not end in 'ly'?
Answers will vary: too, so, very, there, here, etc.
200
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adverb? happily __________________ __________________
What are 'more happily' and 'most happily'?
200
Betty and John left LATE for the movie.
What is 'left'?
300
Read it correctly: The food at the wedding tasted (real, really) good.
The food at the wedding tasted really good.
300
Mrs. Jacobs, the school librarian, speaks quietly.
What is 'quietly'?
300
What three types of words do adverbs modify?
What are 'verbs', 'adjectives', and 'adverbs'?
300
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adverb? badly __________________ __________________
What are 'worse' and 'worst'?
300
The children at the doctor's office did not feel WELL.
What is 'feel'?
400
Read it correctly: That was a (real, really) suit of armor at the assembly.
That was a real suit of armor at the assembly.
400
Bob often plays football in his friend's backyard.
What is 'often'?
400
What are the five questions that adverbs answer?
What are... When? Where? How? How often? To what extent?
400
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adverb? well __________________ __________________
What are 'better' & 'best'?
400
The BLANDLY seasoned food was not well liked by the customers.
What is 'seasoned'?
500
Read it correctly: I (sure, surely) hope that I get an 'A' in English this year.
I surely hope that I get an 'A' in English this year.
500
The turtles walked very slowly across the beach.
What is 'very & slowly'?
500
Which of the following words are adverbs? very good too happy well
What are 'very', 'too', and 'well'.
500
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adverb? much __________________ __________________
What are 'more' & 'most'?
500
The boy was SO VERY tired after school.
What is 'tired' and 'so'.
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