Adjectives
Name two things adjectives describe.
Nouns and Pronouns
Name three things described by adverbs.
Verbs, adjectives, & other adverbs
Choose the correct form of the word given in parentheses:
The maple tree is ______ than the oak tree. (short)
shorter
Choose the correct word:
The house looked (empty, emptily).
empty
Correct this double negative:
I didn't have no fun yesterday.
) I didn't have any fun yesterday.
2) I did have no fun yesterday.
Find the adjective in this sentence AND identify what words they modify:
The food tasted bitter.
bitter-->food
Find the adverb in the sentence AND identify which word it modifies:
The team eagerly awaited their next opponent.
eagerly-->awaited
Choose the correct form of the word given in parentheses:
A rose is __________ than a daisy. (beautiful)
more beautiful
Choose the correct word:
Jason pitched (wild, wildly).
wildly
Correct this double negative:
None of the students brought no lunch.
1) Some of the students brought no lunch.
2) None of the students brought any lunch.
Find the two adjectives in this sentence AND identify what words they modify:
Often, there are many animals which are placed on the endangered species list because they are hunted
many--> animals
endangered-->species
Find the adverb in the sentence AND identify which word it modifies:
Today I went to the store.
Today-->went
Choose the correct form of the word given in parentheses:
The teacher spoke ____________ to help us to understand. (slowly)
more slowly
Choose the correct word:
Those hills look (beautiful, beautifully).
beautiful
Correct this double negative:
I couldn't hardly wait to get to the party.
I couldn't wait to get to the party.
I could hardly wait to get to the party.
Find the two adjectives in this sentence AND identify what words they modify:
I was ashamed that I didn’t pass the difficult test.
ashamed--> I
difficult--> test
Find the two adverbs AND identify which words they modify:
The author was quite annoyed when she determined that the publisher was very dishonest.
quite-->annoyed
very-->dishonest
Choose the correct form of the word given in parentheses:
You're the ____________ driver I know. (bad)
worst
Choose the correct word:
The solution to the crime seemed (obvious, obviously).
obvious
Correct this double negative:
I didn't barely understand what you were saying.
I didn't understand what you were saying.
I barely understood what you were saying.
Find the three adjectives in this sentence AND identify what words they modify:
The two men selflessly helped the scared dogs climb onto a steep riverbank.
two-->men
scared-->dogs
steep-->riverbank
Find the three adverbs AND identify which words they modify:
Yesterday, my family went to the very old library to quietly read books.
yesterday-->went
very-->old
quietly-->read
Choose the correct form of the word given in parentheses:
Of all the players on the team, she plays the __________. (well)
best
Choose the correct word:
Did you do (good, well) on your test?
well
Correct this double negative:
Neither fish nor chicken weren't at the party.
Neither fish nor chicken were at the party.