Identify the adjective AND the noun it modifies: There was a dark spot on the carpet.
Dark spot
100
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Pedro is (OLD) than his brother Carlos.
Older (C)
100
Identify the adverb AND the word it modifies: The hungry dog ate hungrily.
Hungrily ate
100
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Mary ran (FAST) than Patty, but both were still eaten by dinosaurs.
Faster (c)
100
Identify the word in parentheses that fits the sentence: Alex didn't feel (good, well), so he stayed home from school.
Well
200
Identify the adjectives AND the nouns they modify: My friend, please pass the delicious cookies.
My friend and delicious cookies
200
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: The class coat is the (EXPENSIVE) of all the coats.
Most expensive (s)
200
Identify the adverbs AND the words they modify: The white paint dried slowly overnight.
Slowly dried and overnight dried
200
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: He stood (CLOSE) to the elephant than anyone else.
Closer (c)
200
Identify the word in parentheses that fits the sentence: The glass coat looked (real, really) good on the mannequin.
Really
300
Identify the adjectives AND the nouns they modify: These guys have some nerve coming in here and stealing my Egyptian mummies.
These guys, some nerve, and Egyptian mummies
300
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: The kitten was (ADORABLE) than I remember.
more adorable (c)
300
Identify the adverbs AND the words they modify: Today, the green man viciously tore the very old newspaper.
today tore, viciously tore, and very old
300
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Who acted (POLITELY): Jason, Martha, or Ted?
Most politely (s)
300
These are three kinds of pronouns that can also act like adjectives.
Possessive, indefinite, and demonstrative
400
Identify the adjectives AND the nouns they modify: Every time I meet a small gray kitten, I invite it to play Chinese checkers.
Every time, small kitten, gray kitten, and Chinese checkers
400
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Probably due to global warming, we had (LITTLE) snow than usual this year.
less (c)
400
Identify the adverbs AND the words they modify: The rather rich ghosts live quite lavishly in a very fancy mansion.
Rather rich, quite lavishly, lavishly live, and very fancy
400
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Emilio ate (much) quickly than Tom did.
More (c)
400
What four questions can an adverb answer about a verb, adjective, or other adverb?
How? Where? When? To what extent?
500
Identify the adjectives AND the nouns they modify: Our zombie dog just fell apart, and now we are left with a pile of crusty bones, smelly fur, and broken teeth.
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: The score was far (BAD) than the last time we lost in the Goopyball Tournament.
worse (c)
500
Identify the adverbs AND the words they modify: Yesterday, the unusually short giraffe skillfully painted a masterpiece, and its very tall mother stepped outside.
Yesterday painted, unusually short, skillfully painted, very tall, and outside stepped
500
Rewrite the word in parentheses to fit the sentence: Monarch butterflies migrate the (FAR) of all the butterflies.
Farthest (s)
500
Another word for a "to what extent" adverb is what?