Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjectives

100

What is the definition of an adjective?

a word that describes a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)

200

List ALL of the adjectives in the following sentence: "Madagascar is an isolated island and the animals that live there are very unique."

isolated; unique

300

Write three adjectives that answer the question: "What kind?"

Ex: funny, handsome, red, famous, sweaty

400

What questions do adjectives answer?

1) What kind? 2) Which one? 3) How many/how much?

500

What are the demonstrative adjectives?

This, that, these, those

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

100

Complete the following sentence with a comparative or superlative adverb: "I thought my education classes in college were _________ than my art classes."

more interesting

200

Name the comparative and superlative forms of SAD.

Sadder and Saddest

300

Write the comparative & superlative forms of the adjective GOOD.

Better

Best

400

What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective BAD.

Worse

Worst

500

What are some interrogative adjectives?

Which, Who, Whom

Adverbs

100

What is the definition of an adverb?

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

200

List ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "My dog is so incredibly loyal to me, but my cat completely ignores me."

so, incredibly, completely

300

Name ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "Mr. Kimmel, who once worked as a Science teacher, proudly informed us that he had never taken a single sick day.

once, proudly, never

400

What four questions do adverbs answer?

1) How? 2) When? 3) Where? 4) To what degree/to what extent?

500

What are 3 adverbs of manner (how something is done)?

well, carefully, happily

More Adverbs

100

Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb: "Of everything in the universe, light travels the __________ (fast)."

fastest

200

Name 3 words that are adverbs of time.

Never, soon, later, after, tomorrow, eventually 

300

Name 3 adverbs that state "to what degree" or "how much."

too, extremely, not

400

Identify the adverbs in the following. Be careful with contractions.

We don't ever want to make someone else feel left out.

not

ever

out

500

Change the following adjectives to adverbs:

Good

Careful

Never

Well

Carefully

Never

Adjectives & Adverbs

100

What is the difference between an adjective & an adverb?

An adjective describes a noun and a adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

200

Change the following adjectives to adverbs: cold, slow, rapid, success.

coldly, slowly, rapidly, successfully

300

Identify ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: 

Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who are strong believers in the benefits of exercise, usually run four or five miles each morning.

adjectives = strong, four, five, each; adverbs = usually

400

Identify the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence:

The big, red balloon floated aimlessly in the sky.

adjectives: big, red

adverbs: aimlessly

500

Identify the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence:

The angry crowd didn't calm down when the frustrated speaker pleaded uselessly with them.

Adjectives: angry, frustrated

Adverbs: not, down, uselessly