Identifying
Is this a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
Run
verb
I can see (clear/clearly)
Clearly
Mr. Jones called (angry) to us
Wrong
My. Jones called (angrily) to us
The house looked emptily
The house looked empty
The cheese tastes strangely
The cheese tastes strange
Is this a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
Whittier Primary School
Noun
Dave is working a (steady/steadily) pace
Steady
The assignment was (easy)
Right
Jason pitched wild
Jason pitched widely
The hills looked beautifully
The hills looked beautiful
Is this a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
Tall
Adjective
The boys were (noisily/noise) coming down the stairs
Noisily
Bob stared (nervous) out the window
Wrong
Bob stared nervously out the window
The choir sang good
The choir sang well
The teams were matched even
The teams were matched evenly
Is this a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
Quickly
Adverb
Sally approached the police officer (careful/carefully)
Carefully
The two boys talked (quietly) for an hour
Right
The hem of the skirt was real crooked
The hem of the skirt was really crooked
Robin goes to the gym regular
Robin goes to the gym regularly
In the following sentence which is the verb and which is the adverb?
The cat quickly jumps away from the baby
Verb: Jumps
Adverb: Quickly
Mary will (certain/certainly) be late to school
Certainly
In telling of the news, Sam looked (sadly)
Wrong
In telling of the news, Sam looked sad
The snow fell steady
The snow fell steadily
The answer seemed obviously
The answer seemed obvious