ADVERBS QUIZ

Let's define...

100

Name three questions that adverbs can answer.

How, when, how often and  where the action happens.

200

Adverbs describe the noun or verb?

verb

300

Why is the word verb in adverb?

An adverb tells us more about the Verb.

400

True or False: All adverbs end in -ly

FALSE

500

Which word could not be an adverb: soon, well, probably, tomorrow, costly

costly

Examples

100

Name one adverb in the following sentence: The  brothers flew their plane fast.

fast

200

In the following sentence, "He looked down and saw a strange stone." What is the adverb?

down

300

In the following sentence, "Fill out the form and return it to me now." What is the adverb?

Now

400

Identify the Adverb: silly, funny, gently

gently

500

Complete the sentence using an Adverb

We must practice spellings ____________

regularly or daily

Examples 1

100

Burj Khalifa was built successfully over time. What is the adverb?

successfully

200

Teachers see their students daily. What is the adverb?

daily

300

Name the adverb in this sentence: Their pants were often worn.

often

400

A wall once surrounded the monument. What is the adverb?

Once

500

Circles of stones lay inside. What is the adverb?

inside

Using Adverbs correctly

100

Fill in the blank using an adverb

Jack and Susan ___________ crept up the  stairs.

 slowly /hurriedly/excitedly

200

How should the sentence below BEST be corrected? The campfire glowed___________

B.  brightly

300

What change should be made to the sentence below? My weekend at the cottage has ended so quick! A. Change has to have. B. Change ended to ends. C. Change ended to ending. D. Change quick to quickly.

D. Change quick to quickly.

400

What’s the best way to figure out whether a word is an adverb? 

A. See if it ends in “-ly” 

B. Look at its position in the sentence .

C. Look at what it does in the sentence.

C. Look at what it does in the sentence.

500

A. She wrapped the present carefully.

 B. Shelly went to the store yesterday.

 C. Then she came home to wrap the present. 

D. She ate ice cream after she was done. In which sentence does the adverb tell "how"?

A. She wrapped the present CAREFULLY.

Adjectives or Adverb?

100

Everyone worked hard on the projects for the science fair. Identify the Adverb.

hard

200

Linda  drank  water often while playing. Identify the Adverb

often

300

Make a sentence with the adverb excitedly

I went to the party excitedly.

400

Only one person arrived late for the party. There is no adverb in this sentence. True or False

False, late is the adverb

500

The long white envelope looked quite ordinary. Identify the adverb?

quite