ADVERBS REVIEW

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100

Name three questions that adverbs can answer.

How, when, to what extent (degree), where

200

What parts of speech can adverbs modify?

verbs, adverbs, or adjectives

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 of the two adverbs in the following sentence: The Wright Brothers flew their plane quite successfully.

quite successfully

200

In the following sentence, "He looked down and saw an unusual 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

Mel never wakes up early. What is the adverb?

early

500

In the sentence, "Susie slurped her tea loudly.” What does the adverb "loudly" modify?

Slurped

Examples 1

100

Stonehenge was built successfully over time. What is the adverb?

successfully

200

Teachers see their students daily. What is the adverb?

daily

300

Name two of the adverbs in this sentence: Their pants were often extremely worn.

often; extremely

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

How should the underlined words BEST be written? Jack and Susan slow crept up the creaky stairs. A. slowest crept B. more slow crept C. slowly crept D. slower crept

C. slowly crept

200

How should the sentence below BEST be corrected? The campfire glowed bright during the night but cooled as the sun rose. A. change glowed to glows B. change bright to brightly C. change but to when D. change rose to rosed

B. change bright to 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. Check if there’s another adverb in the sentence D. Look at what it does in the sentence.

D. 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. What part of speech is hard in this sentence?

c. What is an adverb

200

Linda took a long drink of water. What is the word long in this sentence?

D. What is an adjective

300

Jess skates better than Tony. What part of speech is better in this sentence?

What is an adjective

400

Only one person arrived late for the party. What part of speech is late?

What is an adverb?

500

The long white envelope looked quite ordinary. What part of speech is quite?

What is an adverb?