ADVERBS REVIEW

Let's define...

100

What is another word for describe...this is what adverbs do...

What is modify?

200

What parts of speech can adverbs modify?

Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?

300

Name ALL questions that adverbs can answer.

How, when, to what extent/degree, where, how often?

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

In the sentence, "My dog has the most incredibly fluffy fur." What does the adverb, "incredibly", modify?

fluffy

500

In the sentence, "My children behaved somewhat well," What are the adverbs, what word does each adverb modify?

Well modifies behaved, and somewhat modifies well.

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 the two 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

Comparative and Superlatives

100

What is the comparative form of happily?

What is more happily?

200

What is the superlative form of late?

What is latest?

300

Fix this sentence:

Shiela sang more beautifully of all the contestants.

Change more to most.

400

Fix this sentence:

This is likely to be the moment when our class will read things careful than before.

Change careful to more carefully.

500

1. Turn the following adjective into an adverb: wonderful

2. Write a sentence using the comparative or superlative form of that adverb. 

3. Draw arrows from any adverbs in the sentence to the words being modified.

Adverb: more/most wonderfully.

Arrow from wonderfully to verb, arrow from more/most to wonderfully.

Adjectives or Adverb?

100

Everyone worked hard on the projects for the science fair. What part of speech is hard in this sentence?

What is an adverb

200

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

What is an adjective?

300

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

What is an adverb?

400

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

What is an adverb?

500

I forgot to take my daily vitamin today. What part of speech is daily in this sentence?

What is an adjective?

BONUS: What IS the adverb in the sentence, and which word does it modify?