Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverb

Adjectives and Adverbs Review

What is the difference between adjectives and adverbs?

• Adjectives modify nouns. (They tell which one, what kind or how many.)

• Adverbs modify a verb. (They tell how, when or where the action takes place.)

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

The turtle crossed the street slowly.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What part of speech do adjectives modify or describe?

• adverbs

• verbs

• nouns

• conjunctions

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence and adjective or an adverb.

Jessica and Mary have a softball game later.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?

Yesterday, the young boy ran up the hill to fetch the pail of water.

• pail

• ran

• yesterday

• young

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

The muffins that I baked are delicious.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

Jillian pedaled her bike quickly toward the finish line.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

I will take my dog for a walk later.

• later

• dog

• take

• walk

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?

The beautiful girl danced gracefully with the prince.

• danced

• gracefully

• beautiful

• girl

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence and adjective or an adverb?

Anthony played outside with his friend Paul.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence and adjective or an adverb?

The birthday girl opened her gifts enthusiastically.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

That is the cutest puppy I have ever seen in my life.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

My friend was lonely because she had to stay home by herself.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is a true statement about adverbs?

• Adverbs describe nouns.

• Adverbs tell the actions of the subject.

• Adverbs are always found after the verb.

• Adverbs tell when, where, or how an action occurred.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?

The fearless warrior bravely fought in the battle.

• fearless

• warrior

• bravely

• fought

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

The adorable monkey happily ate the ripe banana.

• adorable

• monkey

• happily

• ripe

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

Later, we will have a wonderful picnic in the park.

• later

• wonderful

• picnic

• park

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?

Yesterday, Cathy and her sister drove to Door County to see the fall colors.

• yesterday

• drove

• see

• fall

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined word in the following sentence an adjective or an adverb?

He looked up into the sky to find the North Star.

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What question does the underlined adverb in the following sentence answer?

During the concert Erika played her flute beautifully.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

What question does the underlined adverb in the following sentence answer?

He looked down to see the ants crawling into the ant hill.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

What question does the underlined adverb in the following sentence answer?

You must remember to feed your goldfish daily.

• how

• when

• where