Understanding Adverbs in 6th Grade

What is an adverb?

• A noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A type of conjunction used to connect clauses.

• A word that only modifies nouns.

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She runs quickly.'

• quickly

• quick

• running

• slowly

Choose the correct adverb: 'He speaks very (loud/loudly).'

• loudest

• loudlyest

• loudly

• louding

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb? A) The cat sleeps. B) The cat sleeps soundly.

• D) The cat quickly runs away.

• C) The cat is sleeping.

• B) The cat sleeps soundly.

• A) The dog barks loudly.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate adverb: 'He completed the task __.'

• quickly

• carelessly

• haphazardly

• slowly

What type of adverb answers the question 'how'?

• Adverbs of frequency

• Adverbs of place

• Adverbs of time

• Adverbs of manner

Identify the adverb in this sentence: 'They will arrive tomorrow.'

• will

• arrive

• tomorrow

• They

True or False: Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• True

• Adverbs can only modify nouns

• Adverbs only modify verbs

• False

Which sentence uses an adverb of time? A) She sings beautifully. B) We will meet later.

• A) She sings loudly.

• C) They arrived yesterday.

• D) He runs fast.

• B) We will meet later.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses an adverb: A) She is a quick runner. B) She runs quick.

• She runs quickly.

• A) She is a quick runner.

• She quickly runs.

• She is quick at running.