Grammar Worksheet: Adverbs

What is an adverb?

• A word that modifies a noun

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific

• A word that describes a place

• A word that shows action

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb modifying a verb?

• Never swim alone.

• The movie was very scary and too long.

• She almost always waited quite patiently.

• The cat is black.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'He has seldom complained.', the adverb is _____

• seldom

• he

• complained

• has

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which question do adverbs answer?

• Who?

• When?

• What color?

• How many?

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence 'He stacked the books quickly and neatly.', which words are adverbs?

• quickly, neatly

• stacked, books

• he, the

• books, quickly

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence 'We were very sorry.', what does the adverb 'very' modify?

• It modifies the adjective 'sorry'.

• It modifies the verb 'were'.

• It modifies the pronoun 'we'.

• It modifies the noun 'sentence'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word is a common noun?

• London

• Cat

• Jessica

• Monday

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is a proper noun?

• city

• country

• Africa

• river

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which sentence contains a plural noun?

• The dog barked loudly.

• I like the beach.

• The children played outside.

• She is a doctor.

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Which is an abstract noun?

• Chair

• Apple

• Love

• Bird

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CCSS.L.3.1C