Question

1)Which words in the sentence are adverbs?

Sometimes the meadow appears quite colorful.

Choose all answers that are correct.


a)appears
b)colorful
c)quite
d)sometimes



2) Which words in the sentence are adverbs?

Is that a horse galloping very quickly across the meadow?

Choose all answers that are correct.


a)very
b)galloping
c)across
d)quickly


3) Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

Cats can be remarkably curious.

a)can
b)remarkably
c)cats
d)curious


4) Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

Recently the noisy door stopped squeaking.

a)noisy
b)stopped
c)squeaking
d)recently

5) Which words in the sentence are adverbs?

I have not recently visited that little pond.

Choose all answers that are correct.

a)recently
b)visited
c)little
d)not

6)Which word in the sentence does the adverb modify?

Some creatures dart through the water, while others hardly move at all.

a)dart
b)creatures
c)water
d)move

7) Which word or words in the sentence does the adverb modify?

I will not explore the pond on such a stormy day.

a)I
b)pond
c)will explore
d)stormy day

8) Which word in the sentence does the adverb modify?

The young child tightly gripped the worn green blanket.

a)gripped
b)green
c)young
d)blanket

9) Which statement is not true about an adverb?

a) It can modify another adverb.
b) Its position in a sentence can vary.
c) It always ends in -ly.
d) It usually modifies a verb

Answer 1

1) c. and d. because they both describe when and to what extent.

2) a. and d. because these describe to what extent and how.

3) b. because it describes to what extent

4) d. because it describes when.

5)

Answer 2

Adverbs are words or phrases that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb or other adverb.
1. quite and sometimes are adverbs

2. across and quickly are adverbs

3. remarkably is the adverb

4. recently is the adverb

5. recently and little are the adverbs

6. move is the word modified

7. will explore is the phrase modified

8. gripped is the phrase modified

9. It does not always ends in -ly.