Adverbs and Negatives
  • 1. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Jim's mom shouted proudly.
  • 2. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The police officer told the large man to come here.
  • 3. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Teresa works on her postcard collection weekly.
  • 4. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Jenny sleeps peacefully in her new bed.
  • 5. In which sentence should the word no be used?
A) ____ one had never told me about her.
B) His parents had never given him ___ training.
C) Now there isn't ___ game in which he's been beaten.
D) There were _____ more words to learn.
  • 6. In which sentence should the word never be used?
A) You will ___________ get an A if you are lazy.
B) I've __________ seen nothing better than dawn over the Grand Canyon.
C) No one __________ tells me how much they like the story.
D) Pop couldn't ____________ go to the movies.
  • 7. Today we practiced _________ than we did yesterday.
A) harder
B) more hard
C) most hard
D) hardest
  • 8. Austin waited _________ than Michael.
A) patiently
B) most patiently
C) more patiently
D) patientlier
  • 9. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The kittens play with each other happily.
  • 10. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The baby opened his eyes slowly.
  • 11. Dan jumped ___________ of all the students in his class.
A) higher
B) more higher
C) highest
D) most high
  • 12. In which sentence should the word nothing be used?
A) I never knew _______ about Louis Armstrong.
B) Amy brought ___________ to school today for show-and-tell.
C) Amber didn't tell him _______ about the secret plan.
D) Her parents couldn't teach her ______.
  • 13. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The cat looks everywhere to find the mouse.
  • 14. In which sentence should the word wouldn't be used?
A) Her parents _____ let her not go by herself.
B) I promised my brother I _______ never go into his room.
C) I _____ never want to go to a haunted house.
D) Mom _____ like it if you received a low grade on the test.
  • 15. In which sentence should the word hasn't be used?
A) Thomas _____ seen the movie yet.
B) Harold ______ done none of his homework.
C) My cat _____ never been sick.
D) Cherokee _____ eaten no lunch.
  • 16. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The big lions roared loudly.
A) loudly
B) lions
C) roared
D) big
  • 17. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Homer ran quickly to the corner store.
A) store
B) corner
C) quickly
D) ran
  • 18. True or False You can use 2 negative words in a sentence.
  • 19. What is an adverb?
A) An adverb gives more information about the noun.
B) An adverb gives more information about the verb.
C) An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in a sentence.
D) An adverb gives more information about the pronoun.
  • 20. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? Sara plays the violin beautifully.
A) Sara
B) violin
C) plays
D) beautifully
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