Adverbs and Negatives in sentences
  • 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) Now there isn't ___ game in which he's been beaten.
C) There were _____ more words to learn.
D) His parents had never given him ___ training.
  • 6. In which sentence should the word NEVER be used?
A) No one __________ tells me how much they like the story.
B) You will ___________ get an A if you are lazy.
C) I've __________ seen nothing better than dawn over the Grand Canyon.
D) Pop couldn't ____________ go to the movies.
  • 7. Today we practiced _________ than we did yesterday.
A) harder
B) more hard
C) hardest
D) most hard
  • 8. Austin waited _________ than Michael.
A) most patiently
B) patientlier
C) more patiently
D) patiently
  • 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) highest
B) most high
C) more higher
D) higher
  • 12. In which sentence should the word NOTHING be used?
A) Her parents couldn't teach her ______.
B) I never knew _______ about Louis Armstrong.
C) Amy brought ___________ to school today for show-and-tell.
D) Amber didn't tell him _______ about the secret plan.
  • 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) I _____ never want to go to a haunted house.
B) Her parents _____ let her not go by herself.
C) I promised my brother I _______ never go into his room.
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) Harold ______ done none of his homework.
B) Thomas _____ seen the movie yet.
C) Cherokee _____ eaten no lunch.
D) My cat _____ never been sick.
  • 16. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The big lions roared loudly.
A) loudly
B) lions
C) big
D) roared
  • 17. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Homer ran quickly to the corner store.
A) corner
B) ran
C) quickly
D) store
  • 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 verb.
B) An adverb gives more information about the noun.
C) An adverb gives more information about the pronoun.
D) An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in a sentence.
  • 20. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? Sara plays the violin beautifully.
A) Sara
B) plays
C) beautifully
D) violin
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