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What is an Adverb Study Guide
Practice Exercise
Identify common adverbs in the following sentences. You can check your answers on the following page.
| 1. In his bathrobe, John stepped outside to quickly retrieve the morning paper. | |
| 2. It was an uncommonly warm April day; one too nice to stay inside. | |
| 3. The sun was shining brightly, and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. | |
| 4. Immediately, John decided that it was the perfect day for a picnic. | |
| 5. He went right up the stairs to wake up his family and get dressed. | |
| 6. Unfortunately, his wife, Ann, could not go. She already had plans to meet with her friends for coffee later. | |
| 7. Mark, his teenage son, grumbled loudly and hastily buried his head under his pillow, lamenting the thought of having to roll out of bed before noon. | |
| 8. John, hardly discouraged, headed over to the park for a jog, still looking forward to enjoying the warm spring weather. |
Determine whether the boldfaced words in the sentences are adjectives or adverbs. You can check your answers on the opposite page.
| 9. | The past school year has been productive in many ways. |
| 10. | I searched far and wide to find the perfect shade of blue for my living room walls. |
| 11. | He said the right answer; I misunderstood, and said the wrong one. |
| 12. | Turn right at the light and make a left into the wide driveway. |
| 13. | Please don't walk too fast. |
| 14. | I had to open the door wide to get the package inside. |
| 15. | The fast car zoomed past the spectators as it headed for the finish line. |
Answers
| 1. | outside, quickly |
| 2. | uncommonly, too, inside |
| 3. | brightly |
| 4. | Immediately |
| 5. | right, up |
| 6. | already, later |
| 7. | loudly, hastily |
| 8. | hardly, over, still, forward |
| 9. | adjective |
| 10. | adverb, adverb |
| 11. | adjective, adjective |
| 12. | adverb, adjective |
| 13. | adverb |
| 14. | adverb |
| 15. | adjective, adverb |
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