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) His parents had never given him ___ training.
B) There were _____ more words to learn.
C) ____ one had never told me about her.
D) Now there isn't ___ game in which he's been beaten.
  • 6. In which sentence should the word NEVER be used?
A) Pop couldn't ____________ go to the movies.
B) You will ___________ get an A if you are lazy.
C) I've __________ seen nothing better than dawn over the Grand Canyon.
D) No one __________ tells me how much they like the story.
  • 7. Today we practiced _________ than we did yesterday.
A) more hard
B) harder
C) most hard
D) hardest
  • 8. Austin waited _________ than Michael.
A) more patiently
B) patientlier
C) most 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) most high
B) more higher
C) higher
D) highest
  • 12. In which sentence should the word NOTHING be used?
A) Amy brought ___________ to school today for show-and-tell.
B) Amber didn't tell him _______ about the secret plan.
C) I never knew _______ about Louis Armstrong.
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) I _____ never want to go to a haunted house.
B) I promised my brother I _______ never go into his room.
C) Her parents _____ let her not go by herself.
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) Cherokee _____ eaten no lunch.
C) Thomas _____ seen the movie yet.
D) My cat _____ never been sick.
  • 16. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. The big lions roared loudly.
A) lions
B) loudly
C) roared
D) big
  • 17. Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb. Homer ran quickly to the corner store.
A) quickly
B) corner
C) store
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 pronoun.
B) An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in a sentence.
C) An adverb gives more information about the noun.
D) An adverb gives more information about the verb.
  • 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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