1. Adjectives describe _______________ and ________________ .
2. Adverbs describe _____________ , _____________ , or _________________ .
Underline the Adjectives and Bold the Adverbs in these sentences:
1. The beautiful princess cautiously walked in the forest.
2. The lovely woman lives in a friendly neighborhood.
3. The students show a really wonderful attitude.
4. He spoke sharply, quickly, and with a conceited tone.
5. The kind and compassionate grandmother patiently taught the child to read
6. These decisions are incredibly tough.
7. The clean-cut, well-groomed gentleman spoke harshly to the young lady.
8. She is a responsible person, but she does not drive responsibly.
9. Make a quick decision! I have to shop for all of the decadent ingredients.
10. Today is a wonderful, new day. Let’s eat quickly and get out the door.
Fill in the blanks with 3 comparative and 2 superlative forms of the adjectives or adverbs found in parenthesis. Your answer will be the ONE form of the word that best completes the sentence.
1. He ran _________________ (fast) than before because of the stress he was under.
2. The puppy took to his owner _____________________(quickly) than we had anticipated.
3. It was one of the _____________________ (big) decisions she had ever made!
4. She decided to trust the lawyer ____________________ (readily) than the clerk.
5. The company produced some of the _________________(good) products ever put in stores.
I'll be glad to check your answers.
1. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.
2. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Underlined adjectives: beautiful, lovely, wonderful, conceited, kind, compassionate, tough, clean-cut, well-groomed, responsible, quick, new.
Bolded adverbs: cautiously, really, sharply, quickly, patiently, incredibly.
1. He ran faster than before because of the stress he was under.
2. The puppy took to his owner more quickly than we had anticipated.
3. It was one of the biggest decisions she had ever made!
4. She decided to trust the lawyer more readily than the clerk.
5. The company produced some of the best products ever put in stores.