Ten Minute Grammar
Week 23 Day 3 Adjectives and Adverbs
2 pts. per question, 60 pts. total
The key to choosing between adjectives and adverbs is that you have to know what the word
is describing or modifying:
 ADJECTIVES describe or modify people, places, things, or ideas
 ADVERBS modify verbs (actions) as well as adjectives and other adverbs (modifiers)
 If it doesn’t describe or modify anything, it’s not an adjective or an adverb
Directions: In the following sentences, circle the word being described or modified by the
underlined word. Then decide if the underlined word is an ADJECTIVE, an ADVERB, or
NEITHER:
EXAMPLE: _______________
The ship rocked in the stormy sea.
ADJECTIVE
1. ______________________ The old dog lazed sleepily on the sunny porch.
2. ______________________ My quiz score was very good.
3. ______________________ I know I told you to get a hobby, but this is just crazy!
4. ______________________ I see very poorly without my glasses.
5. ______________________ The movie Psycho is so creepy!
6. ______________________ That monkey just threw his feces at you!
7. ______________________ My little sister doesn’t play well with other children.
8. ______________________ I’ve been running marathons since I was fifteen.
9. ______________________ They might be expensive, but these shoes are so comfortable!
10. ______________________ Our relationship is great now, but I think it will end badly.
Directions: Circle the word in the sentence that is an ADJECTIVE?
11. It was a dark night.
12. Thankfully, the dog was still alive.
13. The car has a very powerful engine under the hood.
14. I am so bored today!
Directions: Circle the word in the sentence that is an ADVERB?
15. I thought my dog might be a zombie, but I checked and she’s still dead.
16. She daydreamed wishfully during class.
17. I’m feeling quite tired, so I won’t be going to the movie with you.
18. That guy is extremely good looking
Directions: Circle the word that is correct within the sentence:
19. That was a helpful / helpfully suggestion. Thank you.
20. I can’t dribble good / well with my left hand.
21. The waterslide is smooth / smoothly and slippery.
22. A huge / hugely boulder rolled down the hill toward us.
23. We need to be real / really quiet.
24. If you behave bad / badly, there will be serious consequences.
25. My goal in life is to be successful / successfully at everything I do.
Directions: Change the underlined word to make it correct in the sentence:
26. These dumbbells are so heavily that I can’t lift them.
27. The movie review wasn’t very encouragingly.
28. I got a ticket for driving reckless and for failing to yield.
Directions: Correct the ERROR in each sentence:
29. A colorfully rainbow arched over the clouds.
30. Look both ways careful before you cross the street.