Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz

Grade 2 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

Questions

1. Which word is an adjective in: "I have a small dog"?

   1. have
   2. small
   3. dog
   4. I
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   Answer: small

   'Small' describes the noun 'dog,' so it is an adjective.

2. Which word is an adverb in: "The bird sang sweetly"?

   1. bird
   2. sang
   3. sweetly
   4. the
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   Answer: sweetly

   'Sweetly' tells how the bird sang — it describes the verb 'sang,' so it is an adverb.

3. Which word describes a noun?

   1. run
   2. jump
   3. bright
   4. sleep
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   Answer: bright

   'Bright' is an adjective that describes a noun. The others are verbs.

4. Choose the adverb in this list:

   1. purple
   2. slowly
   3. tree
   4. happy
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   Answer: slowly

   'Slowly' describes how an action is done, making it an adverb.

5. The word 'huge' is an adjective.

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   Answer: True

   'Huge' describes a noun by telling what size it is, so it is an adjective.

6. Which sentence has an adjective?

   1. She ran fast.
   2. The old house creaked.
   3. He jumped high.
   4. They ate quickly.
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   Answer: The old house creaked.

   'Old' describes the noun 'house,' so that sentence contains an adjective.

7. Most adverbs are made by adding _____ to an adjective.

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   Answer: -ly

   Adding -ly to an adjective usually makes it an adverb, like slow + ly = slowly.

8. In the sentence "The baby laughed happily," what does 'happily' describe?

   1. the baby
   2. laughed
   3. a place
   4. a thing
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   Answer: laughed

   'Happily' tells how the baby laughed — it describes the verb 'laughed.'

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