Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz

Grade 3 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

Questions

Which word is an ADJECTIVE in 'The tiny bird sang'?
1. The
2. tiny
3. bird
4. sang
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Answer: tiny
'Tiny' describes the noun 'bird' — what kind of bird? A tiny one.
An adverb that tells WHEN something happened answers the question ___.
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Answer: when
Adverbs of time answer 'when?' Examples: yesterday, soon, later, always.
In 'She ran quickly,' the word 'quickly' is an adverb.
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Answer: True
'Quickly' ends in -ly and describes HOW she ran — that makes it an adverb.
Which word is an ADVERB in 'He carefully opened the box'?
1. He
2. carefully
3. opened
4. box
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Answer: carefully
'Carefully' describes the verb 'opened' — how did he open it? Carefully.
Which sentence contains a COMPARATIVE adjective?
1. The dog is big.
2. The dog is the biggest.
3. That dog is bigger than mine.
4. Big dogs are friendly.
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Answer: That dog is bigger than mine.
'-er' (bigger) is the comparative form — comparing two dogs.
'Yesterday,' 'soon,' and 'here' are all adverbs even though they don't end in -ly.
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Answer: True
Not all adverbs end in -ly. 'Yesterday,' 'soon,' and 'here' answer 'when' and 'where.'
The superlative form of 'tall' is ___.
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Answer: tallest
Superlative adds -est to show the most extreme: tall → tallest.
In 'The bright stars shone quietly,' which word is the adjective?
1. bright
2. stars
3. shone
4. quietly
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Answer: bright
'Bright' describes the noun 'stars.' 'Quietly' is the adverb describing 'shone.'
Adjectives can come before a noun OR after a linking verb.
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Answer: True
Example: 'The red apple' (before noun) and 'The apple is red' (after linking verb 'is').
Which sentence uses an adverb CORRECTLY?
1. She danced graceful.
2. She danced gracefully.
3. She graced danced.
4. She danced grace.
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Answer: She danced gracefully.
An adverb describing HOW she danced needs the -ly form: gracefully, not graceful.

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