Adjectives & Adverbs Quiz

1. What is the key difference between an adjective and an adverb?

1. Adjectives come after verbs; adverbs come before nouns
2. Adjectives end in -ly; adverbs do not
3. Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
4. Adverbs describe nouns; adjectives describe actions

2. Identify the adverb in: 'She spoke very softly to the sleeping baby.'

1. baby
2. sleeping
3. softly only
4. very and softly

3. What is the comparative form of 'happy'?

1. happier
2. happiest
3. happyer
4. more happy

4. What is the superlative of 'interesting'?

1. interestingest
2. more interesting
3. most interesting
4. most interestingest

5. Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?

1. She did the test betterly.
2. She did the test good.
3. She did the test goodly.
4. She did the test well.

6. What is the comparative of 'good'?

1. better
2. gooder
3. goodest
4. more good

7. Which sentence contains an adjective being used as a predicate adjective (after a linking verb)?

1. He quickly ate his lunch.
2. She wore a beautiful dress.
3. The soup smells delicious.
4. The tall boy won the race.

8. Choose the correct form: 'This is the ___ film I have ever seen.'

1. baddest
2. more bad
3. worse
4. worst

9. What is wrong with this sentence? 'The teacher was real angry about the noise.'

1. 'angry' should be 'angrily'
2. 'real' should be 'really' — an adverb is needed to modify the adjective 'angry'
3. 'was' should be 'were'
4. Nothing is wrong — it is correct

10. Which of these adverbs does NOT end in -ly?

1. carefully
2. fast
3. happily
4. quickly

11. What is the superlative of 'far'?

1. farer
2. farrest
3. farthest or furthest
4. most far

12. Identify the error: 'She is more taller than her sister.'

1. 'more' should not be used with 'taller' — it is a double comparative
2. 'sister' is in the wrong position
3. 'taller' should be 'tall'
4. There is no error

13. The placement of "only" changes meaning dramatically. Which sentence means that nobody ELSE said she loved him?

1. Only she said she loved him.
2. She only said she loved him.
3. She said only she loved him.
4. She said she only loved him.

14. What is an 'intensifier' adverb?

1. An adverb that describes when something happens
2. An adverb that strengthens or weakens the degree of an adjective or adverb
3. An adverb that weakens the meaning of an adjective
4. An adverb used only in formal writing

15. Which sentence has the adjective in the correct position?

1. She red wore a dress.
2. She wore a dress red.
3. She wore a red dress.
4. She wore red a dress.

16. Choose the correct form: 'Of the two options, this one is ___.'

1. best
2. better
3. more better
4. most good

17. Which sentence uses a compound adjective correctly?

1. She is a well known author.
2. She is a well known-author.
3. She is a well-known author.
4. She is a well-known-author.

18. What type of adverb is 'yesterday' in: 'I saw her yesterday.'?

1. Adverb of degree (how much)
2. Adverb of frequency (how often)
3. Adverb of manner (how)
4. Adverb of time (when)

19. Which is grammatically correct?

1. I feel bad about what happened.
2. I feel badly about what happened.
3. I feel badly badly about what happened.
4. I feel more bad about what happened.

20. Which sentence avoids the common adjective-adverb confusion correctly?

1. Drive careful on icy roads.
2. Drive carefuler on icy roads.
3. Drive carefully on icy roads.
4. Drive more careful on icy roads.