Adverbs for kids
Grades 2 to 4 (Years 3 to 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.1, L.3.1.A, L.2.1.E · England: Y3 GPS (adverbs), Y4 GPS, KS2 SATs GPS
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Question 1
Choose an adverb that tells WHEN. We will have a picnic ___.
- A. outside
- B. loudly
- C. carefully
- D. tomorrow
Question 2
Turn the adjective "brave" into an adverb.
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Question 3
Please put your bags here. Does the adverb "here" tell us how, when or where?
- A. how
- B. when
- C. where
Question 4
Which word is the adverb? Tomorrow we will visit the castle.
- A. will
- B. Tomorrow
- C. visit
- D. castle
Question 5
Which word is the ADVERB (it tells how the action is done)? The owl hooted softly in the dark.
- A. dark
- B. hooted
- C. softly
- D. owl
Question 6
Adjective or adverb? Choose the word that fits. The traffic moved ___ through town.
- A. slow
- B. slowness
- C. slowly
- D. slowed
Question 7
Which word is an adverb? The tortoise crawled slowly across the lawn.
- A. lawn
- B. tortoise
- C. crawled
- D. slowly
Question 8
Which word fits? The baby is sleeping, so please talk ___.
- A. quiet
- B. quietly
Question 9
Choose an adverb that tells WHERE. The children ran ___ to play.
- A. gently
- B. finally
- C. today
- D. outside
Question 10
Turn the adjective "gentle" into an adverb.
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Question 11
Our cousins are visiting soon. Does the adverb "soon" tell us how, when or where?
- A. how
- B. when
- C. where
Question 12
Which word is the adverb? Tomorrow we will visit the castle.
- A. will
- B. Tomorrow
- C. castle
- D. visit
Question 13
Which word is the ADVERB (it tells how the action is done)? Leo kicked the ball hard.
- A. hard
- B. ball
- C. kicked
- D. Leo
Question 14
Adjective or adverb? Choose the word that fits. She speaks Spanish very ___.
- A. good
- B. goodly
- C. best
- D. well
Question 15
Which word is an adverb? Please put the vase down carefully.
- A. vase
- B. down
- C. put
- D. carefully
Question 16
Which word fits? He closed the door ___ so it would not slam.
- A. gently
- B. gentle
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