Adjective or adverb? (quick or quickly)
2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.2.1.E · England: Y2 GPS (-ly), Y3 GPS
Name
Date
Score/ 16
Question 1
Which word fits? He closed the door ___ so it would not slam.
- A. gentle
- B. gently
Question 2
Which word is the ADJECTIVE (it describes a noun)? The clever fox tricked the crow.
- A. tricked
- B. clever
- C. fox
- D. crow
Question 3
Which word fits? They were ___ to see their cousins.
- A. happily
- B. happy
Question 4
Which word is the ADVERB (it tells how the action is done)? She whispered the secret quietly.
- A. secret
- B. whispered
- C. quietly
- D. she
Question 5
Which word fits? The box was too ___ to lift.
- A. heavy
- B. heavily
Question 6
Which word is the ADJECTIVE (it describes a noun)? The tiny ant carried a huge leaf.
- A. ant
- B. tiny
- C. leaf
- D. carried
Question 7
Which word fits? Mia sang ___ at the concert.
- A. beautifully
- B. beautiful
Question 8
Which word is the ADVERB (it tells how the action is done)? The owl hooted softly in the dark.
- A. hooted
- B. softly
- C. dark
- D. owl
Question 9
Which word fits? She ___ opened her presents.
- A. happy
- B. happily
Question 10
Which word is the ADVERB (it tells how the action is done)? Leo kicked the ball hard.
- A. hard
- B. Leo
- C. kicked
- D. ball
Question 11
Which word fits? They were ___ to see their cousins.
- A. happy
- B. happily
Question 12
Which word is the ADJECTIVE (it describes a noun)? The clever fox tricked the crow.
- A. crow
- B. fox
- C. clever
- D. tricked
Question 13
Which word fits? The baby is sleeping, so please talk ___.
- A. quietly
- B. quiet
Question 14
Which word is the ADJECTIVE (it describes a noun)? The tiny ant carried a huge leaf.
- A. ant
- B. leaf
- C. tiny
- D. carried
Question 15
Which word fits? The dog ran ___ across the field.
- A. quick
- B. quickly
Question 16
Which word is the ADJECTIVE (it describes a noun)? The puppy wagged its fluffy tail.
- A. puppy
- B. tail
- C. wagged
- D. fluffy
Write your answers right on the page. · Free from eurekami.com