Use Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
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2nd Grade Writing › Use Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Amir drew ___ (tells how he drew).
beautiful
beautifully
beauty
Explanation
This tests using adverbs correctly. 'Beautifully' is right because it tells HOW Amir drew. The -ly ending makes it an adverb.
Choose between nice and nicely: The ___ dog wagged its tail (describes dog).
nices
nicely
nice
Explanation
This tests adjectives versus adverbs. 'Nice' is correct because it describes the dog. Adjectives describe nouns like 'dog'.
Choose between happy and happily: Maya is ___ (after is, describes Maya).
happily
happyly
happy
Explanation
This tests adjectives after 'is'. 'Happy' is correct because it describes Maya. After 'is', we use adjectives, not adverbs.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Sofia played ___ at recess (played is the action).
happy
happier
happily
Explanation
We need an adverb here. Adverbs tell how someone does something. Since 'played' is an action word, we use 'happily' to tell how Sofia played.
Which word should replace the incorrect word? Maya sang beautiful. (describes how she sang)
beauty
beautifully
beautiful
Explanation
This tests fixing adverb errors. 'Beautifully' is right because it tells HOW Maya sang. We need the -ly ending for how words.
Which word describes the dog? The ___ dog wagged its tail. (describes dog)
happiest
happy
happily
Explanation
This tests adjectives before nouns. 'Happy' is right because it describes the dog. Adjectives come before the thing they describe.
Which describes HOW the action was done? Maya wrote ___ on the paper.
care
carefully
careful
Explanation
The question asks HOW Maya wrote. 'Carefully' is an adverb that tells how she did the action. Adverbs answer 'how' questions.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Jamal ran ___ to the bus.
quicklyly
quickly
quick
Explanation
We need an adverb here. Adverbs tell HOW someone does something. Jamal ran quickly tells us HOW he ran.
Choose between adjective and adverb: Keisha is ___ today. (after "is," describes Keisha)
sad
sadly
sadlyer
Explanation
This tests adjectives after 'is'. 'Sad' is right because it describes Keisha. After 'is' we use adjectives, not -ly words.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Amir reads ___. (tells how he reads)
well
goodly
good
Explanation
This tests the special adverb 'well'. 'Well' is right because it tells HOW Amir reads. 'Well' is the adverb form of 'good'.