Use Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly

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2nd Grade Writing › Use Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly

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1

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.

2

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'.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

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.

10

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'.

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