Adjectives vs. Adverbs Worksheets - 15 Worksheets Library - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to decide if the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb.

Remember:
- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things).
- Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — often telling *how*, *when*, *where*, or *to what extent*.

Also note: Some words can be both! But we look at how they’re used in the sentence.

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1. “This is the finest cake I have ever eaten.”
→ “Finest” describes “cake” (a noun) → Adjective

2. “The latest I will arrive will be noon.”
→ “Latest” describes “I will arrive” — it tells *when* → modifies the verb phrase → Adverb

3. “Ed is much taller than Jason.”
→ “Taller” describes “Ed” (a person/noun) → Adjective

4. “The boys talked loudly.”
→ “Loudly” tells *how* they talked → modifies the verb “talked” → Adverb

5. “Is there an easier way?”
→ “Easier” describes “way” (a noun) → Adjective

6. “Vince took longer with the test than Jarod.”
→ “Longer” tells *how long* he took → modifies the verb “took” → Adverb

7. “I like my clothes to be looser.”
→ “Looser” describes “clothes” (noun) → Adjective

8. “This is the largest of the dogs.”
→ “Largest” describes “this” (which refers to a dog — a noun) → Adjective

9. “The soonest I will call would be eight.”
→ “Soonest” tells *when* I will call → modifies the verb phrase → Adverb

10. “That is the healthiest bunch of kids.”
→ “Healthiest” describes “bunch” (noun) → Adjective

11. “Kaylee is the sorest loser of all my friends.”
→ “Sorest” describes “loser” (noun) → Adjective

12. “I listened to him skeptically.”
→ “Skeptically” tells *how* I listened → modifies the verb “listened” → Adverb

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Final Answer:

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Adjective
4. Adverb
5. Adjective
6. Adverb
7. Adjective
8. Adjective
9. Adverb
10. Adjective
11. Adjective
12. Adverb