Adverbs | Latoya Smith-Burrows - Free Printable

You're right — this is a grammar worksheet focused on identifying adverbs in sentences.

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✔ What is an Adverb?

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Most adverbs answer questions like:
- *How?* (e.g., smoothly, quickly)
- *When?* (e.g., today, tomorrow)
- *Where?* (e.g., here, there)
- *To what extent?* (e.g., very, quite)

Many adverbs end in “-ly”, but not all — for example: *here, now, very, quite, tomorrow, today*.

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📝 Let’s go through each sentence and identify the adverb:

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1. My mom iced the cake smoothly.
→ smoothly — describes *how* she iced the cake.
✔ Answer: smoothly

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2. Tonight the play will end. *(Note: The original says “with end” — this is likely a typo. It should be “will end” to make grammatical sense.)*
→ tonight — tells *when* the play ends.
✔ Answer: tonight

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3. Put the box in here.
→ here — tells *where* to put the box.
✔ Answer: here

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4. Cindy was very excited about the award.
→ very — modifies the adjective *excited*, telling *to what degree*.
✔ Answer: very

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5. Rico worked hurriedly.
→ hurriedly — describes *how* Rico worked.
✔ Answer: hurriedly

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6. Mr. Davis reported the accident truthfully.
→ truthfully — describes *how* he reported it.
✔ Answer: truthfully

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7. The officer eagerly listened to him.
→ eagerly — describes *how* the officer listened.
✔ Answer: eagerly

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8. Tomorrow the accident report will be filed.
→ tomorrow — tells *when* the report will be filed.
✔ Answer: tomorrow

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9. The car skidded quite far.
→ quite — modifies *far*, telling *to what extent*.
→ Also, far can sometimes act as an adverb of distance (“skidded far”), so depending on curriculum, both might be considered. But since the instruction is “write the adverb,” and quite is clearly an adverb modifying another adverb (far), the best single answer is:
✔ Answer: quite
*(Note: Some teachers may accept “far” too, but “quite” is the modifier — the focus of the question.)*

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10. The officer returned the accident report today.
→ today — tells *when* the officer returned it.
✔ Answer: today

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✔ Final Answers:

1. smoothly
2. tonight
3. here
4. very
5. hurriedly
6. truthfully
7. eagerly
8. tomorrow
9. quite
10. today

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💡 Tip: Always ask yourself: *What word is describing the verb (or adjective/adverb)? How? When? Where? To what extent?* That’s your adverb!

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