Let’s go step by step to find the adverb in each sentence that describes the underlined verb.
Remember: Adverbs tell us *how*, *when*, *where*, or *to what extent* something happens. In this worksheet, we’re looking for adverbs ending in “-ly”, “-er”, or “-est” that describe the action (the underlined verb).
We’ll look at each sentence one by one:
1. Birds fly
faster than airplanes.
→ “Faster” tells how they fly → ends in “-er” →
✔ adverb describing “fly”
2. Baking a cake takes
longer than baking muffins.
→ “Longer” tells how long it takes → ends in “-er” →
✔ adverb describing “takes”
3. The child yawned
tiredly at his mom.
→ “Tiredly” tells how he yawned → ends in “-ly” →
✔ adverb describing “yawned”
4. Erika writes
neatly in her agenda.
→ “Neatly” tells how she writes → ends in “-ly” →
✔ adverb describing “writes”
5. The police officer listened
attentively to the man.
→ “Attentively” tells how he listened → ends in “-ly” →
✔ adverb describing “listened”
6. Frank swims
better than Ronald.
→ “Better” tells how he swims → irregular comparative form of “well” →
✔ adverb describing “swims”
7. This band plays
louder than any other.
→ “Louder” tells how they play → ends in “-er” →
✔ adverb describing “plays”
8. This dress fits
tighter than the other one.
→ Wait — “tighter” is usually an adjective. But here, does it describe how the dress fits? Actually, “fits tighter” is common in speech, but technically, the correct adverb would be “more tightly”. However, since the worksheet includes “-er” forms and this is Grade 3 level, they may accept “tighter” as an adverb here. Let’s check context: The instruction says to circle the adverb that describes the underlined verb. “Fits” is the verb. “Tighter” modifies how it fits → so for this level, we’ll count it.
✔
But wait — let’s double-check: Is “tighter” really an adverb? In formal grammar, no — “tightly” is the adverb. But in informal usage and at this grade level, sometimes “tighter” is accepted when modifying verbs like “fit”, “hold”, etc. Since the example uses “loudly/louder/loudest” and “quickly/quicker/quickest”, and this worksheet seems to allow -er/-est forms even if not strictly standard, we’ll include it.
Actually, looking back at the instructions: “Circle the adverb that describes the underlined verb.” And the example shows “loudly”, “quicker”, “loudest” — all accepted as adverbs in context. So yes, “tighter” is being used as an adverb here.
9. Lincoln works
harder than his brother.
→ “Harder” tells how he works → ends in “-er” →
✔ adverb describing “works”
10. They finished their ice cream completely.
→ “Completely” tells how they finished → ends in “-ly” →
✔ adverb describing “finished”
11. The courier arrived
later than expected.
→ “Later” tells when he arrived → ends in “-er” →
✔ adverb describing “arrived”
12. This song ranked
highest in the charts.
→ “Highest” tells to what extent it ranked → ends in “-est” →
✔ adverb describing “ranked”
Wait — let’s verify #8 again. Some might argue “tighter” is not a true adverb. But in the context of this worksheet, which includes “faster”, “longer”, “better”, “louder”, “harder”, “later”, “highest” — all comparatives/superlatives used as adverbs — and since “tighter” is parallel to those, and the sentence structure matches (“fits tighter than...”), it’s intended to be circled.
Also, note: In sentence 8, the verb is “fits”, and “tighter” is modifying it — so for educational purposes at this level, it’s treated as an adverb.
So all 12 sentences have an adverb matching the pattern.
Now, let’s list them clearly:
1. faster
2. longer
3. tiredly
4. neatly
5. attentively
6. better
7. louder
8. tighter
9. harder
10. completely
11. later
12. highest
All are correctly identified as adverbs describing the underlined verbs, using -ly, -er, or -est endings.
Final Answer:
1. faster
2. longer
3. tiredly
4. neatly
5. attentively
6. better
7. louder
8. tighter
9. harder
10. completely
11. later
12. highest
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of comparing with adverbs worksheet.
