Verbs & adverbs

1. What type of word is 'digging'?

A describing word A word that is the name of a particular object, place or person A doing or action word 2. Which of these words is a verb?

skipping slowly Jack 3. Look at this sentence: Helen was running quickly to win the race. Which word is the verb?

Helen running quickly 4. Which of these words is not a verb?

laughing smiling

loudly 5. Look at this sentence: James ate his breakfast slowly because he felt unwell. Which word is an adverb?

James slowly ate 6. Which of these words is an adverb?

Quietly whispered walking 7. Why should you try to put verbs and adverbs in different positions in a sentence?

To confuse the reader To make your work more difficult to read To make your writing more interesting 8. Which of these words is not an adverb?

quietly table happily

9. What type of word is 'walking'?

A verb An adverb An adverbial phrase 10. What type of word is 'sneakily'?

A verb An adverb An adverbial phrase

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You scored 10 out of 10 1. What type of word is 'digging'? Your answer - A doing or action word Correct. 'Digging' is an action word, so it is a verb. 2. Which of these words is a verb? Your answer - skipping

Correct. Verbs are doing or action words. 'Skipping' is a doing word. 3. Look at this sentence: Helen was running quickly to win the race. Which word is the verb? Your answer - running Correct. 'Running' is the action word so this is the verb. 4. Which of these words is not a verb? Your answer - loudly Correct. 'Loudly' describes how something is being done, so this is an adverb. 5. Look at this sentence: James ate his breakfast slowly because he felt unwell. Which word is an adverb? Your answer - slowly Correct. 'Slowly' describes how James ate his breakfast, so this is an adverb. 6. Which of these words is an adverb? Your answer - Quietly. Correct. This word describes how something is being done, so it is an adverb. 7. Why should you try to put verbs and adverbs in different positions in a sentence? Your answer - To make your writing more interesting Correct. If you vary where you place verbs and adverbs it will make your work more interesting to read. 8. Which of these words is not an adverb? Your answer - table Correct. This is not an adverb because it is the name of an object. It is a common noun. 9. What type of word is 'walking'? Your answer - A verb Correct. 'Walking' is an action word, so it is a verb.

10. What type of word is 'sneakily'? Your answer - An adverb Correct. The word 'sneakily' is an adverb.