Modifier Test B

Part 1: write the adjectives. Do not write a, an, the. (2 pts. each).

1. That barn looks empty.

2. Those mountains look beautiful.

3. Our test wasn’t really hard.

4. After the fight, the cat looked pretty bad.

5. The team felt bad about losing the game.

6. Thick Swedish ivy framed the open doorway.

7. Lazy smoke curled from the red brick chimney.

8. The lake was clear and deep.

9. This fresh pineapple tastes delicious.

10. That old house is unpainted and deserted.

Part 2: write the adverbs. (2 pts. each).

1. We don’t like adverbs!

2. There is never time!

3. That trail is too steep for me.

4. Our test wasn’t really hard.

5. You print so neat.

6. Is that problem too difficult for you?

7. The referee blew the whistle very loudly.

8. The Fourth of July parade began slowly and quietly.

9. Suddenly the man walked briskly away.

10. Jenny always looks quite cheerful.

Part 3: write “adjective” or “adverb” for the underlined word; then write the word it modifies. (2 pts each answer.)

1. You’re not too late.

2. The ship sailed from the busy harbor.

3. Mr. Martinez listened patiently.

4. Our kitchen smelled fragrant and spicy.

5. Tuesday was very warm.

Part 4: Choose the correct modifier.

1. Terry seemed (real, really) sorry.

2. Don’t you think you dance (good, well)?

3. The space invaders landed too (quick, quickly).

4. (A, An) apple a day keeps the doctor away.

5. After I trimmed the bushes, they looked (good, well).

6. Neyda looked (careful, carefully) for the key.

7. The cat was (terrible, terribly) frightened by the thunder.

8. Work on the building went (slow, slowly).

9. The detective became (angry, angrily).

10. We could make (a, an) snow fort.

11. Those miniatures are painted (colorful, colorfully).

12. The sunset looked (colorful, colorfully).

13. Sean sang the song (good, well).

14. We are (sure, surely) glad you’re here.

15. You look (happy, happily) this morning.

16. Karen didn’t feel (really, real) sure of her answer.

Part 5: Rewrite the sentences correctly. (2 pts each sentence.)

1. What is the most hardest task you have ever done?

2. Lynne is more responsible than any eighth grader.

3. Of all the books I have read, I liked this better.

4. My jumpshot was worser before I started practicing.

5. Who ran the most fast?

6. Sweep the floor more careful, please.

7. Always try your bestest.

8. Monica can’t hardly keep them two children quiet.

9. The yellow candles burned most fastest.

10. Harvey felt badly when he spilled the paint.

11. Of the two headsets, does this kind work best?

12. Doesn’t no one know the answer?