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Brannan: A Writer's Workshop
A Writer's Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays
Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College

Adjectives and Adverbs: Words that Describe

Quiz

Part I.
Directions:
Choose the correct adjective by clicking on it.



1

It is (more better, better) to leave the window open.
A)more better
B)better
2

That was the (most bad, worst) tomato soup I have ever tasted.
A)most bad
B)worst
3

Janet is the (most young, youngest) of the four sisters.
A)most young
B)youngest
4

Enzo is the (little, littlest, least) aggressive dog I have ever met.
A)little
B)littlest
C)least
5

That's the (most beautiful, beautifulest) sunset I have ever seen.
A)most beautiful
B)beauifulest
6

Part II.
Directions:
Indicate whether an adjective or adverb is needed by clicking on the appropriate letter. (Remember that adjectives describe nouns, and adverbs describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.)

A layer of (dark, darkly) black smog settled on the city.
A)dark
B)darkly
7

She put down the phone (quick, quickly).
A)quick
B)quickly
8

This car needs oil (bad, badly).
A)bad
B)badly
9

She was so (horrible, horribly) frightened by the dream that she had trouble sleeping.
A)horrible
B)horribly
10

The bank teller opened the cash drawer very (slow, slowly).
A)slow
B)slowly