Who wants to be an Adverb Extraordinaire?

1. Who wants to be an Adverb Extraordinaire? Hosted by Mr. Hronec

2. The Prizes • 8 - $16,000 • 9 - $32,000 • 10 - $64,000 • 11 - $125,000 • 12 - $250,000 • 13 - $500,000 • 14 - $1,000,000 1 - $100 2 - $200 3 - $500 4 - $1,000 5 - $2,000 6 - $4,000 7 - $8,000

3. Lifelines • “Phone a friend” • Ask the audience

4. Sample Question • What kind of word does the adverb in this sentence describe? • He jumped extremely far. A)Noun C) Adjective B)Verb D) Adverb

5. Question 1 • Which adverb in this sentence describes another adverb? He almost always remembers his homework. • Remembers • Almost • Always • His

6. Answer 1 • B- Almost “Almost” describes the adverb “always” which is describing the verb, “remembers”.

7. Question 2 • What does the adverb in this sentence tell us? She usually raises her hand. • When • How • Where • Who

8. Answer 2 • A- When The adverb “usually”, tells us when she raises her hand. “Raises” is the verb being described.

9. Question 3 • They drove excitedly to the concert. Which adverb describes WHERE? • To • Drove • Excitedly • Concert

10. Answer 3 • A- “to” • “To” describes “where” the action is taking place.

11. Question 4 • What is the adverb in this sentence? He usually answers the phone. • Usually • Answers • Phone • he

12. Answer 4 • A- Usually “Usually” is describing when the action “answers” takes place.

13. Question 5 • What kind of word does the adverb in this sentence describe? • He leapt over the hurdle. • adverb • Adjective • verb • noun

14. Answer 5 • C- Verb The adverb “over” describes the verb “leapt”. It tells us where they leapt.

15. Question 6 • What does the adverb in this sentence tell us about the word it is describing? He skated aggressively for the puck. • Where • How • Why • when

16. Answer 6 • B- How How did he skate? Aggressively. The adverb is describing an action.

17. Question 7 • What is the adverb in this sentence? It’s always sunny in California. a)It’s b) California c) Sunny d) always

18. Answer 7 • D- Always • The adverb “always” describes “when” it is sunny in California.

19. Question 8 • The sun is shining, outside. • What is being described by an adverb in this sentence? • Noun • Verb • Adjective • adverb

20. Answer 8 • B- Verb The adverb “outside” is describing “where” the action “shining” is taking place.

21. Question 9 • Which adverb in this sentence describes HOW? • Clyde flew effortlessly to the basket. a)Flew b)Effortlessly c)To d) basket

22. Answer 9 • B- Effortlessly • The adverb “effortlessly” describes how he flew to the basket.

23. Question 10 • What is the adverb in this sentence? • He shoveled the snow ferociously. a)Shoveled b) Snow c) Ferociously d) he

24. Answer 10 • C- Ferociously The adverb “ferociously” describes “how” the subject was shoveling.

25. Question 11 • What is the adverb in this sentence? • She vaulted into the pool. • Pool • Vaulted • Into • she

26. Answer 11 • C- Into The adverb “into” describes “where” the action took place.

27. Question 12 • How many adverbs are in this sentence? • Our team won most often. • 1 • 2 • C • 4

28. Answer 12 • B- 2 • “Most” and “often” describe “when” the team won.

29. Question 13 • What kind of word does the adverb in this sentence describe? • The class was excruciatingly boring. • Adjective • Adverb • Verb • noun

30. Answer 13 • A- adjective • The adverb “excruciatingly” describes the adjective “boring”. Boring is describing the noun “class” (but not this one!).

31. Question 14 • What kind of word does the adverb in this sentence describe? • The car was shockingly clean. • Noun • Adverb • Adjective • verb

32. Answer 14 • C-adjective • The adverb “shockingly” describes the adjective “clean”.

33. Question 15 • How many adverbs are in this sentence? • The children awoke unusually early. • 0 • 1 • 2 • 3

34. Answer 15 • C- 2 • The adverbs “unusually” and “early” describe the verb “awoke”. They describe “how” and “when”.

35. Question 16 • What is the adverb in this sentence? • It’s freezing cold outside! a)It’s b) Freezing c) Cold d) outside

36. Answer 16 • B-Freezing • The adverb “freezing” describes “how” cold it was outside.

37. Question 17 • How many adverbs are in this sentence? • The dancer jumped breathtakingly high. • 0 • 1 • 2 • 3

38. Answer 17 • C-2 • The adverbs “breathtakingly” and “high” describe the verb “jumped”.

39. Question 18 • How many adverbs are in this sentence? • The yellow dog yelped wildly. A)0 B)1 C)2 D) 3

40. Answer 18 • B- 1 • “Wildly” describes “how” the dog yelped. “Yellow” describes the dog, but a dog is a noun.

41. Question 19 • Which adverb describes an adjective? • The boy grew dramatically tall. A)Boy B)Grew C)Dramatically D)Tall

42. Answer 19 • C- dramatically • The adverb “dramatically” describes the adjective “tall”.

43. Question 20 • What does the adverb in this sentence tell us? • The student is often late. A)How B) Where C)Why D) When

44. Answer 20 • D- When • The adverb “often” tells us “when” the foolish student is late. When is he late? Often.

45. Question 21 • What kind of word does the adverb in this sentence describe? • She tripped awkwardly. • Noun • Verb • Adjective • Adverb

46. Answer 21 • B- Verb • The adverb “awkwardly” describes how she completed the action of tripping.

47. Question 22 • What kind of word does the adverb “extremely” describe? • She is extremely, impressively, brilliant. • Adjective • Noun • Verb • adverb

48. Answer 22 • D- Adverb • The adverb “extremely” describes another adverb “impressively”. The two adverbs together are describing the adjective “brilliant”.

49. Question 23 • Which adverb is describing a verb in this sentence? Bill laughed loudly at the funny clowns in the parade. • Laughed • Loudly • In • funny

50. Answer 23 • B- Loudly • The adverb “loudly” is describing the verb “laughed” “Funny” is describing the clowns, but funny is an adjective not an adverb, and clowns are nouns.