CBSE Class 5 English Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs Worksheet

An adverb can also modify an adjective or another adverb. An adverb that modifies an adjective or another adverb tells how, when, or where about the word it modifies. An adverb that modifies an adjective or another adverb almost always appears immediately before the word it modifies.

Kai is an unusually good skater. (The adverb unusually tells how about the adjective good.)

Marta almost always sings. (The adverb almost tells when about the adverb always.)

ADVERBS OFTEN USED TO MODIFY ADJECTIVES AND OTHER ADVERBS

• Exercise 1 Circle each adverb that modifies an adjective or an adverb. In the blank, write adj. if the adverb modifies an adjective. Write adv. if the adverb modifies another adverb.

     adj.    I was barely awake when the phone rang.

............ 1. A very nice bowl of flowers arrived in the mail.

............ 2. We call my grandmother nearly every day.

............ 3. Pierre is the most popular player on the team.

............ 4. He almost always turns off the light.

............ 5. The floor was marked with totally black lines.

............ 6. We set the eggs on the counter very carefully.

............ 7. The circus clown had an unusually big, false nose.

............ 8. The elderly man walked rather slowly.

............ 9. My shirt is old and somewhat gray.

............ 10. My best friend, Tanya, sings quite sweetly.

............ 11. Bill spends so much time working that he has little time for other things.

............ 12. Suela’s idea was just right.

............ 13. We had a really good pizza last night.

............ 14. Mother is especially successful in her work.

............ 15. They were surprised when the car stopped so suddenly.

............ 16. Jody was really happy to see her cousins.

............ 17. We quite happily fed the ducks.

............ 18. We rode our nearly new bicycles to the park.

............ 19. Bill is extremely eager to race Joel on Saturday.

............ 20. Joel is smaller and faster and can very easily win the race.

............ 21. We all followed the ice cream truck, but Nora was barely able to keep up.

............ 22. Even though she is slow, she hardly ever falls.

............ 23. The unexpected visit from my aunt was too good to be true.

............ 24. Balance is extremely important when riding a bicycle.

............ 25. Pedro almost never eats popcorn in the evening.
 

• Writing Link Write about one of your favorite things to do. Use adverbs to modify adjectives and other adverbs.