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Adjectives and Adverbs Practice

Work through the newsroom editing challenge. Read each sentence closely: decide what a modifier describes, not just what it looks like. Use New Zealand spelling where relevant.

Identify the job

A newsroom intern is checking a feature about a coastal clean-up.

1.In “The volunteers worked steadily through the long morning”, identify the adverb and state which word it modifies.

2.In “The water looked unusually clear after the rain”, identify the adjective and the adverb. State what each describes or modifies.

3.Choose the correct completion: “The crew felt ___ when they found the nesting site.” A. careful B. carefully C. more carefully

A. careful
B. carefully
C. more carefully

Choose with precision

Some modifiers look similar but perform different jobs. Use meaning and sentence structure to decide.

4.Match each sentence opening with the best continuation. 1. The reporter felt bad … 2. The reporter performed badly … 3. The team arrived late … 4. The late team … A. missed the briefing. B. about losing the notes. C. at the interview. D. and gave an unclear account.

1. The reporter felt bad …
2. The reporter performed badly …
3. The team arrived late …
4. The late team …

C. at the interview.
B. about losing the notes.
A. missed the briefing.
D. and gave an unclear account.

5.Complete both sentences with the correct form of good: “The new microphone works than the old one.” “Of all the recordings, this one sounds the .”

6.Edit this sentence so the comparison is grammatical: “The second interview was more clearer and the reporter listened more carefullyer than before.”

Copy-edit the feature

Read the short draft, then improve the language without changing its basic meaning.

7.The draft reads: “A sudden gust hit the harbour. The small boat rocked violent, but its crew stayed calm. They worked quick to secure the loose equipment.” Rewrite it, correcting the two adverb-form errors.

8.In the draft, explain why calm is an adjective in “the crew stayed calm”, while quickly is an adverb in “They worked quickly”.

9.Revise “The reporter wrote a report” into one precise sentence by adding at least two adjectives and two adverbs. Underline the adjectives and put brackets around the adverbs.

10.A student claims, “Every word ending in -ly is an adverb.” Give one counterexample and explain why it disproves the claim.