Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 12: Adjectives and Adverbs


1.	An adverb modifies a/an ______.
		A)	adjective
		B)	adverb
		C)	verb
		D)	all the above


2.	A, an, and the are a special group of adjectives called ______.
		A)	participials
		B)	articles
		C)	nominatives
		D)	demonstratives


3.	A predicate adjective modifies the ______ of a sentence.
		A)	predicate
		B)	subject
		C)	verb
		D)	object


4.	This, that, and these are ______.
		A)	superlatives
		B)	demonstratives
		C)	intensifiers
		D)	articles


5.	The ______ form of an adjective compares more than two things.
		A)	superlative
		B)	comparative
		C)	demonstrative
		D)	reflexive


6.	Using two negative words in the same sentence is called a ______.
		A)	definitive negative
		B)	demonstrative negative
		C)	double negative
		D)	lost affirmative


7.	The is a/an ______ .
		A)	indefinite pronoun
		B)	proper adjective
		C)	indefinite article
		D)	definite article


8.	When modifying an adjective, an adverb ______.
		A)	usually comes after the word
		B)	always comes after the word
		C)	always comes before the word
		D)	usually comes before the word


9.	Form the comparative of most two-syllable adjectives by ______.
		A)	adding -ly
		B)	adding the word more
		C)	adding -er
		D)	adding the word most


10.	An adverb that tells to what extent a quality exists is called a/an ______.
		A)	demonstrative
		B)	intensifier
		C)	comparative
		D)	superlative