Adverbs, Adjectives, Nouns or Verbs?
Look at the underlined word in each sentence.
Is it an adverb, adjective, noun or verb?
1. The eggs were very fresh.
2. The seaman reported that the cabins were flooded.
3. A feeling of great happiness flooded over the girl like a
wave.
4. He quickly ran to the window to see his dad.
5. I went to the pool yesterday with my dad.
6. I love sitting by the fire on a cold winter’s night.
7. The fog quickly spread over the landscape.
8. Grandpa was seated as always in his big armchair.
9. The jet fighter crashed in a field near our house.
10.
Suddenly, there was a hush over the crowd as they
waited for the band to come on stage.
11. There’s a giant tree at the bottom of our garden.
12.
I couldn’t bear to see him leave.
Answers
1. The eggs were very fresh. Adjective
2. The seaman reported that the cabins were flooded. Verb
3. A feeling of great happiness flooded over the girl like a
wave. Noun
4. He quickly ran to the window to see his dad. Adverb
5. I went to the pool yesterday with my dad. Adverb
6. I love sitting by the fire on a cold winter’s night. Noun
7. The fog quickly spread over the landscape. Verb
8. Grandpa was seated as always in his big armchair.
Adjective
9. The jet fighter crashed in a field near our house. Verb
10.
Suddenly, there was a hush over the crowd as they
waited for the band to come on stage. Adverb
11. There’s a giant tree at the bottom of our garden.
Adjective
12.
I couldn’t bear to see him leave. Verb