Modifiers Test - Grade 8

Adjectives: Why not rent a down bag? Down is both light and warm.

a, down (bag) light, warm (down)

Nobody else stayed (anywhere, nowhere) near the water.

anywhere

One thing you did (bad, badly), however

badly

Jack climbs well, but Jake climbs ____. (well)

better

Which city is the _____ of all? (big)

biggest

Jane (could, couldn't) hardly miss a chance to take that picture.

could

Adverbs: I hope we will get down today.

down (will get) today (down)

Jane hadn't (ever, never) seen waterfalls.

ever

Adverbs: No Bigfoot will ever scare me.

ever (will scare)

Yesterday we walked far, but today we walked _____. (far)

farther

Spain has ____ people per square mile than the United States. (few)

fewer

The footprints looked (good, well) in the snow.

good

Canada is slightly _____ than Mexico. (large)

larger

I like hiking ____ than any other sport. (much)

more

We saw the hills ____ today than Tuesday. (clearly)

more clearly

Check it in the ____ source of all, an almanac. (suitable)

most suitable

Adverbs: This path climbs quite rapidly.

quite (rapidly) rapidly (climbs)

That was a (real, really) funny joke.

really

Adjectives: We'll need some sturdy leather boots for the rough terrain.

some, sturdy, leather (boots) the, rough (terrain)

Next time be (sure, surely) to make a right turn.

sure

Adverbs: Will you be terribly scared if we suddenly meet Bigfoot?

terribly (scared) suddenly (meet)

Adjectives: That heavy and overstuffed bad will not be comfortable.

that, heavy, overstuffed, comfortable (bag)

Adjectives: This new backpack has an aluminum frame.

this, new (backpack) an, aluminum (frame)

Neither Bob nor Lee (would, wouldn't) believe this.

would