IXL | Choose between adjectives and adverbs

Choose the word that best describes the verb in bold.

Mr.

Merritt

merely

suggested

that you should proofread your emails before sending them.

merely

mere

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question

Choose the word that best describes the noun in bold.

The

thriftily

woman

decorated her house beautifully yet inexpensively.

thriftily

thrifty

key idea

An adjective is a word that tells about a noun. Adjectives often tell what kind or how many.

The apples were delicious.

The adjective tells what kind of apples they were.

An adverb is a word that tells about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs often tell how, when, or where.

Grace ran really quickly.

The adverb really tells how quickly Grace ran.

Most adverbs that tell how end in -ly, like the adverb quickly.

You can't always use -ly to tell whether a word is an adjective or an adverb, though.

She arrives soon.

Soon is an adverb that doesn't end in -ly.

Fred has a friendly dog.

Friendly is an adjective that ends in -ly.

solution

The word woman is a noun, so it must be described by an adjective.

Thriftily is an adverb.

Thrifty is an adjective.

So, the adjective thrifty is the best word to complete the sentence.

The thrifty woman decorated her house beautifully yet inexpensively.

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