Question

1. jeff rested his ____ hands on his knees and panted ____

a) large, rapid
b) large, rapidly
c) largely, rapid
d) largely, rapidly

1. vince kicked the soccer ball ____ into air and while diego crept ____ toward the goal

a) high, sneaky
b) high, sneakily
c) high, sneaky
d) highly, sneakily

1. zeke gave a ____ head fake and then made a ____ cut around the defender

a) quick, crazy
b) quick, crazily
c) quickly, crazy
d) quickly, crazily

1. paul is not only a ____ ____ goalie, he is also a fearsome forward

a) real, good
b) real, well
c) really, well
d) really, good

1. juan was too ____ to chase another foul ball through the ____ bushes

a) tired, dense
b) tired, densely
c) tiredly, dense
d) tiredly, densely

1. raven slid ____ onto home base and kicked up a ____ dirt cloud around the catcher

a) brave, dusty
b) brave, dustily
c) bravely, dusty
d) bravely, dustily

1. the sun shined ____ in ryans eyes as he chased the fly ball ____

a) bright, careful
b) bright, carefully
c) brightly, careful
d) brightly, carefully

1. coach kent warned his players ____ about being ____ to practice

a) stern, late
b) sternly, late
c) stern, lately
d) sternly, lately

1. deja sang the anthem ____ for the ____ fans at the start of the game

a) beautiful, happy
b) beautiful, happily
c) beautifully, happy
d) beautifully, happily

Explanation:

Each question tests correct use of adjectives (describe nouns) and adverbs (describe verbs/adjectives/adverbs):

1. "hands" (noun) needs adjective "large"; "panted" (verb) needs adverb "rapidly".
2. "kicked...into air" (verb phrase) uses adjective "high" as complement; "crept" (verb) needs adverb "sneakily".
3. "head fake" (noun) needs adjective "quick"; "made...cut" (verb phrase) needs adverb "crazily" to describe the action.
4. "good" (adjective) describes "goalie" (noun); "really" (adverb) modifies "good".
5. "was too..." (linking verb) uses adjective "tired" for subject; "bushes" (noun) needs adjective "dense".
6. "slid" (verb) needs adverb "bravely"; "dirt cloud" (noun) needs adjective "dusty".
7. "shined" (verb) needs adverb "brightly"; "chased" (verb) needs adverb "carefully".
8. "warned" (verb) needs adverb "sternly"; "being..." uses adjective "late" to describe players.
9. "sang" (verb) needs adverb "beautifully"; "fans" (noun) needs adjective "happy".

Answer:

1. b) large, rapidly
2. b) high, sneakily
3. b) quick, crazily
4. d) really, good
5. a) tired, dense
6. c) bravely, dusty
7. d) brightly, carefully
8. b) sternly, late
9. c) beautifully, happy