Question

adding ly to an adjective
when you add ly to an adjective you create an adverb.
adjective: sad, loud
adverb: sadly, loudly

decide if these sentences need an adjective or an adverb. choose the missing word from the box.

bold, foolish, graceful, boldly, foolishly, gracefully

1. the painting had very ........................ colors.
2. i ........................ trusted my sister not to eat all the popcorn.
3. the ballerina danced ........................ to the music.
4. the brave knight ........................ entered the dragons cave.
5. it was a ........................ risk to climb the mountain alone.
6. the swan had a long, ........................ neck.

Explanation:

Analyze sentence structures and parts of speech

1. "The painting had very ____________ colors." -> Modifies the noun "colors". Requires an adjective: bold.
2. "I ____________ trusted my sister not to eat all the popcorn." -> Modifies the verb "trusted". Requires an adverb: foolishly.
3. "The ballerina danced ____________ to the music." -> Modifies the verb "danced". Requires an adverb: gracefully.
4. "The brave knight ____________ entered the dragon's cave." -> Modifies the verb "entered". Requires an adverb: boldly.
5. "It was a ____________ risk to climb the mountain alone." -> Modifies the noun "risk". Requires an adjective: foolish.
6. "The swan had a long, ____________ neck." -> Modifies the noun "neck". Requires an adjective: graceful.

Answer:

No.	Answer
2	foolishly
3	gracefully
4	boldly
5	foolish
6	graceful