Modifiers Exercises with Answers for Students: Free Worksheet PDF

A modifiers exercise helps you practice how to correctly use words that describe or give more detail, like adjectives and adverbs. In this blog, you will explore different types of modifier exercises, including identifying, choosing, and correcting them. With easy examples and answers, these activities will boost your grammar skills and help you avoid common mistakes like dangling modifiers.

What Are Modifiers?

A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that gives more information about another word in the sentence. They usually describe:

• How something is done (quickly, carefully)
• Which one (this book, that girl)
• What kind (red dress, spicy food)

Example:

• The blue car sped past us.

Here, ‘blue’ is a modifier describing the car.

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Modifiers Exercises With Answers

Sharpen your English grammar with these fun and practical modifiers exercises. Practice identifying, choosing, and correcting modifiers to improve clarity and precision in your writing effortlessly.

Exercise 1: Identify the Modifier

Modifiers add detail and description to sentences, but can you spot them? Let’s start with a simple one—read the sentence and find the words that modify.

1. The tired student yawned loudly during the lecture.
2. The red balloon floated gently into the sky.
3. She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
4. The children played happily in the large backyard.
5. We watched a scary movie last night.
6. The exhausted team returned home after the long match.
7. He quickly grabbed his warm jacket before going outside.
8. That tall man is our new neighbor.
9. The clock ticked slowly as we waited.
10. I found an interesting article on that website.
11. Her soft voice calmed the crying baby.
12. The noisy crowd cheered wildly during the game.
13. We saw a broken fence near the garden.
14. His blue jeans were stained with paint.
15. The old library smelled musty and quiet.

Answers: 

1. ‘tired’ and ‘loudly’ are modifiers.
2. ‘red’ and ‘gently’ are modifiers.
3. ‘beautiful’ is the modifier.
4. ‘happily’ and ‘large’ are modifiers.
5. ‘scary’ and ‘last’ are modifiers.
6. ‘exhausted’ and ‘long’ are modifiers.
7. ‘quickly’ and ‘warm’ are modifiers.
8. ‘tall’ and ‘new’ are modifiers.
9.  ‘slowly’ is the modifier.
10. ‘interesting’ and ‘that’ are modifiers.
11. ‘soft’ and ‘crying’ are modifiers.
12. ‘noisy’ and ‘wildly’ are modifiers.
13. ‘broken’ and ‘near the garden’ are modifiers.
14. ‘blue’ is the modifier.
15. ‘old,’ ‘musty,’ and ‘quiet’ are modifiers.

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Modifier

Modifiers can change the entire meaning of a sentence if used incorrectly. Choose the word that best fits the sentence and makes it grammatically correct.

1.  He ran (quickly/quickly) to catch the train.
2. The soup tastes (good/well).
3. She looked (happy/happily) after hearing the news.
4. They performed the task (efficient/efficiently).
5. The team responded (quick/quickly) to the emergency.
6. He plays the guitar (beautiful/beautifully).
7. That movie was (amazing/amazingly).
8. She completed the test (accurate/accurately).
9. The room smelled (strange/strangely) after the experiment.
10. He behaved (bad/badly) in front of the guests.
11. They danced (graceful/gracefully) across the stage.
12. This cake tastes (delicious/deliciously).
13. She drives (careful/carefully) in bad weather.
14. He remained (calm/calmly) even under pressure.
15. Please speak (clear/clearly) into the microphone.

Answers: 

1. quickly
2. good
3. happy
4. efficiently
5. quickly
6. beautifully
7. amazing
8. accurately
9. strange
10. badly
11. gracefully
12. delicious
13. carefully
14. calm
15. clearly

Exercise 3: Fix the Dangling Modifier

Dangling modifiers can confuse readers by leaving out the subject they are meant to describe. Read the sentence carefully and rewrite it so the modifier clearly matches the subject.

1.  After reading the article, the video made more sense.
2. While walking through the forest, the birds were singing loudly.
3. Driving home, the rain started pouring.
4. To improve performance, the computer was upgraded.
5. After finishing the project, the weekend felt well-deserved.
6. Watching from the balcony, the fireworks were amazing.
7. Eager to impress the teacher, the essay was completed early.
8. While cooking dinner, the phone kept ringing.
9. Hoping to earn extra credit, the homework was submitted on time.
10.  Without knowing his name, the invitation was awkward to write.

Answers: 

1. After reading the article, I found the video made more sense.
2. While walking through the forest, we heard the birds singing loudly.
3. Driving home, she saw the rain start pouring.
4. To improve performance, the technician upgraded the computer.
5. After finishing the project, she felt the weekend was well-deserved.
6. Watching from the balcony, we found the fireworks amazing.
7. Eager to impress the teacher, he completed the essay early.
8. While cooking dinner, she was interrupted by the phone ringing.
9. Hoping to earn extra credit, the student submitted the homework on time.
10. Without knowing his name, I found the invitation awkward to write.

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Modifiers Exercises: Download Free Worksheet PDF

Enhance your English writing skills with our free Modifiers Exercises worksheet. Download the PDF for hands-on practice identifying and correcting modifiers in a fun and easy way.

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