Adjectives and adverbs: two different jobs W1-mt_j351evNNnB-s1

1. softly · Softly ends in -ly and tells how an action happens, so it is the adverb. Soft is an adjective and softness names a thing.
2. brightly · Shines is an action, so we need the adverb brightly to tell how the sun shines.
3. loudly · Adding -ly to the adjective loud makes the adverb loudly, which can tell how an action happens.
4. slowly · Walks is an action, so we need the adverb slowly to say how the dog walks.
5. loud · Slowly and gently end in -ly and describe verbs, so they are adverbs. Loud is an adjective that describes a noun.
6. Kind · Kind describes the teacher, a noun, so it is the adjective. Kindly tells how she smiled, so it is the adverb.
7. Bravely · Bravely describes how the knight fought, so it's the adverb. Brave describes the knight, so it's the adjective.
8. How did Nia run? · Quickly is an adverb, and adverbs tell how an action happens, so it answers how Nia ran.
9. happy, happily · The first blank describes the puppy, a noun, so it needs the adjective happy. The second tells how it wagged, so it needs the adverb happily.
10. Change happily to happy, since it describes the girl · The word describes girl, a noun, so it must be the adjective happy, not the adverb happily.