Types of Adverb - Quiz

Complete the sentences with the best adverb.
Hint: Not every adverb is needed.

slowly carefully beautifully well loudly carelessly easily excitedly finally suddenly quickly quietly

1. Come here ____________. You have to see this!
2. We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
3. He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4. Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.
5. Let’s walk ________________. I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.
6. Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
7. Every thing happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a month.
8. Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!
9. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
10. I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.
Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3. carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7. suddenly, 8. loudly, 9. well, 10. beautifully
II. Adverb or Adjective?

Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.
To make adverbs we often add –ly at the end of an adjective (words that describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun)
beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)

1. He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. It’s always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3. Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a position all summer.
4. Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). She’s been taking ballet since she was five years old.
5. They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two years.
6. My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. It’s so annoying.
7. Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9. He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.
10. We didn’t ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teacher’s instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily, 4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8. good, 9. angrily, 10. completely
Adverbs of Place
Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in correctly (behind the verb or object).
1. is / over there / the cinema - The cinema is over there.

2. inside / go / let's - Let's go inside.
3. the kitchen / downstairs / is - The kitchen is downstairs.
4. playing / the kids / are / outside - The kids are playing outside.
5. she / not / been / here / has - She has not been here.
6. the bathroom / is / upstairs - The bathroom is upstairs.
7. were / everywhere / we / for / looking / you - We were looking for you everywhere.
8. we / anywhere / you / find / couldn't - We couldn't find you anywhere.
9. ? / there / a post office / nearby / is - Is there a post office nearby?
10. must / we / walk / back home - We must walk back home.
Adverbs of Time
Arrange the words to make sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the sentence.
1. haven't / recently / seen / I / him - I haven't seen him recently.

2. I'll / you / see / soon - I'll see you soon.
3. afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we - We met him at the pub afterwards.
4. help / immediately / I / need - I need help immediately.
5. was / arrogant / he / then / very - He was very arrogant then.
6. ? / now / are / where / you - Where are you now?
7. ? / to go / where / you / do / want / today - Where do you want to go today?
8. ? / do / yesterday / did / you / what - What did you do yesterday?
9. as soon as possible / you / him / the truth / tell / should - You should tell him the truth as soon as possible.
10. hasn't won / lately / my team - My team hasn't won lately.
11.
Read the following statements carefully, then choose the correct answer
 She speaks nicely.
 nicely is an adverb of (manner, place, time, purpose)
 They came home last Monday.
 Home is an adverb of ( manner, place, adverb modifies adverb, adverb modifies adjective).
 There will be a game in the afternoon.
 in the afternoon is an adverb of(manner, place, time, adverb modifies adjective).
 She never goes to work late.
 Never is an adverb of (time, manner, place, frequency).
 They study hard to get good marks.
 to get good marks is an adverb of (purpose, frequency, manner, place.)
 This is a very interesting story.
 Very is an adverb of( place, manner, time, adjective)
 She spent her money foolishly.
 Foolishly is an adverb of ( time, place, manner, frequency
 The boy is standing outside.
 Out side is an adverb of( frequency, manner, place, time)
 The bus came once in a week.
 Once a week is an adverb(time, adverb modifies adverb, purpose, place)

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Complete the sentences with the best adverb.

Hint: Not every adverb is needed.

II. Adverb or Adjective?

1. is / over there / the cinema - The cinema is over there.

1. haven't / recently / seen / I / him - I haven't seen him recently.

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