Adverbs Word Order Exercises

Adverbs play a vital role in adding depth and clarity to our sentences. They tell us how, when, where, how often, and to what extent an action takes place.

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Correct placement of “too”:

Too he is smart.

He is smart too.

He is too smart.

He too is smart.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

He never is late.

He never arrives late.

Never he is late.

He is never late.

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Choose the correct sentence:

I never can forget that day.

I can never forget that day.

Never I can forget that day.

I forget never that day.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Often I eat breakfast late.

I eat breakfast often late.

I eat often breakfast late.

I often eat breakfast late.

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Correct placement of “probably”:

He probably will come later.

He will probably come later.

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Correct adverb placement:

I have __ finished my homework.

already

finished already

have already finished

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Which word order is correct?

You should read the instructions carefully carefully.

Carefully you should read the instructions.

You should carefully read the instructions.

You carefully should read the instructions.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

Often we visit our grandparents.

We visit our grandparents often.

We visit often our grandparents.

We often visit our grandparents.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Late they are usually.

They usually are late.

Usually they are late.

They are usually late.

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Place “recently” correctly:

They have __ moved to the city.

recently have moved

recently

have recently

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Place the adverb in the correct position:

She plays the piano __.

beautifully plays

beautifully

plays beautifully

plays piano beautifully

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Correct placement of “sometimes”:

He sometimes calls me.

Sometimes he calls me.

He calls me sometimes.

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Which is the correct order?

Carefully he opened the box.

He carefully opened the box.

He opened carefully the box.

Opened the box carefully he.

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Where should the adverb be placed in this sentence?

She __ writes letters.

writes always

writes always letters

always writes

always

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Which is incorrect?

She easily can solve the puzzle.

Solve easily she can the puzzle.

She can easily solve the puzzle.

Easily she can solve the puzzle.

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Correct placement of “hardly ever”:

He hardly ever is late.

He hardly is ever late.

Hardly he is ever late.

He is hardly ever late.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

They have already left.

They already have left.

Already they have left.

They have left already.

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Pick the correct word order:

You must not quickly drive in the rain.

Quickly drive you must not in the rain.

Drive you must not quickly in the rain.

You must not drive quickly in the rain.

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Find the incorrect sentence:

I forgot to call her almost.

Almost I forgot to call her.

I almost forgot to call her.

I forgot almost to call her.

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Place the adverb correctly:

She __ goes out at night.

rarely

rarely goes out

goes rarely

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Pick the correct sentence:

Eat never we late at night.

We never eat late at night.

Late at night we eat never.

We eat never late at night.

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Correct placement of “always”:

Always I am happy.

Happy I am always.

I am always happy.

I always am happy.

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Find the correct order:

He quickly ran to the store.

Quickly he ran to the store.

He ran quickly to the store.

Ran he quickly to the store.

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Choose the correct sentence:

She answered the question politely.

She politely answered the question.

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Choose the correct placement of “hardly”:

Hardly I can believe the news.

Believe the news I hardly can.

Can hardly I believe the news.

I can hardly believe the news.

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Which is the correct sentence?

They go to the park sometimes.

They go sometimes to the park.

Sometimes they go to the park.

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Which is the correct word order?

He always speaks kindly.

Kindly he always speaks.

Always he speaks kindly.

He speaks always kindly.

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Correct adverb placement:

She spoke French fluently.

She spoke fluently French.

Spoke she fluently French.

Fluently she spoke French.

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Find the correct word order:

He drives __ to work.

always quickly

quickly always drives

drives always quickly

quickly always

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Pick the correct placement of “usually”:

I usually am tired at night.

I am tired usually at night.

I am usually tired at night.

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