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 “always”:

I am always happy.

Always I am happy.

I always am happy.

Happy I am always.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Never I can forget that day.

I can never forget that day.

I never can forget that day.

I forget never that day.

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Find the correct word order:

He drives __ to work.

quickly always

always quickly

quickly always drives

drives always quickly

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Correct adverb placement:

Fluently she spoke French.

She spoke fluently French.

She spoke French fluently.

Spoke she fluently French.

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Where should the adverb be placed in this sentence?

She __ writes letters.

writes always letters

always

always writes

writes always

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Which word order is correct?

You should read the instructions carefully carefully.

You should carefully read the instructions.

You carefully should read the instructions.

Carefully you should read the instructions.

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Which is the correct order?

Opened the box carefully he.

Carefully he opened the box.

He carefully opened the box.

He opened carefully the box.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Often I eat breakfast late.

I eat breakfast often late.

I often eat breakfast late.

I eat often breakfast late.

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Which is the correct sentence?

They go to the park sometimes.

Sometimes they go to the park.

They go sometimes to the park.

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Correct placement of “too”:

He is smart too.

He is too smart.

Too he is smart.

He too is smart.

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Correct placement of “probably”:

He will probably come later.

He probably will come later.

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Place the adverb correctly:

She __ goes out at night.

rarely

goes rarely

rarely goes out

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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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Choose the correct placement of “hardly”:

Can hardly I believe the news.

Believe the news I hardly can.

Hardly I can believe the news.

I can hardly believe the news.

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Pick the correct word order:

You must not drive quickly in the rain.

You must not quickly drive in the rain.

Quickly drive you must not in the rain.

Drive you must not quickly in the rain.

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Which is incorrect?

Solve easily she can the puzzle.

She easily can solve the puzzle.

Easily she can solve the puzzle.

She can easily solve the puzzle.

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Pick the correct placement of “usually”:

I am tired usually at night.

I usually am tired at night.

I am usually tired at night.

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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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Which sentence is incorrect?

We often visit our grandparents.

Often we visit our grandparents.

We visit our grandparents often.

We visit often our grandparents.

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Place “recently” correctly:

They have __ moved to the city.

have recently

recently

recently have moved

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Which is the correct word order?

Kindly he always speaks.

He speaks always kindly.

He always speaks kindly.

Always he speaks kindly.

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Correct placement of “hardly ever”:

He is hardly ever late.

He hardly ever is late.

He hardly is ever late.

Hardly he is ever late.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

Never he is late.

He is never late.

He never is late.

He never arrives late.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

They already have left.

They have already left.

Already they have left.

They have left already.

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Find the correct order:

Quickly he ran to the store.

Ran he quickly to the store.

He ran quickly to the store.

He quickly ran to the store.

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Place the adverb in the correct position:

She plays the piano __.

plays beautifully

beautifully

plays piano beautifully

beautifully plays

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Choose the correct sentence:

She answered the question politely.

She politely answered the question.

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Correct adverb placement:

I have __ finished my homework.

have already finished

already

finished already

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Correct placement of “sometimes”:

He sometimes calls me.

Sometimes he calls me.

He calls me sometimes.

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Find the incorrect sentence:

I forgot to call her almost.

I almost forgot to call her.

Almost I forgot to call her.

I forgot almost to call her.

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