Adverbs Quiz

Adverbs Quiz

Adverbs are an essential part of English grammar that help modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They describe how, when, where, and to what extent an action occurs. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced learner, testing your knowledge with an adverbs quiz can enhance your understanding and improve your fluency.

What Are Adverbs?

Adverbs provide additional information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb. They answer questions like:

• How? (She sings beautifully.)
• When? (He arrived early.)
• Where? (They looked everywhere.)
• To what extent? (She is very tired.)

Adverbs often end in -ly, but not always. Words like fast, late, never, very, and soon are also adverbs.

Types of Adverbs

1. Adverbs of Manner – Describe how something happens (slowly, happily, carefully).
2. Adverbs of Time – Tell when something happens (yesterday, now, soon).
3. Adverbs of Place – Indicate location (here, everywhere, outside).
4. Adverbs of Frequency – Show how often something happens (always, sometimes, never).
5. Adverbs of Degree – Modify intensity or extent (very, too, almost).

Adverbs Exercise: Fill in the Blanks

1. She sings ________ (beautiful / beautifully).
2. He drives ________ (careful / carefully).
3. I ________ go to bed early on weekends. (always / never)
4. The baby is sleeping, so please speak ________. (softly / loud)
5. They finished the project ________. (quick / quickly)
6. He explained the problem very ________. (clear / clearly)
7. She ________ forgot her keys at home. (almost / never)
8. The sun was shining ________. (bright / brightly)
9. He ran ________ to catch the bus. (fast / faster)
10. The teacher spoke ________ so everyone could hear. (loud / loudly)
11. We arrived ________ than expected. (earlier / more early)
12. She completed the task ________. (easy / easily)
13. He ________ eats vegetables. (seldom / slow)
14. The children played ________ in the park. (happy / happily)
15. I could ________ understand what he was saying. (hard / hardly)
16. She was driving too ________. (slow / slowly)
17. The baby cried ________ during the night. (angry / angrily)
18. The birds chirped ________ in the morning. (melodiously / melody)
19. She writes essays very ________. (good / well)
20. The train arrived ________. (late / lately)
21. He worked on the project ________. (hard / hardly)
22. My mother speaks English ________. (fluent / fluently)
23. He behaves very ________. (polite / politely)
24. The man shouted ________ at the taxi driver. (angry / angrily)
25. He answered the question ________. (correct / correctly)
26. The flowers smell ________. (nice / nicely)
27. The dog barked ________ at the stranger. (loud / loudly)
28. She finished her work ________ and went home. (quick / quickly)
29. The little girl smiled ________ at her mother. (sweet / sweetly)
30. She danced ________ at the party. (graceful / gracefully)

Answer Key

1. beautifully
2. carefully
3. always
4. softly
5. quickly
6. clearly
7. almost
8. brightly
9. fast
10. loudly
11. earlier
12. easily
13. seldom
14. happily
15. hardly
16. slowly
17. angrily
18. melodiously
19. well
20. late
21. hard
22. fluently
23. politely
24. angrily
25. correctly
26. nice
27. loudly
28. quickly
29. sweetly
30. gracefully

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