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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Which is the correct order?

Carefully he opened the box.

He opened carefully the box.

He carefully opened the box.

Opened the box carefully he.

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Correct placement of “probably”:

He will probably come later.

He probably will come later.

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Which word order is correct?

You should read the instructions carefully carefully.

Carefully you should read the instructions.

You carefully should read the instructions.

You should carefully read the instructions.

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Pick the correct word order:

Drive you must not quickly in the rain.

You must not drive quickly in the rain.

You must not quickly drive in the rain.

Quickly drive you must not in the rain.

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Find the incorrect sentence:

I forgot to call her almost.

I forgot almost to call her.

I almost forgot to call her.

Almost I forgot to call her.

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Which is incorrect?

She can easily solve the puzzle.

She easily can solve the puzzle.

Easily she can solve the puzzle.

Solve easily she can the puzzle.

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Place “recently” correctly:

They have __ moved to the city.

recently

recently have moved

have recently

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Correct adverb placement:

I have __ finished my homework.

have already finished

already

finished already

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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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Find the correct order:

Ran he quickly to the store.

He quickly ran to the store.

Quickly he ran to the store.

He ran quickly to the store.

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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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Correct placement of “hardly ever”:

He is hardly ever late.

Hardly he is ever late.

He hardly ever is late.

He hardly is ever late.

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Correct placement of “too”:

He too is smart.

He is too smart.

He is smart too.

Too he is smart.

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Choose the correct sentence:

They are usually late.

Late they are usually.

They usually are late.

Usually they are late.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

He never arrives late.

He never is late.

He is never late.

Never he is late.

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Which is the correct word order?

Kindly he always speaks.

He always speaks kindly.

Always he speaks kindly.

He speaks always kindly.

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Place the adverb correctly:

She __ goes out at night.

rarely

rarely goes out

goes rarely

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Choose the correct sentence:

I often eat breakfast late.

I eat breakfast often late.

Often I eat breakfast late.

I eat often breakfast late.

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Find the correct word order:

He drives __ to work.

drives always quickly

always quickly

quickly always

quickly always drives

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Place the adverb in the correct position:

She plays the piano __.

beautifully plays

plays piano beautifully

beautifully

plays beautifully

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Pick the correct sentence:

We eat never late at night.

We never eat late at night.

Late at night we eat never.

Eat never we late at night.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Never I can forget that day.

I never can forget that day.

I can never forget that day.

I forget never that day.

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Correct placement of “always”:

Happy I am always.

I always am happy.

Always I am happy.

I am always happy.

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Correct placement of “sometimes”:

He calls me sometimes.

He sometimes calls me.

Sometimes he calls me.

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Choose the correct sentence:

She answered the question politely.

She politely answered the question.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

Often we visit our grandparents.

We visit our grandparents often.

We often visit our grandparents.

We visit often our grandparents.

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Correct adverb placement:

Spoke she fluently French.

Fluently she spoke French.

She spoke French fluently.

She spoke fluently French.

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Which is the correct sentence?

Sometimes they go to the park.

They go to the park sometimes.

They go sometimes to the park.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

They have left already.

Already they have left.

They already have left.

They have already left.

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Choose the correct placement of “hardly”:

Believe the news I hardly can.

I can hardly believe the news.

Hardly I can believe the news.

Can hardly I believe the news.

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