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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Place the adverb correctly:

She __ goes out at night.

goes rarely

rarely goes out

rarely

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Correct adverb placement:

I have __ finished my homework.

already

finished already

have already finished

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Choose the correct sentence:

I often eat breakfast late.

I eat often breakfast late.

I eat breakfast often late.

Often I eat breakfast late.

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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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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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Find the correct word order:

He drives __ to work.

quickly always

always quickly

drives always quickly

quickly always drives

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Correct placement of “too”:

He too is smart.

He is smart too.

Too he is smart.

He is too smart.

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Which is the correct word order?

Kindly he always speaks.

Always he speaks kindly.

He speaks always kindly.

He always speaks kindly.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

We often visit our grandparents.

Often we visit our grandparents.

We visit often our grandparents.

We visit our grandparents often.

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Pick the correct word order:

Drive you must not quickly in the rain.

You must not quickly drive in the rain.

You must not drive quickly in the rain.

Quickly drive you must not in the rain.

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Place the adverb in the correct position:

She plays the piano __.

plays beautifully

beautifully plays

plays piano beautifully

beautifully

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Correct placement of “probably”:

He probably will come later.

He will probably come later.

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Choose the correct sentence:

She politely answered the question.

She answered the question politely.

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Correct adverb placement:

She spoke fluently French.

Spoke she fluently French.

She spoke French fluently.

Fluently she spoke French.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

He is never late.

He never arrives late.

Never he is late.

He never is late.

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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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Choose the correct sentence:

I never can forget that day.

Never I can forget that day.

I forget never that day.

I can never forget that day.

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Pick the correct sentence:

Eat never we late at night.

Late at night we eat never.

We eat never late at night.

We never eat late at night.

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Choose the correct placement of “hardly”:

Can hardly I believe the news.

Hardly I can believe the news.

I can hardly believe the news.

Believe the news I hardly can.

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Choose the correct sentence:

Late they are usually.

They are usually late.

Usually they are late.

They usually are late.

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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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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 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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Correct placement of “sometimes”:

Sometimes he calls me.

He calls me sometimes.

He sometimes calls me.

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Which word order is correct?

Carefully you should read the instructions.

You should carefully read the instructions.

You should read the instructions carefully carefully.

You carefully should read the instructions.

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Which sentence is incorrect?

They have left already.

They have already left.

They already have left.

Already they have left.

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Which is the correct sentence?

They go sometimes to the park.

Sometimes they go to the park.

They go to the park sometimes.

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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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Place “recently” correctly:

They have __ moved to the city.

recently have moved

have recently

recently

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Where should the adverb be placed in this sentence?

She __ writes letters.

writes always letters

always writes

writes always

always

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