Adverbs Worksheet with Answers

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An adverb tells us more about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It answers how (manner), when (time), where (place), how often (frequency) or how much (degree). Many adverbs are made by adding -ly to an adjective. The answer key is at the end.

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Adverbs Worksheet with Answers

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A. Kinds of adverbs

Write the kind of the adverb shown in CAPITALS: manner, time, place, frequency or degree.

  1. Priya sings SWEETLY.
  2. We will leave TOMORROW.
  3. The children are playing OUTSIDE.
  4. Arjun ALWAYS wakes up early.
  5. The soup is VERY hot.
  6. She has ALREADY finished her homework.
  7. My father NEVER drinks coffee.
  8. The film was QUITE long.

B. Make adverbs

Write the adverb made from each adjective.

  1. quick
  2. happy
  3. good
  4. gentle
  5. careful
  6. easy
  7. loud
  8. angry

C. Adjective or adverb?

Circle the correct word.

  1. Meena is a (careful / carefully) driver.
  2. She drives (careful / carefully).
  3. The train arrived (late / lately).
  4. He speaks English (fluent / fluently).
  5. The cake smells (good / well).
  6. The baby slept (peaceful / peacefully).
  7. This is a (quick / quickly) solution.
  8. Ravi works (hard / hardly) for his exams.

D. Where does the adverb go?

Rewrite each sentence, putting the adverb in brackets in its usual place (before the main verb, or after am, is, are, was, were).

  1. Ravi is late for school. (never)
  2. We play cricket on Sundays. (usually)
  3. She has visited Jaipur. (often)
  4. They are at home on Sundays. (always)

Answer Key

A. Kinds of adverbs

  1. manner
  2. time
  3. place
  4. frequency
  5. degree
  6. time
  7. frequency
  8. degree

B. Make adverbs

  1. quickly
  2. happily
  3. well
  4. gently
  5. carefully
  6. easily
  7. loudly
  8. angrily

C. Adjective or adverb?

  1. careful
  2. carefully
  3. late
  4. fluently
  5. good
  6. peacefully
  7. quick
  8. hard

D. Where does the adverb go?

  1. Ravi is never late for school.
  2. We usually play cricket on Sundays.
  3. She has often visited Jaipur.
  4. They are always at home on Sundays.

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