Grammar Quiz

Adverbs Quiz

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Choose the correct form of the word in parentheses: The little boy looked …… . I went over to comfort him and he looked at me……

A. sad/ sad

B. sad/ sadly


Which of the following is an example of a clause?

A. The students walked to the cafeteria in a single line.

B. After the bell rang.

C. The students walked to the cafeteria.

D. Quickly and quietly.


Choose the sentence that uses seldom correctly.

A. The students seldom buy their lunch at school.

B. The students buy seldom their lunch at school.


They ____ a new house last year.

A. bought

B. buys


Choose the correct adverb to modify the verb in the following sentence: The dog barks ________.

A. happily

B. loudly

C. softly

D. quickly


Identify the adverb in the following sentence: ‘He quickly finished his homework.’

A. quickly

B. finished

C. homework

D. he


Identify the adverb of manner in this sentence: The old man walked slowly across the street.

A. loudly

B. slowly

C. happily

D. quickly


Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence: ‘They dance ________.’ (graceful, gracefully, grace)

A. graceful

B. gracefully

C. grace


The girl read the book silently. 

A. read

B. girl

C. book

D. silently


Adverbs answer the questions:

A. what’s for super?

B. how? when? where?

C. what? who? what time?

D. Just – who?


The maintenance crew ______________inspected the avionics system.

A. thorough

B. thoroughly


Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence: She sings ________ than her brother.

A. well

B. faster

C. more good

D. better


Which of the following is an adverb: ‘happy’, ‘quickly’, ‘blue’?

A. quickly

B. joyful

C. slowly

D. green


Identify the adverb that modifies the adjective in the following sentence: The flowers are very beautiful.

A. quickly

B. beautifully

C. extremely

D. very


Which word in the sentence ‘He slowly walked to the park’ is an adverb?

A. slowly

B. walked

C. park

D. to


She spoke ______________ during the debate.

A. second

B. nearby

C. joyfully


She ______________ arrives late for work.

A. never

B. quietly

C. daily


The ground crew ________________loaded the cargo onto the aircraft.

A. efficiently

B. efficient


Which adverb tells how often?

A. sometimes

B. outside

C. since

D. calmly


Identify the adverb in the sentence ‘He happily danced at the party.’

A. danced

B. party

C. happily

D. he


The woman work ____ hard but the pay was bad.

A. very

B. not


I couldn’t find my cat, so I ____ walked home and cried. 

A. sad

B. sadly


The fact that something is cheap doesn’t __________ mean it’s of low quality.

A. occasionally

B. notably

C. necessarily

D. partly

E. probably


Identify the adverb of frequency in this sentence: They always go for a walk in the evening.

A. sometimes

B. rarely

C. always

D. often


I _____ this project two weeks ago.

A. started

B. start


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