Adverb

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs:

1. Joanne is happy. She smiles _______________.
2. The boy is loud. He shouts _______________.
3. Her English is fluent. She speaks English _______________.

II. Put the frequency adverbs and expression in right place.

1. Susan is late for school. (never)
2. My brother doesn't write letters to his friends. (usually)
3. We go on holidays. (twice a year)
4. Peter wears a tie. (sometimes)
5. I eat fish. (once a week)
6. Do the children watch TV? (often)
7. My father is very busy. (always)
8. Peter tidies his room. (never)
9. My brother and I go fishing. (every week)
10. My mother goes shopping on Saturday. (always)

III. In the following sentences underline the adverbs and state their kind.
1. The girl sang sweetly.
2. What is he doing outside?
3. He practices cricket every day.
4. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
5. The old woman was walking slowly.
6. The kittens are playing there.
7. Children usually rush about.
8. The girls danced gracefully.
9. She has travelled everywhere.
III. Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kind.
1. I went to the market in the morning.
2. The dog sat lazily in the shade of the tree.
3. The man grumbled loudly while cleaning the table.
4. I often visit my grandparents.
5. It is extremely hot today.
6. Please wait patiently.
7. The technician fixed the problem easily.
8. They serve hot pan cakes there.
9. I am waiting here for my daughter.
10. He laughed merrily.
11. We will leave today.
12. She is standing outside.

IV. Underline the Adverbs in the following sentences and write the kind
of adverb in the space provided.
1. She never deceived anyone. _____________________________
2. Dia has just arrived. ____________________________________
3. She usually wears Indian dress. ___________________________
4. The play was fairly good. ________________________________
5. He hardly helps anyone. _________________________________
6. We occasionally go out for the dinner. ______________________
7. He generally arrives late. ________________________________
8. He rarely visits temple. _________________________________
9. We have already prepared the dinner.______________________
10. She did her work neatly. ________________________________
11. He goes to temple daily. ________________________________
12. He drives the car fast. __________________________________
13. He was very sad. ______________________________________
V. Edit the following sentences.
1. John arrived a time but all the other were late.
2. The master was punished the boy.
3. The match cancelled because of it rained.

VI. Rewrite the following sentences.

1. Worked he to pass hard examination the.
2. Who the answered polite was girl the phone.
3. Returned all I have yesterday the to books the library.

VII. Find the adverbs from the sentences and re-write with the opposite
of the adverbs.
1. We crossed the busy road carefully.
2. The child shook his head sadly.
3. The plants are growing quickly.
4. I heard a strange noise coming from the room below.
5. Munmun picked up the bowl gently.
6. Amar kept the books untidily on the shelf.
7. My mother opened the door noisily.
8. Vivek tied the knot of the sack loosely.
9. If we leave now we will not be able to reach in time.
10. Cindrella sat by the fire and cried loudly.
11. The king ruled wisely for many years.
12. The doctor has gone upstairs to visit the patient.