Adverbs Quiz

There are four types of adverbs: adverbs of manner, frequency, time and place. Select three sentences that show correct use of adverb of time.

• Soon, they will see the importance of doing regular revision.

• Edward always takes his time to get to his seat. There is no sense of urgency!

• As soon as the teacher walked into class, the students immediately stood up.

• It's been raining everywhere. Remember to bring your umbrella.

Answer explanation

The correct sentences that show the use of adverb of time are: 'Soon, they will see the importance of doing regular revision.', 'Edward always takes his time to get to his seat. There is no sense of urgency!', and 'As soon as the teacher walked into class, the students immediately stood up.'

Comparative words are written in the -er form. For example, Jane is taller than Jennifer.

State which word is another example of a comparative adverb.

• faster

• fastly

• slows down

• more quickly

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'faster' as it is another example of a comparative adverb, following the pattern of comparative words ending in -er like 'taller'.

Chris usually does his homework first when he reaches home.

Explain how this adverb is used.

• It describes the place where the action takes place.

• It describes who the character is.

• It describes what the character is doing.

• It describes how often character does something.

Answer explanation

Adverbs of frequency describe how often an action is done.

Adverbs of manner describe HOW the action was done.

Choose three sentences that uses adverbs to describe HOW the action was done.

• She ran quickly to catch the bus.

• I always eat at food courts on the weekends.

• He rarely listens to music.

• The school assembly begins at 7.30am.

Answer explanation

The correct sentences that use adverbs of manner are 'She ran quickly to catch the bus,' 'I always eat at food courts on the weekends,' and 'He rarely listens to music.' These sentences describe how the actions were done.

Her achievement in the race will be covered in tonight's (adverb of time) news.

How do adverbs of time function in a sentence?

• They tell us when the action takes place.

• They tell us who the action takes place.

• They tell us where the action takes place.

• They tell us why the action takes place.

Answer explanation

Adverbs of time modify the verb to indicate when the action takes place.

Create the adverb form of the word 'angry'.

Answer explanation

Adverbs can be positioned before the verb, after the verb, or at the beginning or end of a sentence. This allows for flexibility in their placement within a sentence.

The classroom was noisy, so Thor had to speak loudly (adverb) for others to hear him.

loud --> loudly

How can adverbs be created from adjectives?

• By removing the suffix '-ly' from the adjective.

• By adding the suffix '-ly' to the adjective.

• By adding the prefix 'un-' to the adjective.

• By changing the first letter of the adjective.

Answer explanation

Adverbs can be created from adjectives by adding the suffix '-ly' to the adjective, as seen in the transformation from 'loud' to 'loudly'.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: 'I recently went to Labrador Park.'

• to

• went

• recently

• Labrador Park

Answer explanation

The adverb in the sentence is 'recently' as it describes the time frame of the action 'went'.

Create the adverb form of the word 'occasion'

Answer explanation

The correct spelling of the adverb 'occasionally' is spelled as 'occasionally' with double 'c' and double 'l'.

Jacob knew his friends were not able to make it to the ceremony. When he was about to receive his award, he saw familiar faces he turned up unexpectedly.

Select the adverb that was used in this sentence.

• unexpectedly

• ceremony

• familiar

• receive

Answer explanation

The correct spelling of the adverb 'exaggeratedly' is E-X-A-G-G-E-R-A-T-E-D-L-Y, which matches the first and second answer choices.