1. What does an adverb modify?
A) Noun
B) Verb, adjective, or another adverb
C) Pronoun
D) Preposition
Answer: B
Explanation: Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — not nouns.
2. Identify the adverb in the sentence: “She runs quickly.”
A) She
B) Runs
C) Quickly
D) None
Answer: C
Explanation: “Quickly” tells how she runs → adverb of manner.
3. Which sentence contains an adverb of place?
A) He looked everywhere for his keys.
B) She sings beautifully.
C) They rarely go out.
D) It is quite cold today.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Everywhere” indicates place/location.
4. Identify the adverb of time:
A) Soon
B) Very
C) Almost
D) Well
Answer: A
Explanation: “Soon” tells when something happens → adverb of time.
5. Choose the adverb of frequency:
A) Gently
B) Rarely
C) There
D) Too
Answer: B
Explanation: “Rarely” expresses how often something occurs.
6. In “He spoke softly,” the word “softly” is an adverb of:
A) Time
B) Place
C) Frequency
D) Manner
Answer: D
Explanation: “Softly” tells how he spoke → manner.
7. In “She will come tomorrow,” the adverb “tomorrow” shows:
A) Time
B) Place
C) Degree
D) Manner
Answer: A
Explanation: It indicates when the action will happen.
8. Which word is an adverb of degree?
A) Hardly
B) Near
C) Beside
D) Below
Answer: A
Explanation: “Hardly” shows extent/degree of an action.
9. Identify the adverb in: “He is too careless.”
A) He
B) Is
C) Too
D) Careless
Answer: C
Explanation: “Too” modifies the adjective careless → adverb of degree.
10. “She almost missed the train.” – The adverb “almost” shows:
A) Manner
B) Frequency
C) Degree
D) Place
Answer: C
Explanation: “Almost” expresses how close something was to happening.
11. In “Please come in,” the word “in” is used as:
A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Conjunction
D) Noun
Answer: B
Explanation: “In” here shows direction and modifies come.
12. Identify the sentence with an adverb of frequency:
A) She works sincerely.
B) They seldom eat out.
C) He runs fast.
D) She arrived late.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Seldom” = how often → frequency.
13. Choose the sentence with an adverb of manner:
A) She sings sweetly.
B) He came yesterday.
C) They will go soon.
D) It is quite dark.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Sweetly” tells how she sings.
14. In “He almost fell,” the adverb modifies:
A) Verb
B) Adjective
C) Noun
D) Pronoun
Answer: A
Explanation: “Almost” modifies the verb fell.
15. Which word is NOT an adverb?
A) Carefully
B) Slowly
C) Angrily
D) Beautiful
Answer: D
Explanation: “Beautiful” is an adjective; others are adverbs.
16. Identify the adverb of degree in the sentence: “The movie was quite interesting.”
A) Movie
B) Quite
C) Interesting
D) Was
Answer: B
Explanation: “Quite” shows the extent of interesting.
17. “He spoke politely to the teacher.” – The word “politely” shows:
A) Time
B) Frequency
C) Manner
D) Degree
Answer: C
Explanation: “Politely” shows the manner of speaking.
18. “They are almost ready.” – Here “almost” modifies:
A) Verb
B) Adjective
C) Noun
D) Preposition
Answer: B
Explanation: “Almost” modifies the adjective ready.
19. “He seldom drinks tea.” – “Seldom” means:
A) Frequently
B) Rarely
C) Never
D) Always
Answer: B
Explanation: “Seldom” = rarely → adverb of frequency.
20. Which adverb tells “how often”?
A) Very
B) Sometimes
C) Here
D) Nicely
Answer: B
Explanation: “Sometimes” = frequency.
21. “She arrived early.” – “Early” is an adverb of:
A) Time
B) Manner
C) Degree
D) Frequency
Answer: A
Explanation: “Early” indicates when she arrived.
22. “The boy runs fast.” – “Fast” modifies:
A) Boy
B) Runs
C) The
D) None
Answer: B
Explanation: “Fast” modifies the verb runs.
23. Which is an adverb of affirmation?
A) Not
B) Never
C) Certainly
D) None
Answer: C
Explanation: “Certainly” affirms the truth of a statement.
24. Which of these is an adverb of negation?
A) Always
B) Never
C) Certainly
D) Sometimes
Answer: B
Explanation: “Never” negates an action.
25. Identify the adverb in: “He drives very carefully.”
A) Drives
B) Very
C) Carefully
D) Both B and C
Answer: D
Explanation: “Carefully” modifies the verb; “very” modifies the adverb → both are adverbs.
26. Which is the correct degree form of the adverb “quickly”?
A) More quickly – Most quickly
B) Quicker – Quickest
C) Quicklyer – Quicklyest
D) None
Answer: A
Explanation: Some adverbs (especially ending in -ly) form degrees using more and most.
27. Which of the following is a comparative form of the adverb “soon”?
A) Sooner
B) Soonest
C) More soon
D) Soonly
Answer: A
Explanation: “Soon” → “sooner” (comparative), “soonest” (superlative).
28. Choose the correctly formed adverb:
A) Goodly
B) Well
C) Good
D) Bestly
Answer: B
Explanation: The adverb form of good is well.
29. Which is the superlative degree of “badly”?
A) Bad
B) Worse
C) Worst
D) Most bad
Answer: C
Explanation: “Badly” → “worse” → “worst” (irregular adverb form).
30. Identify the correct sequence of adverbs in “He speaks _______.”
A) Loudly clear
B) Clearly and loudly
C) Loud clear
D) More clear
Answer: B
Explanation: Two adverbs can be joined with and (clearly and loudly).
31. Choose the correct adverb placement:
A) She always helps her friends.
B) She helps always her friends.
C) She helps her friends always.
D) Always she helps her friends.
Answer: A
Explanation: Frequency adverbs like “always” usually come before the main verb.
32. Identify the correct position of “never”:
A) He never smokes.
B) Never he smokes.
C) He smokes never.
D) He smokes not.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Never” is placed before the main verb.
33. Choose the sentence with correct adverb placement:
A) She sings sweetly always.
B) She always sings sweetly.
C) She sings always sweetly.
D) Always she sings sweetly.
Answer: B
Explanation: Frequency adverbs (always, often, seldom) go before the main verb.
34. Which sentence has an adverb of degree?
A) She runs very fast.
B) She runs fast.
C) She runs daily.
D) She runs here.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Very” shows degree → modifies another adverb (fast).
35. Identify the sentence with an adverb of frequency:
A) He always tells the truth.
B) He runs quickly.
C) He is here.
D) He works sincerely.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Always” → how often → frequency.
36. Which sentence has an adverb of degree modifying an adjective?
A) The water is too cold.
B) She runs fast.
C) He often visits me.
D) He works hard.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Too” modifies the adjective cold.
37. Identify the adverb of manner:
A) She arrived early.
B) He spoke clearly.
C) She goes there.
D) He comes daily.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Clearly” expresses how he spoke.
38. Choose the sentence where “hardly” is used correctly:
A) I could hardly hear him.
B) I could hard hear him.
C) I could hardlyly hear him.
D) I could hardlylyly hear him.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Hardly” = scarcely → correct adverb form.
39. “He spoke so loudly that everyone heard.” – The adverb “so” shows:
A) Manner
B) Degree
C) Time
D) Frequency
Answer: B
Explanation: “So” expresses the extent (degree) of loudness.
40. The adverb “enough” is generally placed:
A) Before the word it modifies
B) After the word it modifies
C) At the beginning of the sentence
D) None
Answer: B
Explanation: “Enough” follows the adjective/adverb it modifies (e.g., strong enough).
41. Choose the correct sentence:
A) She sings well enough.
B) She enough sings well.
C) Enough she sings well.
D) She sings enough well.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Enough” follows “well.”
42. Identify the sentence with wrong adverb placement:
A) He often comes here.
B) She quickly ran away.
C) He speaks fluently English.
D) They are rarely late.
Answer: C
Explanation: Correct form: “He speaks English fluently.”
43. The adverb “still” is used to express:
A) Movement
B) Continuity or persistence
C) Negation
D) Degree
Answer: B
Explanation: “Still” indicates that an action continues up to now.
44. Identify the adverb in “He is quite right.”
A) He
B) Is
C) Quite
D) Right
Answer: C
Explanation: “Quite” modifies right → adverb of degree.
45. “She sings well.” → The underlined adverb modifies:
A) Verb
B) Noun
C) Adjective
D) None
Answer: A
Explanation: “Well” modifies the verb sings.
46. In “He is rather tall,” the word “rather” means:
A) Very
B) Somewhat
C) Completely
D) Not at all
Answer: B
Explanation: “Rather” = to some extent (moderate degree).
47. Which of the following is an adverb of affirmation?
A) No
B) Yes
C) Never
D) Rarely
Answer: B
Explanation: “Yes” affirms truth.
48. Choose the correct pair of adverbs:
A) Well – Bad
B) Good – Better
C) Well – Badly
D) Goodly – Badly
Answer: C
Explanation: “Well” and “badly” are both adverbs.
49. Identify the sentence with an adverb modifying another adverb:
A) He runs very fast.
B) He runs fast.
C) He runs there.
D) He runs daily.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Very” modifies “fast,” another adverb.
50. Find the correct use of “enough”:
A) She is intelligent enough to pass.
B) She enough intelligent to pass.
C) Enough she is intelligent to pass.
D) She is enough intelligent to pass.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Enough” comes after the adjective intelligent.
51. Find the correct sentence.
A) He did his work very carefully.
B) He did his work much carefully.
C) He did his work many carefully.
D) He did his work care.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Very” intensifies adverbs; “much” is not used before adverbs of manner.
52. Spot the error: “She is enough beautiful to win the contest.”
A) No error
B) Replace enough with too
C) Replace enough with beautiful enough
D) Replace beautiful with beauty
Answer: C
Explanation: “Enough” follows adjectives → “She is beautiful enough to win.”
53. Choose the correct option:
A) He speaks fluent.
B) He speaks fluently.
C) He fluently speaks Englishly.
D) He speak fluent.
Answer: B
Explanation: The adverb fluently modifies the verb speaks.
54. Identify the sentence with an error.
A) He seldom smokes.
B) He smokes seldomly.
C) He never drinks.
D) He rarely goes out.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Seldom” is an adverb by itself; seldomly ❌ is incorrect.
55. Choose the correctly placed adverb.
A) She quickly finished the work.
B) Quickly she the work finished.
C) She finished quickly the work.
D) She finished the quickly work.
Answer: A
Explanation: Adverbs of manner follow or precede the main verb correctly as in A.
56. Find the correct usage.
A) He worked hardly.
B) He hardly worked.
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer: B
Explanation: Hardly worked means “almost did not work.” “Worked hard” ✅ means “worked with effort.”
57. Choose the sentence with proper adverb use.
A) He runs too fastly.
B) He runs very fast.
C) He runs fastly.
D) He runs very faster.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Fast” is both adjective & adverb (no -ly form).
58. Identify the error: “She sings sweet.”
A) No error
B) Replace sweet with sweetly
C) Replace sings with sang
D) Replace sweetly with sweetness
Answer: B
Explanation: Adverbs modify verbs → “She sings sweetly.”
59. Choose the correct form:
A) He behaved rude.
B) He behaved rudely.
C) He rude behaved.
D) He behaving rude.
Answer: B
Explanation: Adverb rudely modifies the verb behaved.
60. Select the correct usage of “too.”
A) He is too tired to walk.
B) He is very too tired to walk.
C) He too is tired very.
D) He is tired too much.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Too + adjective + to + verb” is the correct structure.
61. “He spoke loud.” – Correct the sentence.
A) He spoke loudly.
B) He spoke louder.
C) He speaks loud.
D) He is loud.
Answer: A
Explanation: The adverb form of loud is loudly when describing spoke.
62. “She danced graceful.” – Correct form is:
A) She danced gracefully.
B) She dances graceful.
C) She danced grace.
D) She dance graceful.
Answer: A
Explanation: Add -ly to make an adjective → adverb.
63. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He works very hardly.
B) He works very hard.
C) He very works hard.
D) He hard works.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Hard” (not hardly) is the adverb of manner meaning “with effort.”
64. “I am late today.” – Which type of adverb is “today”?
A) Manner
B) Time
C) Degree
D) Frequency
Answer: B
Explanation: “Today” tells when → time.
65. Which sentence uses the adverb of degree correctly?
A) She is quite intelligent.
B) She is intelligent quite.
C) Quite she is intelligent.
D) She is intelligence quite.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Quite” comes before the adjective it modifies.
66. Identify the correct sentence.
A) She speaks English fluently.
B) She fluently English speaks.
C) She speaks fluently English.
D) She English fluently speaks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Place adverb after object or main verb → “She speaks English fluently.”
67. Choose the correct option:
A) He nearly worked for 10 hours.
B) He worked nearly for 10 hours.
C) He worked for nearly 10 hours.
D) He worked for 10 hours nearlyly.
Answer: C
Explanation: “Nearly” (modifying number/time) comes before the expression → “nearly 10 hours.”
68. Find the correctly used adverb pair.
A) He works hard and arrives early.
B) He works hardly and earlyly.
C) He worked harderly and earliest.
D) He work hard and earlyly.
Answer: A
Explanation: Both hard and early are adverbs in correct form.
69. “He was badly injured in the accident.” – Here “badly” modifies:
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
Answer: C
Explanation: “Badly” describes how injured he was → modifies adjective.
70. Identify the correct comparative adverb:
A) He runs more fast than me.
B) He runs faster than me.
C) He runs most fast than me.
D) He runs fastly than me.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Fast” forms its comparative by -er → faster.
71. Choose the correct form:
A) She works better than before.
B) She works more well than before.
C) She works gooder than before.
D) She works weller than before.
Answer: A
Explanation: Well → better → best is an irregular adverb.
72. “She almost won the match.” – What does “almost” express?
A) Time
B) Place
C) Degree
D) Frequency
Answer: C
Explanation: “Almost” shows the extent (near to happening).
73. Identify the correct sentence.
A) She seldomly visits us.
B) She seldom visits us.
C) She visits us seldomly.
D) Seldom she visits us.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Seldom” is correct; seldomly ❌ is incorrect.
74. Which of the following sentences is correct?
A) She sings beautiful.
B) She sings beautifully.
C) She beautiful sings.
D) She singing beautifully.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Beautifully” is adverb form modifying sings.
75. Find the correct position of “probably.”
A) Probably she will come.
B) She probably will come.
C) She will probably come.
D) All are acceptable.
Answer: D
Explanation: “Probably” can appear at the beginning, before auxiliary verb, or after will.
76. Identify the sentence with correct adverb usage.
A) He speaks English good.
B) He speaks English well.
C) He well speaks English.
D) He English well speaks.
Answer: B
Explanation: Well is the adverb form of good, modifying speaks.
77. Which sentence is correct?
A) She rarely ever goes out.
B) She hardly ever goes out.
C) She hard ever goes out.
D) She hardlyly goes out.
Answer: B
Explanation: Hardly ever = almost never → correct idiomatic expression.
78. Choose the correct sentence.
A) I have never seen such a beautiful scene before.
B) I have ever seen such a beautiful scene before.
C) I ever have seen such a beautiful scene.
D) I never have seen such beautiful scene.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Never” (not ever) fits negative meaning with perfect tense.
79. Identify the correctly placed adverb.
A) I will certainly help you.
B) I will help certainly you.
C) I certainly will you help.
D) Certainly I you will help.
Answer: A
Explanation: Certainly (adverb of affirmation) comes between auxiliary and main verb.
80. Choose the correct form of the adverb:
A) He behaves bad.
B) He behaves badly.
C) He behaves worse.
D) He behaves badder.
Answer: B
Explanation: Adverb form of bad is badly.
81. Which of the following is correct?
A) She is enough rich to buy it.
B) She is rich enough to buy it.
C) She enough is rich to buy it.
D) Rich enough she is to buy it.
Answer: B
Explanation: Enough follows the adjective → “rich enough.”
82. Choose the sentence with an adverb of certainty.
A) Perhaps he will come.
B) He sings well.
C) She goes often.
D) They met here.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Perhaps” expresses doubt/certainty about possibility.
83. “He has already finished the work.” – “Already” expresses:
A) Time (before now)
B) Frequency
C) Degree
D) Manner
Answer: A
Explanation: “Already” means before now → adverb of time.
84. Which adverb correctly completes the sentence?
“She arrived _______ than we expected.”
A) More early
B) Earliest
C) Earlier
D) Most early
Answer: C
Explanation: Comparative of early is earlier.
85. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He reached late yesterday.
B) He reached lately yesterday.
C) He lately reached yesterday.
D) He late reached yesterday.
Answer: A
Explanation: Late is the correct adverb; lately means “recently.”
86. “He worked hard but failed.” – Here “hard” means:
A) With difficulty
B) With effort
C) Rarely
D) Poorly
Answer: B
Explanation: “Hard” = diligently/with effort; hardly = almost not.
87. Choose the correct sentence.
A) I am too glad to see you.
B) I am very glad to see you.
C) I am much glad to see you.
D) I am glad too to see you.
Answer: B
Explanation: “Very” modifies positive adjectives like glad.
88. “He has just arrived.” – “Just” is an adverb of:
A) Place
B) Time (recently)
C) Manner
D) Degree
Answer: B
Explanation: “Just” means a short time ago.
89. “He runs faster than me.” – “Faster” is the:
A) Positive degree
B) Comparative degree
C) Superlative degree
D) Adjective
Answer: B
Explanation: “Faster” is the comparative form of fast.
90. Identify the correctly used pair of adverbs.
A) She speaks soft and slow.
B) She speaks softly and slowly.
C) She speaks softly and slow.
D) She speaks soft and slowly.
Answer: B
Explanation: Both softly and slowly are proper adverbs of manner.
91. “He seldom goes to office on Sundays.” – The adverb “seldom” means:
A) Always
B) Rarely
C) Frequently
D) Often
Answer: B
Explanation: “Seldom” expresses rare frequency.
92. Choose the correct sentence.
A) She has not yet finished her work.
B) She yet has not finished her work.
C) She has finished her work yet.
D) She not yet has finished her work.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Yet” follows not in negative present perfect sentences.
93. “He was almost late for the meeting.” – “Almost” modifies:
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Verb
D) Preposition
Answer: B
Explanation: “Almost” modifies late (adjective).
94. Which adverb correctly fits the blank?
“He works _______ to succeed.”
A) Hardly
B) Hard
C) Hardest
D) Harderly
Answer: B
Explanation: “Hard” → adverb meaning “with great effort.”
95. “The train had already left when we reached.” – Which type of adverb is “already”?
A) Adverb of degree
B) Adverb of time
C) Adverb of manner
D) Adverb of affirmation
Answer: B
Explanation: “Already” shows when (before the given time).
96. Which sentence uses “so” correctly?
A) She is so beautiful that everyone admires her.
B) She is so beautiful.
C) She beautiful so is.
D) She is beautiful so that all admire her.
Answer: A
Explanation: “So…that” expresses cause and result.
97. Find the sentence with correct adverb usage.
A) I have not seen him lately.
B) I have not seen him late.
C) I have not seen him latish.
D) I have not seen him laterly.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Lately” = recently → correct usage.
98. “He drives too fast.” – “Too” in this sentence expresses:
A) Excess degree
B) Sufficiency
C) Negation
D) Frequency
Answer: A
Explanation: “Too” indicates an excessive degree of fast.
99. “She completely forgot my birthday.” – “Completely” modifies:
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
Answer: B
Explanation: “Completely” modifies the verb forgot.
100. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He behaved very well in the interview.
B) He behaved very good in the interview.
C) He behaved goodly in the interview.
D) He behaved wellly in the interview.
Answer: A
Explanation: Well is the adverb form; good is an adjective.