GRAMMAR: ADVERBS

Choose the most suitable adverb from the

box to fill in each blank.
Carefully
Boldly
Willingly
Rarely
Often
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Never
Attentively
Soon
Obediently
Always

Roughly
Surprisingly
Dangerously
Suspiciously
anxiously

That dentist gives a painful

extraction. I will _________ go to
him.
It will ________ rain cats and dogs. I
will not go out.
Mr.Gilbert is an honest man. He
________ tells the truth,
Alfred did not study hard, but
___________ he passed all the tests.
Inform the police about the two men
there.
There
are
behaving
____________, Jim told his friend.
All the passengers are afraid because
the bus driver is speeding
___________.
Miss Hugh is such a kind teacher.
She__________ gives free tuition to
deserving students.
The boy had a bad wound. The nurse
_________ cleansed the wound.

9.
10.
11.

12.
13.
14.
15.

The robber pointed a gun at the

shopkeeper. He_________did as he
ordered.
Tigers__________ attack humans
when they can find food in the
jungle.
I have studied very hard. I am
__________
waiting
for
the
examination to begin because I am
confident of scoring As in all
subjects.
The low-lying area is____________
flooded when there is heavy rain.
You could not understand the lesson
because you were not listening
____________ to the teacher.
The kidnappers blindfolded the lady,
dragged her to the car and
_________ pushed her in.
He jumped_________into the river
to save the drowning man.

Practice 2
Choose the correct adverbs from the
brackets.
1. Kenny took (long,longer,longest) to
complete the essay than necessary.
2. The falling brick (narrowly, more
narrowly,most narrowly) missed the
passer-by near the building.
3. Are you feeling(well,better,the best)

4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

after the rest?

Of all the places I have been to, I
stay(comfortably, more comfortably,
most comfortably) here.
Jamie sings(sweetly,more sweetly,
most sweetly) of all the performers.
How much(long,longer,the longest)
do I have to wait to see the doctor?
My
mother
ate
his
lunch(hungrily,more hungrily, most
hungrily) today than he did
yesterday.
Alice
checks
her
homework
(carefully,more
carefully,
most
carefully) before handing it in.
Dylan reads(slowly,more slowly,
most slowly) of the three boys.
Dennis memorised the passage
(quickly,more quickly, most quickly)
among the students.
The bus bound for Hamilton reached
the bus terminal(fast,faster,fastest)
than the one you travelled in,
How(quick,quicker,quickest) can you
come?
There are thirty boys in our class.
Raymond writes(neatly,more neatly,
most neatly).
Can you see the two players there?
Who do you think plays(skilfully,
more skilfully,most skilfully)?

Practice 3
Replace the underlined phrase with an
adverb in the following sentences
Example: They laughed in a loud voice
They laughed loudly.
1.
2.

3.

4.
5.

6.

7.

She started crying all of a sudden.

______________________________
The judges must give points in a fair
way.
______________________________
______________________________
You must treat your parents with
kindness.
______________________________
______________________________
We have a new chairman every year.
______________________________
I went to her house without being
expected.
______________________________
______________________________
The silly man is behaving like a
child.
______________________________
______________________________
The headmaster shouted at the
students in an angry way.
______________________________
_____________________________

8.

He used the tool with great effect.

______________________________
9. Sheila walked into the badminton
court in a confident manner.
______________________________
______________________________
10. They have ample time to finish their
work without hurrying.
______________________________
______________________________
11. Several caretakers have been
dismissed for treating the patients
without any feeling of responsibility.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
12. Jasmine designed her own gown
using her skill and imagination.
______________________________
______________________________

Practice 4
Form adverbs from the following nouns
and adjectives.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

WORD
attentive
Busy
Pretty
Terrible
Original
Hurry
Health
Noisy
Surprise
Severe
Considerable
Joy
Ready
Astonish
Gracious
miracle

ADVERB
Attentively