Year 8 English — Adverbs and their kinds
Spot an adverb, name its kind — manner, place, time, frequency or degree — and tell it apart from the adjective it was built from.
Name: ________________________
1.The soup smells ____.
- a) more deliciously
- b) deliciously
- c) delicious
- d) most deliciously
2.Write the adverb of frequency that means "not even once": He has ____ been late.
3.Which sentence contains an adverb of degree?
- a) He is very tired.
- b) He runs outside.
- c) He runs fast.
- d) He runs daily.
4.Sort each word by whether it is an adjective or an adverb.
Groups: Adjective · Adverb
- loud
- loudly
- truly
- bravely
- sudden
- suddenly
- true
- brave
5.In "The train arrived quite late", what does the word "quite" tell you?
- a) When the train arrived
- b) How late the train was
- c) Where the train arrived
- d) How often the train arrives
6.Write the adverb formed from the adjective "gentle": He closed the door ____.
7.In "She sang beautifully at the concert", which word is the adverb?
- a) sang
- b) She
- c) beautifully
- d) concert
8.Which of these words is NOT an adverb?
- a) almost
- b) never
- c) lonely
- d) slowly
Answer key — Year 8 English — Adverbs and their kinds
- 1. c) delicious
- 2. never
- 3. a) He is very tired.
- 4. loud → Adjective; loudly → Adverb; brave → Adjective; bravely → Adverb; sudden → Adjective; suddenly → Adverb; true → Adjective; truly → Adverb
- 5. b) How late the train was
- 6. gently
- 7. c) beautifully
- 8. c) lonely