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Class 7 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. 1.Write the adverb formed from the adjective "gentle": He closed the door ____.

  2. 2.In "The train arrived quite late", what does the word "quite" tell you?

    • a) Where the train arrived
    • b) How late the train was
    • c) How often the train arrives
    • d) When the train arrived

  3. 3.Which sentence contains an adverb of degree?

    • a) He runs daily.
    • b) He runs outside.
    • c) He runs fast.
    • d) He is very tired.

  4. 4.Which of these words is NOT an adverb?

    • a) almost
    • b) never
    • c) slowly
    • d) lonely

  5. 5.Write the adverb of frequency that means "not even once": He has ____ been late.

  6. 6.Write the adverb formed from the adjective "happy": She smiled ____ when she heard the news.

  7. 7.Match each adverb to the question it answers.

    • silently
    • upstairs
    • tomorrow
    • often
    • extremely
    • Where?
    • When?
    • How?
    • To what degree?
    • How often?

  8. 8.In "She sang beautifully at the concert", which word is the adverb?

    • a) She
    • b) beautifully
    • c) sang
    • d) concert

Answer key — Class 7 English — Adverbs and their kinds

  1. 1. gently
  2. 2. b) How late the train was
  3. 3. d) He is very tired.
  4. 4. d) lonely
  5. 5. never
  6. 6. happily
  7. 7. silently → How?; upstairs → Where?; tomorrow → When?; often → How often?; extremely → To what degree?
  8. 8. b) beautifully