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Grade 7 English Language Arts — 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 "happy": She smiled ____ when she heard the news.

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

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

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

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

  4. 4.Write the adverb formed from the adjective "gentle": He closed the door ____.

  5. 5.Which sentence places "always" correctly?

    • a) She is always late for the bus.
    • b) Always is she late for the bus.
    • c) She is late always for the bus.
    • d) She always is late for the bus.

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

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

  7. 7.Sort each adverb by the kind it is.

    Groups: Manner — how · Place — where · Time — when · Frequency — how often

    • carefully
    • everywhere
    • rarely
    • outside
    • soon
    • quickly
    • yesterday
    • always

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

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

Answer key — Grade 7 English Language Arts — Adverbs and their kinds

  1. 1. happily
  2. 2. c) beautifully
  3. 3. c) lonely
  4. 4. gently
  5. 5. a) She is always late for the bus.
  6. 6. b) He is very tired.
  7. 7. quickly → Manner — how; carefully → Manner — how; outside → Place — where; everywhere → Place — where; yesterday → Time — when; soon → Time — when; always → Frequency — how often; rarely → Frequency — how often
  8. 8. c) How late the train was