Worksheet-3 Adverbs (Advanced)

Insert adverbs given in brackets at appropriate places in the statements:

• Meera speaks English. (well)
• He looked for his pen but couldn’t find it. (everywhere)
• We are late for school. (never)
• We have dinner at seven. (usually)
• They have planned to go. (tomorrow morning, there)
• He danced well. (quite, in the concert)
• My father has left. (for his office, just)
• My mother is free on Sundays. (rarely)
• Am I loud? (enough)
• Would they be at the ground? (still, after six o’clock)
• I promised to lie. (never, again)
• You must visit. (one day, that temple)
• She has to go. (often, on holidays, to office)
• The band played all the instruments. (brilliantly, last night, at the rock concert)
• The bus to Gurgaon leaves. (at eight o’clock, always, in the morning)

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Answers: 1) Meera speaks English well.  2) He looked everywhere for his pen but couldn’t find it.  3) We are never late for school.  4) We usually have dinner at seven.  5) They have planned to go there tomorrow morning.  6) He danced quite well in the concert.  7) My father has just left for his office.  8) My mother rarely is free on Sundays.  9) Am I loud enough?  10) Would they still be at the ground after six o’clock?  11) I promised never to lie again.  12) You must visit that temple one day.  13) She often has to go to office on holidays.  14) The band played all the instruments brilliantly at the rock concert last night.  15) The bus to Gurgaon always leaves at eight o’clock in the morning.

[Note: The adverbs generally are written in the following order: adverb of manner (after the verb/object), adverb of place, adverb of time. Adverb of frequency normally is placed between the subject and the verb. Adverb of degree comes before the adjective or adverb it modifies.]