Q.1. Fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb.
(i) I have _______ been to the USA. (Never / ever)
I have never been to the USA. (frequency adverb)
(ii) I _______ take a bath before I go to bed. (once / always / ever)
I always take a bath before I go to bed. (frequency)
(iii) My friends are ______ non-smokers. (Most / mostly)
My friends are mostly non-smokers. (focusing adverb)
(iv) I ______ go for a walk in the park. (Once / always / sometimes)
I sometimes go for a walk in the park. (frequency adverb)
(v) They ______ go out. (Rare I once / rarely)
They rarely go out, (frequency adverb)
(vi) I _______ go to bed at 10 o’clock. (Once / ever / usually)
I usually go to bed at 10 o’clock. (adverb of frequency)
(vii) I have been to Australia just ______ (one / once / ones)
I have been to Australia just once. (frequency)
(viii) My grandparents live in Kerala. I visited them ______ (once / often)
My grandparents live in Kerala. I visited them often. (frequency)
(ix) I was _____ impressed with her performance. (Too / such / very)
I was very impressed with her performance. (degree adverb)
(x) I watch English films (Once / always / occasionally)
I watch English films occasionally. (frequency adverb)
Q.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs.
(i) Pihu has written a _______ beautiful poem.
Pihu has written a very beautiful poem.
(ii) We have _______ been to Bhopal _______ .
We have never been to Bhopal earlier.
(iii) The Prime Minister visits Nepal _______ .
The Prime Minister visits Nepal next week.
(iv) The story, she told is _______ interesting.
The story, she told is quite interesting.
(v) Sagarika has _______ returned from UK.
Sagarika has recently returned from UK.
(vi) I will _______ finish with my work.
I will quickly finish with my work.
(vii) You can keep it _______ in the room.
You can keep it anywhere in the room.
(viii) Dipti does her homework _______ .
Dipti does her homework sincerely.
(ix) Dr Kalam used his resources _______ .
Dr Kalam used his resources sparingly.
(x) We should not pay attention to _______ stupid talks.
We should not pay attention to such stupid talks.
1. What are adverbs? | ![]() |
2. What is the function of adverbs in a sentence? | ![]() |
3. How do adverbs modify verbs? | ![]() |
4. Can adverbs modify adjectives? | ![]() |
5. What are some common types of adverbs? | ![]() |