Worksheet Solutions: Adverbs | English Grammar for Class 9 PDF Download

Q.1. Identify the most suitable adverb from the table given below and use them to complete the following sentences.

(i) I am _______ sorry for the delay.

I am extremely sorry for the delay.

(ii) The journal is published ________.

The journal is published weekly/monthly/quarterly.

(iii) She _______ goes to the salon.

She seldom/rarely/never goes to the salon.

(iv) _______, I like to go on a trip alone just to clear my mind and have a break from this busy schedule.

Sometimes, I like to go on a trip alone just to clear my mind and have a break from this busy schedule.

(v) The teacher asked her students to take the project _______ as it would be considered for internal marks.

The teacher asked her students to take the project seriously as it would be considered for internal marks.

(vi) The weather here is _____ cold.

The weather here is too/very/extremely cold.

(vii) You will receive an OTP and on entering it, your account will be _______ activated.

You will receive an OTP and on entering it, your account will be instantly activated.

(viii) Can you please finish it ______ so that I can use the table.

Can you please finish it soon so that I can use the table.

(ix) Oshin did not find the blue file ________.

Oshin did not find the blue file anywhere.

(x) This seems to be _______ absurd.

This seems to be too/very absurd.

Q.2. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
(i) Speak ________ (slowly/slow) so that the other person can understand you.

Speak slowly so that the other person can understand you.

(ii) Anna can ________ (often/rarely) be found in the library. She goes ________ (upstairs/everywhere) to her favourite corner on the first floor.

Anna can often be found in the library. She goes upstairs to her favourite corner on the first floor.

(iii) I am sorry to hear that Souvik spoke to you like that. He ________ (normally/rarely) doesn’t talk that way.

I am sorry to hear that Souvik spoke to you like that. He normally doesn’t talk that way.

(iv) You can learn English ________ (easy/easily) if you practise ________ (enough/much).

You can learn English easily if you practise enough.

(v) Arani has cooked the soup ________ (perfectly perfect). He is learning ________ (fast/badly).

Arani has cooked the soup perfectly. He is learning fast.

(vi) Priya has not come to school. She is ________ (probably/lately) ill.

Priya has not come to school. She is probably ill.

Q.3. Read the following passage about starfish. Underline the adverbs and identify which kind they are.
Sea stars are one of the most beautiful creatures of the underwater world. They are commonly known as starfish, but they are actually not fish. They do not have gills or fins like fish normally do. Their manner of moving is also quite different from fish. While fish . use their tails, starfish have tiny tube feet on their stomachs! These feet help them move along. Not all starfish have only five arms. Some have as many as forty! Do you know the most exciting thing about starfish? If a predator attacks them, they can drop one of the arms and get away! Then they grow that arm again over a year.

Sea stars are one of the most beautiful creatures of the underwater world. They are commonly known as starfish, but they are actually not fish. They do not have gills or fins like fish normally do. Their manner of moving is also quite different from fish. While fish . use their tails, starfish have tiny tube feet on their stomachs! These feet help them move along. Not all starfish have only five arms. Some have as many as forty! Do you know the most exciting thing about starfish? If a predator attacks them, they can drop one of the arms and get away! Then they grow that arm again over a year.
commonly – adverb of degree
actually – sentence modifier
normally – adverb of manner
quite – adverb of attitude
only – adverb of manner
again – adverb of time