ADVERBS

Choose the correct answer

1. Mrs Lee collected all the dried clothes __________________ because it

was
cloudy.

A. anxiously B.quickly C.carefully D. happily

2. The elderly man walked ____________________ than his wife.

A. fiercely B. slowly C. kindly D. heavily.

3. The sun _________________ shines during the day.

A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

4. You must calculate _________________ to get the correct answer.

A. carefully B. gently C. lazily D. furiously

5. It is a cloudy day. It will rain __________________________

A. yesterday B. soon C last month D. tomorrow

6. The boys were playing happily ____________________.

A. yesterday B. now C. tomorrow D. next week

7. Mrs Ravi is a kind woman. She __________________ helps the poor.

A. often B. seldom C. sometime D. never

8. Mr Lim ________________ jogs in the evening to keep fit.

A. oftenly B. usually C. sometimes D. never

9. Mr Kumar deals with his students _____________________.He never

scolds his students.

A. patiently B. rudely C. fiercely D. politely

10. Please complete your work _____________

A. slowly B. greedily C. neatly D. hurriedly

11. Sheena danced ______________ on the stage during the contest.

A. hurriedly B . gracefully C. clearly D. roughly

12. Cynthia is speaking __________________.I can’t hear her.

A. noisily B. loudly C.badly D. softly

13. That is Ah Chong’s pet dog. It follows him _____________________

A. nowhere B. elsewhere C. somewhere D. everywhere

14. Kamala ______________ goes out. She likes to stay at home.

A. often B. always C. seldom D. usually

15. The scouts were _____________________ dressed for the parade.

A. lazily B.smartly C. untidily D. carefully

16. The rubbish was ____________________after the funfair yesterday

A. somewhere B.behind C.near D.everywhere

17. The journalist reported the news update __________________.

A. briefly B.quietly C. badly D. nicely

18. Vincent and his brother won the first prize and second prize
____________ in the drawing contest yesterday.

A. repeatedly B. respectively C. regularly D. recently

19. Yun Shi is holding the hamster ______________ in her hand

A. kindly B. gently C.politely D.rudely

20. Mr Jones came _______________

A. yet B. late C. still D.soon

Set 2 : Adverbs

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence

1. The old man walks ______________ to the bus-stop.

A. slow B. slowly C. slower D. slowest

2. The soldiers fought ______________ in the war.

A. quickly B. soundly C.bravely D. sadly

3. The lorry driver drove the lorry __________________

A. smartly B. recklessly C. soundly D. quickly

4. Seetha and Swee Sim will be ready to leave ______________

A. well B. once C. soon D. since

5. The scouts have been camping ______________ yesterday.

A. now B. since C. seldom D. once

6. We had our dinner ____________ last night, therefore we had to take

supper.

A. delicious B. often C. early D. soon

7. Simon’s father is furious with him because he ____________ comes

back home late at night.

A. quickly B. now C. often D. seldom

8. The bridegroom dresses _________________ for his wedding.

A. cleverly B. carelessly C. early D. smartly

9. The teacher asked the pupils to read the questions _____________
before answering .

A. carefully B. humbly C. carelessly D. early

10. He is ____________________ absent from the school.

A. neatly B. smartly C. frequently D. quickly

11. These birds are _________________seen outside the jungle.

A. rarely B. carefully C. nicely D. strongly

12. Surekha received the birthday present ________________ from her

mother.

A. sweetly B. sadly C. happily D. angrily

13. The passengers of the car were _________________ injured in the

accident.

A. worse B. badly C. clearly D. quietly

14. The jewels are __________________ expensive.

A. beautifully B. clearly C. neatly D. extremely

15. Although he can run ____________ he lost the race.

A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. more fast

16. Rina helped her mother ______________________ with the house

chores.

A. carefully B. willingly C. angrily D. wonderfully

17. The beggars ate the food ___________________

A. angrily B. carefully C. hungrily D. quickly

18. The birds chirps ___________________ in the cage.

A. happily B. fiercely c. shamefully D. loudly

19. John wakes up and stretches ___________________

A. loudly B. lazily C. patiently D. soundly

20. The baby is sleeping ____________ in the cot.

A. soundly B. hungrily C. noisily D. loudly

Answers

Set A Set B

1. B 1. B
2. B 2. C
3. D 3. B
4. A 4. C
5. B 5.B
6. A 6.C
7. A 7.C
8. B 8.D
9. A 9.A
10. C 10.B
11. B 11.A
12. D 12. C
13. D 13.B
14. C 14. D
15. B 15. A
16. D 16.B
17. A 17.C
18. B 18.A
19. B 19.B
20. B 20.A