Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

Adverbs tell us something about the time, manner or place of an action. Note that most words ending in ly are adverbs.

1. I met him there yesterday.

2. We will start soon.

3. I don’t want to talk to him now.

4. I rightly assumed that she was lying.

5. Today is the happiest day of my life.

6. I have always wanted to become a writer.

7. I rarely talk to my old classmates.

8. You ate hardly anything.

9. Why are you shouting loudly?

10. She combed her hair slowly.

11. Can you speak Hindi fluently?

12. The child cried bitterly.

13. Can I sit here?

14. They worked tirelessly.  

Answers

1. there, yesterday (Words indicating time and place are adverbs.)

2. soon, 3. now, 4. rightly, 5. today, 6. always, 7. rarely, 8. hardly, 9. loudly, 10. slowly, 11. fluently, 12. bitterly, 13. here (Words indicating place are usually adverbs.), 14. tirelessly

See also

• Kinds of adverbs worksheet for class 3
• Adverbs worksheet for class 3
• Adjectives and adverbs worksheet for class 5
• Adjective vs. Adverb worksheet for classes 5 and 6