Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kind.

1. He, therefore, killed his master.

2. You are quite right.

3. I have never seen a giraffe.

4. The minister rarely visits his constituency.

5. I visit my grandparents often.

6. The protestors were shouting loudly.

7. I have met them only once.

8. The batsman hit the ball hard.

9. She combed her hair slowly.

10. The patient died a few minutes ago.

11. The soldiers fought courageously.

12. She is always eager to help.

Answers

1. therefore (Adverb of reason)

2. quite (Adverb of degree)

3. never (Adverb of frequency)

4. rarely (Adverb of frequency)

5. often (Adverb of frequency)

6. loudly (Adverb of manner)

7. once (Adverb of frequency)

8. hard (Adverb of manner)

9. slowly (Adverb of manner)

10. ago (Adverb of time)

11. The soldiers fought courageously. (Adverb of manner)

12. She is always eager to help. (Adverb of frequency)

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with already, just, yet, still, never or ever.

1. Have you ……………………… wanted to visit Antarctica?

2. She has ……………………… arrived.

3. She is ……………………… to arrive.

4. They have ……………………… announced the results.

5. We are ……………………… to hear from them.

6. I have ……………………… sent the letters.

7. The milkman has ……………………….. been.

8. I was ………………………. about to say the same thing.

9. The pandemic has ……………………… claimed thousands of lives.

10. Have you ………………………. been in love?

11. They are ………………………. waiting for us.

12. I …………………… thought that he would betray me.

Answers

1. ever, 2. just/already (Meanings are different.), 3. yet, 4. just / already, 5. yet, 6. already, 7. already, 8. just, 9. already, 10. ever, 11. still, 12. never

Worksheet 3

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state what kind of adverbs they are.

1. He was, therefore, dismissed.

2. I sold hardly any books yesterday.

3. They no longer live in this house.

4. You will definitely get the job.

5. The tea was too hot.

6. He spoke arrogantly.

7. I was quite impressed with their performance.

8. We meet occasionally.

9. He was here ten minutes ago.

10. She has not arrived yet.

11. We seldom see elephants in cities.

12. She is always ready to help.

13. Have you ever faced any problem with this laptop?

14. Chinese goods are certainly cheaper than Japanese goods.

Answers

1. therefore – adverb of reason,

2. hardly – adverb of negation, yesterday – adverb of time

3. no – adverb of negation

4. definitely – adverb of affirmation

5. too – adverb of degree

6. arrogantly – adverb of manner

7. quite – adverb of degree

8. occasionally – adverb of frequency

9. here – adverb of place, ago – adverb of time

10. yet – adverb of time

11. seldom – adverb of negation / time

12. always – adverb of time

13. ever – adverb of time

14. certainly – adverb of affirmation