An Adverb is a word that modifies a:
Verb (He runs fast.)Adjective (She is very smart.)
Another Adverb (He drives very slowly.)
Adverbs tell:
How, When, Where, How often, How much, In what manner etc.
📗 TYPES OF ADVERBS
1️⃣ Adverb of Manner (How?)
Usually ends in –ly
Examples:
slowly, quickly, bravely
She sings beautifully.
Exceptions (no -ly):
fast, hard, late, near, early
Example:
He works hard.
2️⃣ Adverb of Place (Where?)
Examples:
here, there, everywhere, outside
He lives nearby.
3️⃣ Adverb of Time (When?)
Examples:
today, yesterday, soon, now, before
He will come tomorrow.
4️⃣ Adverb of Frequency (How often?)
Examples:
always, never, often, seldom, usually
She always arrives early.
5️⃣ Adverb of Degree (How much?)
Examples:
very, too, enough, almost, quite, extremely
She is very intelligent.
6️⃣ Interrogative Adverbs
Examples:
When? Why? How? Where?
7️⃣ Relative Adverbs
Examples:
where, when, why
This is the place where I was born.
8️⃣ Adverb of Affirmation/Negation
Examples:
yes, surely, certainly, no, not
He will surely win.
📙 POSITION OF ADVERBS
Rule 1: Frequency Adverbs (always, never, often, etc.)
Placed before the main verb
He always helps others.
Placed after “be” verb
She is always happy.
Rule 2: Adverbs of manner
Usually placed at the end
He spoke politely.
Rule 3: Adverbs modifying adjectives/adverbs
Placed before them
She is very beautiful.
He runs extremely fast.
📘 DEGREE FORMATION OF ADVERBS
Some adverbs change form:
fast → faster → fastest
hard → harder → hardest
early → earlier → earliest
Adverbs ending with –ly use more, most
quickly → more quickly → most quickly
🎯 20 EMRS / NVS / KVS LEVEL MCQs ON ADVERBS
1. She sings very ___.
a) sweet
b) sweetly
c) sweetness
d) sweeting
✔ Correct: b) sweetly
2. He runs ___ than me.
a) quickly
b) more quickly
c) quickest
d) most quickly
✔ Correct: b) more quickly
3. He works ___.
a) hard
b) hardly
c) harderly
d) hardly ever
✔ Correct: a) hard
(hard = with effort, hardly = almost not)
4. She is ___ intelligent.
a) enough
b) very
c) too
d) so
✔ Correct: b) very
5. He answered the question ___.
a) polite
b) politely
c) politeness
d) most polite
✔ Correct: b) politely
6. I have ___ seen such a beautiful place.
a) always
b) seldom
c) often
d) frequently
✔ Correct: b) seldom
7. He will come ___.
a) now
b) here
c) tomorrow
d) all of these
✔ Correct: d) all of these
(now, here, tomorrow = valid adverbs)
8. She is ___ honest.
a) very
b) too
c) enough
d) most
✔ Correct: a) very
9. They reached the station ___.
a) lately
b) late
c) latest
d) later
✔ Correct: b) late (adverb of time)
10. He spoke ___.
a) softly
b) soft
c) softer
d) softness
✔ Correct: a) softly
11. She almost finished the work.
The underlined word is:
a) Adverb of degree
b) Adverb of frequency
c) Adverb of manner
d) Adverb of place
✔ Correct: a) Adverb of degree
12. He ___ forgets his homework.
a) seldom
b) often
c) never
d) all of these
✔ Correct: d) all of these (all frequency adverbs)
13. He lives ___.
a) nearby
b) near to
c) nearest
d) nearly
✔ Correct: a) nearby
14. She works ___ in the office.
a) very hard
b) hardly
c) hardest
d) more hardly
✔ Correct: a) very hard
15. The train arrived ___.
a) early
b) earlier
c) earliest
d) more early
✔ Correct: a) early (simple statement)
16. He spoke ___ to be heard.
a) loudly enough
b) enough loudly
c) enough loud
d) loud enoughly
✔ Correct: a) loudly enough
17. He is strong ___ to lift the box.
a) too
b) very
c) enough
d) much
✔ Correct: c) enough
18. She will visit the doctor ___.
a) often
b) frequently
c) rarely
d) any of these
✔ Correct: d) any of these
19. She came ___ late yesterday.
a) very
b) too
c) quite
d) extremely
✔ Correct: c) quite
20. He answered the question ___.
a) correct
b) correctly
c) correctness
d) more correct
✔ Correct: b) correctly
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