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Adverb Class 8

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1. What is an Adverb?

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It describes how, when, where, or
to what extent an action is performed.

2. Types of Adverbs

1. Adverbs of Manner: Describes how an action is done.


(e.g., She sings beautifully.)
2. Adverbs of Time: Indicates when an action happens.
(e.g., He arrived yesterday.)
3. Adverbs of Place: Tells where an action happens.
(e.g., They are sitting outside.)
4. Adverbs of Frequency: Tells how often an action happens.
(e.g., She always arrives early.)
5. Adverbs of Degree: Indicates the extent or degree of an action.
(e.g., He is very tired.)

3. Formation of Adverbs

 Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.


(e.g., Quick → Quickly, Beautiful → Beautifully)
 Some adverbs do not follow this pattern (irregular adverbs).
(e.g., Fast, Hard, Well, Late)

4. Position of Adverbs

 Adverbs of manner, place, and time are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
(e.g., She speaks softly. They went there yesterday.)
 Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb or after the auxiliary verb.
(e.g., She always sings. They have often visited us.)

5. Common Errors in Adverb Usage

 Incorrect: She runs quick.


Correct: She runs quickly.
 Incorrect: He did his work perfect.
Correct: He did his work perfectly.
 Avoid double negatives.
Incorrect: He doesn’t go nowhere.
Correct: He doesn’t go anywhere.
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50 Practice Questions on Adverbs and Correct Usage

A. Identify the Adverb (10 Questions)

1. She speaks softly.


2. He will come tomorrow.
3. They play outside.
4. She rarely eats junk food.
5. He almost finished the race.
6. She dances beautifully.
7. The train arrived late.
8. He went upstairs.
9. They are completely ready.
10. I often visit the park.

B. Fill in the Blanks with Suitable Adverbs (10 Questions)

11. She works ___. (hard)


12. He arrived ___. (yesterday)
13. The children are playing ___. (outside)
14. She __ visits her grandparents. (rare)
15. The soup is ___ hot. (very)
16. He speaks ___ in public. (confident)
17. They completed the task ___. (quick)
18. The sun shines ___. (bright)
19. He __ understood the problem. (almost)
20. I will call you ___. (soon)

C. Rewrite the Sentence with Correct Adverb Usage (10 Questions)

21. She runs slow. (Correct it)


22. He behaved bad. (Correct it)
23. The exam went good. (Correct it)
24. She sang beautiful. (Correct it)
25. He can solve this problem easy. (Correct it)
26. He did the work perfect. (Correct it)
27. She walked quiet in the library. (Correct it)
28. He painted the house quick. (Correct it)
29. The story ended happy. (Correct it)
30. They prepared the presentation perfect. (Correct it)

D. Choose the Correct Adverb (10 Questions)

31. She reads (quick/quickly).


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32. He spoke (soft/softly) to the child.
33. The plane landed (safe/safely).
34. They completed the task (good/well).
35. She worked very (hard/hardly) to pass the exam.
36. I (rare/rarely) see her at the park.
37. He behaves (polite/politely) with everyone.
38. The weather turned (bad/badly) in the evening.
39. The students answered the questions (accurate/accurately).
40. He looked at the problem (careful/carefully).

E. Transform Adjectives into Adverbs (10 Questions)

Convert the given adjectives into adverbs and use them in sentences.

41. Honest → ___.


42. Angry → ___.
43. Happy → ___.
44. Quick → ___.
45. Easy → ___.
46. Loud → ___.
47. Beautiful → ___.
48. Careful → ___.
49. Polite → ___.
50. Perfect → ___.

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