Position Of Adverbs Worksheet
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can go in different places in a sentence. See also: Position of adverbs
Position of adverbs worksheet
Rewrite the following sentences by inserting the adverb given in the brackets in the correct place.
- The girls sang. (beautifully)
- I was happy to receive your letter. (quite)
- The lecture was boring. (rather)
- He speaks English. (fluently)
- We have to find a solution. (quickly)
- He works hard. (really)
- She faced the challenges. (bravely)
- I have sent the money. (already)
- They are expected to be here. (soon)
- We have to receive any information about him. (yet)
- You cease to amaze me. (never)
- She has been to all countries in Asia. (nearly)
- There was anything inside the bag. (hardly)
- It is too late to start. (never)
- Have you wanted to be a singer? (ever)
- I call my old friends. (sometimes)
- He answered all the questions. (correctly)
- She has wanted to be famous. (always)
- She is clever to be deceived. (too)
- He is old to know better. (enough)
Answers
- The girls sang beautifully. (When there is no object, the adverb usually goes immediately after the verb.)
- I was quite happy to receive your letter. (When an adverb modifies an adjective, it goes before that adjective.)
- The lecture was rather boring.
- He speaks English fluently. (Do not put an adverb between a verb and its object.)
- We have to find a solution quickly. / We have to quickly find a solution.
- He works really hard.
- She faced the challenges bravely. / She bravely faced the challenges.
- I have already sent the money. (If there is an auxiliary verb, the adverb tends to go after that auxiliary verb and before the main verb.)
- They are expected to be here soon.
- We have yet to receive any information about him.
- You never cease to amaze me.
- She has been to nearly all countries in Asia.
- There was hardly anything inside the bag.
- It is never too late to start.
- Have you ever wanted to be a singer?
- I sometimes call my old friends.
- He answered all the questions correctly.
- She has always wanted to be famous.
- She is too clever to be deceived.
- He is old enough to know better. (The adverb enough goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.)