CBSE Class 5 English Adverbs Worksheet

Adverbs of Degree | Rather, Quite

Question. He is .............................
(a) a rather idiot
(b) rather a idiot
(c) rather an idiot

Answer : C

Question. You talk .............................. too much.
(a) quite
(b) rather
(c) fairly

Answer : B

Question. I was ................................ pleased to find him there.
(a) rather
(b) quite
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A, B

Question. She ............................
(a) rather enjoys writing
(b) enjoys writing rather
(c) enjoys rather writing

Answer : A

Question. We ought to invest in education and healthcare ............................. defense.
(a) rather than
(b) would rather
(c) than

Answer : A

Question. I would call this shade pink ............................... purple.
(a) rather
(b) than
(c) rather than

Answer : A

Question. The movie was ........................... boring.
(a) quite
(b) rather
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B, A

Question. It is ............................. outside. Put on your coat before you go out.
(a) cold rather
(b) rather cold
(c) rather much cold

Answer : B

Question. Please come on Monday .............................. on Tuesday.
(a) rather than
(b) would rather
(c) rather

Answer : A

Question. Which word does not fit in the space? The children performed ............................ well. The audience was mesmerized.
(a) fairly
(b) rather
(c) quite

Answer : B, C

Question. She is ……………………………. older than me.
(a) quite
(b) rather
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. It was ..................................
(a) rather a brilliant proposal
(b) a rather brilliant proposal
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B, A

Adverbs with Two Forms

Question. He jumped ..........................
(a) high
(b) highly

Answer : A

Question. You ate .......................... anything.
(a) hard
(b) hardly

Answer : B

Question. Treat your people .......................
(a) just
(b) justly

Answer : B

Question. The room was adorned ..........................
(a) pretty
(b) prettily

Answer : B

Question. His fame spread far and .......................
(a) wide
(b) widely

Answer : A

Question. ............................., you are not coming to the party, are you?
(a) Sure
(b) Surely

Answer : B

Question. He was sleeping ..........................
(a) sound
(b) soundly

Answer : B

Question. She arrived ........................... after the show.
(a) right
(b) shortly

Answer : A

Question. The manager ......................... refused his request for a raise.
(a) flat
(b) flatly

Answer : B

Question. He is ........................ asleep.
(a) sound
(b) soundly

Answer : A

Question. His works are ............................ popular.
(a) wide
(b) widely

Answer : B

Question. As we didn't have enough money we had to cut the vacation ...........................
(a) short
(b) shortly

Answer : A

Adverbs Of Frequency, Place And Time

Question. I hardly ever play cricket .............................
(a) nowadays
(b) these days
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. Which word cannot go in the space provided? I watched a movie and ........................... I went
(a) home.
(b) then
(c) afterwards
(d) after

Answer : B, C

Question. We watched a movie and we went to the restaurant ..............................
(a) after
(b) then
(c) afterwards

Answer : C

Question. Which sentence is correct?
(a) I visited yesterday my grandparents.
(b) He is going home tomorrow.
(c) I had yesterday a strange experience.

Answer : B

Question. Which sentence is best?
(a) Susie abroad works.
(b) Abroad Susie works.
(c) Susie works abroad.

Answer : C

Question. She ............................. with her husband and children.
(a) abroad lives
(b) lives abroad
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. We go swimming .................................
(a) Saturday.
(b) on
(c) every

Answer : C, A

Question. Which sentence is the best?
(a) We reached early.
(b) We early reached.
(c) Early we reached.

Answer : A

Question. We go swimming .............................. Sundays.
(a) on
(b) every
(c) each

Answer : A

Question. We always go for a drive on .............................
(a) Sunday
(b) Sundays
(c) every Sundays
(d) every Sunday

Answer : B

Question. It is very cold. Let's ..............................
(a) inside go
(b) go inside
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. I visit my parents ............................
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) on Sunday
(b) every Sunday
(c) on Sundays
(d) every week

Answer : D

May, Might, Adverbs Of Probability

Question. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) We may not be able to meet the deadline.
(b) We maybe not able to meet the deadline.
(c) We might won't be able to meet the deadline.

Answer : A

Question. She might ....................... in the afternoon.
(a) arrives
(b) arrive
(c) arriving

Answer : B

Question. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) I might visit her last week.
(b) She might arrive soon.
(c) He may arrive yesterday.

Answer : B

Question. She ................... quit her job.
(a) probably will
(b) will probably
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. I ........................ come.
(a) might not be able to
(b) might not can
(c) might not be able

Answer : A

Question. She definitely .................... recognize you.
(a) will
(b) may
(c) won't

Answer : C

Question. They might ....................
(a) already arrived
(b) already arrive
(c) have already arrived

Answer : C

Question. We ................... time to watch a movie.
(a) might not have
(b) might have not
(c) don't might have

Answer : A

Question. It ................... in the afternoon.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) may
(b) might
(c) can
(d) shall

Answer : B, A

Question. When ........................?
(a) the guests might arrive
(b) might the guests will arrive
(c) might the guests arrive

Answer : C

Question. I ................... help.
(a) certainly will
(b) will certainly
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. He might ..................... late tonight.
(a) be working
(b) to be working
(c) works

Answer : A
 

1) Write as many adverbs as you think of to add to the meaning to the following verbs:

  a) Laugh

  b) Sing

  c) Talk

  d) Walk

  e) Cry

2) Add -ly to these adjectives to form adverbs:

Brave , easy , sweet , neat , respect , wise , polite , cheerful , careless , sincere , honest , regular.

3) Fill in the blanks with adverb of manner.

  a) The soldiers fought ________.

  b) She spoke __________

  c) He reads ________

  d) He behaves ___________

  e) The girl sings _________

  f) She did her work quite________

  g) It is raining __________

  h) The boy does his homework__________

  i) Treat your elders _____________

  j) The baby slept _____________

  k) A tortoise walks ___________

  l) The men in the office work ___________

Q1. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adverb or an adjective:

1) Marilyn is a ………………..…. student. She does her homework ………………….… (careful/carefully)

2) Our new washing machine is very ……….……….. indeed. It works very ………………… (silent/silently)

3) Alice is a ………..….……..girl. She always behaves ……………..…… (rude/rudely)

4) Mike is a ……………..……….student .He answers all the questions ……………………... (clever/cleverly)

5) This man buys clothes from this shop ………………………. He is our ………………….. customer. (regular/regularly)

6) Brian walks ………………...…….. .He is a …………………..……walker. (quick/quickly)

7) Sally opened the door of the bedroom …………………………….……..and she saw the thief. (slow/slowly)

8) Steve is my ……………………………….friend. We always go out together. (close/closely)

9) Michael never breaks his friends’ hearts. He is a ………………….…person. (kind/kindly)

10) Rachel behaved really ……………..…….towards all the students in the class, so she made a lot of friends. (kind/kindly)

11) That man treats his dog …………………….. . Nobody likes him. (bad/badly)

12) My father looked out of the window ……………….…….as he heard a strange noise. (anxious/anxiously)

13) He waited ………………………..……..……for his friend for two hours in the cafe. (patient/patiently)

14) He is a ……………….……..painter. He painted our house ………………..…….. (good/well)

15) My mother …………………..………. listened to my problems last night. (sympathetic/sympathetically)

16) A crocodile lives near rivers and it is a ……………….. animal. (wild/wildly)

17) Joseph sang ……………………at the party last Sunday. Everybody was fascinated. (beautiful/beautifully)

18) Cindy is the most ………………………..girl I have seen in my whole life. (beautiful/beautifully)

19) Frank came into the class …………………….and said there was a snake in the hall. (excited/excitedly)

20) The children ran in the school hall ………………………. (noisy/noisily)

21) I have got the …………………. news about the town. (recent/recently)

22) What have you been doing …………………. ? I haven’t seen you in ages. (recent/recently)

23) I understood the lesson very ……………….. today. (clear/clearly)

24) These questions are very ……………….. I can answer them all in ten minutes. (easy/easily)

25) All my answers in the last Maths exam were ………………..This means I answered all the questions …………………… (correct/correctly

Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs given in the help box.

strongly, fast, nervously, tomorrow,late, inside, secretly, everywhere,loudly, heavily  

1. Let us go to the office ............................... .
2. Why are you coming so ................................?
3. “I have not prepared the speech well,” the student said............................... .
4. Amita looked for her lost bag ................................ .
5. “Run ................................”, the spectators shouted.
6. It started raining ................................ .
7. Come ................................ and have a cup of coffee.
8. The children cheered ................................ .
9. The robbers sneaked in the house ................................ .
10. “I demand justice,” she said ................................ .
Ans.
1. tomorrow     2. late
3. nervously     4. everywhere
5. fast              6. heavily
7. inside          8. loudly
9. secretly       10. strongly

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and write their types.

1. They will attend a meeting in Chennai today.
Ans. today – Adverb of time

2. I saw Lubna going somewhere.
Ans. somewhere – Adverb of place

3. Meetu won the quiz competition as she answered all the questions correctly.
Ans. correctly – Adverb of manner

4. She could clear all the hurdles easily.
Ans. easily – Adverb of manner

5. Divya gestured her student to come near her.
Ans. near – Adverb of place

6. We publish the magazine monthly.
Ans. monthly – Adverb of frequency

7. It’s my friend’s party tonight.
Ans. tonight – Adverb of time

8. He exercises daily.
Ans. daily – Adverb of frequency

9. The postman delivered the letter yesterday.
Ans. yesterday – Adverb of time

10. Dinesh is sitting upstairs.
Ans. upstairs – Adverb of place

UNDERLINE THE ADVERBS IN THE GIVEN SENTENCES

1. My grandpa snored loudly.
2. Chaya played on the beach yesterday.
3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.
4. Gunjan, will you come here?
5. My dog sat lazily in the pool.
6. Neel slowly placed a card on the card house.

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT ADVERBS FROM THE BRACKETS

1. Jeremy _____________ate his lunch. (easily ,quickly)
2. Kaylee ___________ reads books about vampires. (outside,often)
3. Olivia ________________came to the rescue. (immediately,running)
4. When will you come___________ to visit us? (here, sometimes)
5. Marcus walked _____________to the barber shop. (slow, slowly)
6. Martin_______________ goes to the museum. (somewhere, sometimes)
7. Please speak _____________. (clearly/silently)

1) Write as many adverbs as you think of to add to the meaning to the following verbs:

  a) Laugh

  b) Sing

  c) Talk

  d) Walk

  e) Cry

2) Add -ly to these adjectives to form adverbs:

Brave , easy , sweet , neat , respect , wise , polite , cheerful , careless , sincere , honest , regular.

3) Fill in the blanks with adverb of manner.

  a) The soldiers fought ________.

  b) She spoke __________

  c) He reads ________

  d) He behaves ___________

  e) The girl sings _________

  f) She did her work quite________

  g) It is raining __________

  h) The boy does his homework__________

  i) Treat your elders _____________

  j) The baby slept _____________

  k) A tortoise walks ___________

  l) The men in the office work ___________

QM. COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS OF ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS AND PUNCTUATIONS:
ADVERBS

Question. Adverb of ___________ say how something happens.
Answer : manner

Question. Adverb of ___________ say when something happens.
Answer : time

Question. Adverb of ___________ say where something happens.
Answer : place

Question.Adverb of ___________ answer the questions how much? Or to what degree?
Answer : degree