2021 11 24 VII English 2
2021 11 24 VII English 2
Lesson 12
Adverbs
An Adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
A. Underline the adverbs and state their kind.
1. He plays quite well. Adverb of Manner
2. I am not a fool. Adverb of Negation
3. He is quite upset. Adverb of Degree
4. She is always busy. Adverb of Frequency
5. When should I come? Interrogative Adverb
6. She almost fell down. Adverb of Degree
7. They performed well. Adverb of Manner
8. I went there often. Adverb of Frequency
9. Can’t you sing any better? Adverb of Manner
10. They formerly worked here. Adverb of Time
Rest of the exercise will be done by students.
B. Place the adverbs given in the brackets correctly in these
sentences.
1. They kept blankly staring at me. (blankly)
2. I have already completed my work. (already)
3. Yesterday the class stood up suddenly. (suddenly, yesterday)
4. Don’t knock at the door again. (again)
5. The world is very fast moving ahead. (very fast, ahead)
6. Slowly the seeds sprouts in a few days. (in a few days,
slowly)
7. You are rather late. (rather)
8. You are tall enough for the purpose. ( enough)
9. They are certainly tired. (certainly)
10. He is too sick. (too)
11. She is altogether nervous. (altogether)
12. They will hardly believe your story. (hardly)
13. He is quite wrong. (quite)
14. He is too old. (too)
15 to 20 will be homework.
C. Use the correct degree of comparison to complete these
sentences.
1. He played worse me. (badly)
2. She stayed in least expensive of hotels. (little)
3. Which painting do you like best. (well)
4. Take as much as you want. (much)
5. Try to this more carefully next time. (carefully)
6. He ran fastest of all.
7,8 and 9 will be homework.