Exercise 2: Place Adverbs | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  In the sentence 'He speaks softly,' where does the adverb 'softly' modify?

(A) He

(B) Speaks

(C) Softly

(D) Speaks softly

Question 2:  Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She quickly finished her homework.'

(A) She

(B) Quickly

(C) Finished

(D) Homework

Question 3:  Which word in the sentence 'They sang beautifully' functions as the adverb?

(A) They

(B) Sang

(C) Beautifully

(D) Sang beautifully

Question 4:  Where is the adverb placed in the sentence 'He reads aloud'?

(A) Before 'reads'

(B) After 'reads'

(C) Before 'aloud'

(D) After 'aloud'

Question 5:  Select the sentence where the adverb modifies an adjective.

(A) 'She is extremely happy.'

(B) 'She extremely is happy.'

(C) 'She is happy extremely.'

(D) 'Extremely she is happy.'

Question 6:  In the phrase 'very slowly,' which word acts as the adverb?

(A) Very

(B) Slowly

(C) The

(D) Is

Question 7:  Which part of speech do adverbs typically modify?

(A) Nouns

(B) Adjectives

(C) Verbs

(D) Prepositions

Question 8:  Choose the sentence where the adverb is correctly placed.

(A) 'He runs quickly.'

(B) 'Quickly he runs.'

(C) 'He quickly runs.'

(D) 'He runs quickly he.'

Question 9:  Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She sings melodiously.'

(A) She

(B) Sings

(C) Melodiously

(D) Sings melodiously

Question 10:  Which sentence below contains the adverb placed incorrectly?

(A) 'He speaks English fluently.'

(B) 'He fluently speaks English.'

(C) 'English he speaks fluently.'

(D) 'He speaks fluently English.'