Exercise 3: Place Adverbs | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Where should adverbs usually be positioned in a sentence?

(A) Before the subject

(B) After the verb

(C) Before the object

(D) After the conjunction

Question 2:  Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She speaks softly.'

(A) She

(B) Speaks

(C) Softly

(D) Speaks softly

Question 3:  In the phrase 'very quickly,' which word functions as the adverb?

(A) Very

(B) Quickly

(C) The

(D) Is

Question 4:  Where is the adverb placed in the sentence 'He runs swiftly'?

(A) Before 'runs'

(B) After 'runs'

(C) Before 'swiftly'

(D) After 'swiftly'

Question 5:  Select the sentence where the adverb modifies a verb.

(A) 'She is extremely intelligent.'

(B) 'She extremely is intelligent.'

(C) 'She is intelligent extremely.'

(D) 'Extremely she is intelligent.'

Question 6:  Which word in the sentence 'They sang loudly' acts as the adverb?

(A) They

(B) Sang

(C) Loudly

(D) Sang loudly

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

(A) Nouns

(B) Adjectives

(C) Verbs

(D) Pronouns

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

(A) 'He speaks clearly.'

(B) 'Clearly he speaks.'

(C) 'He clearly speaks.'

(D) 'He speaks clearly he.'

Question 9:  Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She writes neatly.'

(A) She

(B) Writes

(C) Neatly

(D) Writes neatly

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

(A) 'He plays football well.'

(B) 'He well plays football.'

(C) 'Football he plays well.'

(D) 'He plays well football.'