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Adverbs worksheet | Gap fills

April 18th, 2017 in English Learning

Fill in the blanks using an appropriate adverb. Choose your answers from the given options.

Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. An adverb can also modify an adjective or another adverb.
Adverbs usually indicate the time, manner or place of an action. Most words ending in –ly are adverbs. Most time words and place words are also adverbs.

(gracefully, bravely, somewhere, extremely, anxiously, often, patiently, now, carefully, politely)

1. She is a good-natured girl. She always behaves ……………………

2. The sun is setting ………………….

3. She dances …………………….

4. The soldiers fought ……………………… and so the enemy fled.

5. Glassware should be handled ……………….

6. He must be …………………. around here.

7. The mother …………………. waited for her daughter’s call.

8. We ……………….. go to the movies.

9. It is ……………….. hot today.

10. He waited …………………… for his turn.

Answers

1. She is a good-natured girl. She always behaves politely.

2. The sun is setting now.

3. She dances gracefully.

4. The soldiers fought bravely and so the enemy fled.

5. Glassware should be handled carefully.

6. He must be somewhere around here.

7. The mother anxiously waited for her daughter’s call.

8. We often go to the movies.

9. It is extremely hot today.

10. He waited patiently for his turn.