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Adverbs Of Place Practice (A2-B1) - English Grammar Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

7-minute daily practice: 15 Adverbs Of Place exercises for Level A2-B1. Short enough to fit into a coffee break, thorough enough to make real progress. Covers the most important aspects of adverbs of place with instant feedback on every answer.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The children are playing ___. They don't want to come inside.

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'Outside' is correct because it is an adverb of place indicating location away from the inside of a building. 'Outside' modifies the verb 'playing' by answering 'where'. 'Outward' expresses direction of movement, not a fixed location. 'Outdoor' is an adjective and cannot modify a verb. 'Outdoors' could work in general, but 'outside' is the most natural fit here when contrasted with 'come inside'.
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Question 2: I can't find my keys. I have looked ___.

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'Everywhere' is correct because it is an adverb of place ending in -where, meaning 'in all places', which fits the context of searching without success. 'Anywhere' is used in questions or negative sentences, not affirmative statements. 'Somewhere' means an unspecified single place. 'Nowhere' would require a negative verb form.
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Question 3: Adverbs of place are usually placed after the main verb or the object in a sentence.

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True because adverbs of place typically follow the main verb (or the verb's object if there is one), for example: 'She looked around' or 'Put the bag there.' They do not go before the main verb in standard word order.
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Question 4: What does the adverb of place express in this sentence: 'The dog ran upstairs'?

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'Upstairs' tells us where the dog ran, which is the function of an adverb of place — to indicate the location or direction of the action. It does not describe how the dog ran, when it ran, or how often.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • outside
  • My brother
  • is waiting
  • the shop

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The correct order is 'My brother is waiting outside the shop' because the adverb/preposition 'outside' follows the verb phrase 'is waiting' and precedes the noun phrase 'the shop', showing location.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses an adverb of place correctly?

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'She went upstairs to get her bag' is correct because 'upstairs' is an adverb of place modifying the verb 'went', answering the question 'where'. 'She went upstairs bag' omits necessary words. 'She went the upstairs' incorrectly uses an article before an adverb. 'She went to upstairs' incorrectly adds 'to' before an adverb of place.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Excuse me, is there a bank near here?' Assistant: 'Yes, there's one just ___. Turn left at the corner.'

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'Nearby' is correct because it is an adverb of place meaning 'not far away', which fits the context of giving directions to a close location. 'Nowhere' means no place exists, which contradicts 'Yes'. 'Elsewhere' means in a different place, not close by. 'Backward' refers to direction of movement, not proximity.
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Question 8: Which sentence uses 'here' as an adverb of place, NOT as a preposition?

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'Come and sit here' uses 'here' as an adverb of place because it modifies the verb 'sit' by answering 'where', and it does not connect to a following noun. In the other options, the words used ('beside', 'near', 'at') are prepositions followed by noun phrases, showing relationships between nouns.
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Question 9: Put the words/phrases in the correct order:

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  • We
  • searched everywhere
  • but
  • found nothing

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The correct order is 'We searched everywhere but found nothing' because 'everywhere' follows the verb 'searched' as an adverb of place, and the conjunction 'but' links the two clauses.
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Question 10: After the long walk, the hikers decided to rest. They sat down and looked ___ at the valley below.

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'Around' is correct because it is an adverb of place meaning 'in various directions', which fits the context of looking at the scenery around them. 'Anywhere' is used in questions or negatives. 'Nowhere' requires a negative context. 'Somewhere' refers to an unspecified single location, not general looking in all directions.
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Question 11: Which statement about adverbs of place ending in -ward or -wards is true?

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Adverbs ending in -ward or -wards express movement towards a specific direction, for example 'homeward' or 'upwards'. They do not describe location, time, or frequency. Both -ward and -wards forms are generally acceptable in English.
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Question 12: Original: 'I haven't been to that city.' Transformation: 'I have been ___.'

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'Nowhere near that city' is correct because it transforms the negative sentence using 'nowhere' as an adverb of place to indicate the person has not been to or close to that city. 'Somewhere that city' and 'anywhere that city' are grammatically incorrect phrases. 'Everywhere near' changes the meaning entirely.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
Put the book there.
She had nowhere to go.
He took a step backward.
Just go ahead and start.
Directional adverb of place (forward movement)
Adverb of place: here/there (location relative to speaker)
Adverb of place ending in -ward (movement direction)
Adverb of place ending in -where (unspecified location)

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Adverbs of place include: location adverbs (here/there), -where adverbs (somewhere/everywhere/nowhere/anywhere), directional adverbs (up/ahead), and -ward/-wards adverbs (backward/upward) indicating movement direction.
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Question 14: The word 'around' can only function as an adverb of place and never as a preposition in English.

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False because 'around' can function as both an adverb of place and a preposition. When it modifies a verb without a following noun, it is an adverb (e.g., 'I looked around'). When it is followed by a noun phrase, it is a preposition (e.g., 'I walked around the park').
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that a person has no specific destination in mind?

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'She wandered somewhere' incorrectly suggests a specific but unnamed place. 'She wandered nowhere' is contradictory as wandering implies movement. 'She wandered everywhere' means she went to all places. 'She wandered around' is best because 'around' as an adverb of place expresses movement in no fixed direction, implying no specific destination.