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Types Of Adverbs Grammar Exercises: Level B1-B2 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 10:00 📝 Questions: 20 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +22 (on pass)

The fastest way to learn is from your mistakes. Try these 20 Types Of Adverbs exercises at Level B1-B2 and read the explanation for every question — especially the ones you get wrong. Each explanation names the specific rule so you know exactly what to review.

⏱ You have 10:00 to answer 20 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The team worked ___ to finish the project before the deadline.

Question 1 options
'Efficiently' is correct because it is an adverb of manner (ending in -ly) that modifies the verb 'worked', describing how the team worked. 'Efficient' is an adjective and cannot modify a verb. 'Efficiency' is a noun. 'More efficient' is a comparative adjective phrase, not an adverb.
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Question 2: She ___ visits her grandmother, about once or twice a month.

Question 2 options
'Occasionally' is correct because it is an adverb of frequency expressing something that happens from time to time, which matches 'once or twice a month'. 'Never' contradicts the context. 'Always' and 'constantly' mean without interruption, which contradicts 'once or twice a month'.
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Question 3: Adverbs of manner are usually placed before the subject of the sentence.

Question 3 options
False because adverbs of manner are typically placed after the main verb or after the object, not before the subject. For example: 'She spoke quietly' or 'He closed the door carefully.'
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Question 4: What does the adverb 'everywhere' express in the sentence: 'She looked everywhere for her keys'?

Question 4 options
'Everywhere' is an adverb of place expressing location or the area in which an action takes place. It answers the question 'where?' not 'when?', 'how?', or 'how often?'.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • in the garden
  • played quietly
  • The children

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The correct order is 'The children played quietly in the garden' because adverbs of manner (quietly) follow the main verb, and the place phrase (in the garden) comes after the adverb of manner.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?

Question 6 options
'He answered the question confidently' is correct because 'confidently' is an adverb of manner placed after the object, modifying the verb 'answered'. 'Confident' and 'more confident' are adjective forms. 'Confidence' is a noun and cannot modify a verb.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Do you go to the gym regularly?' / Friend: 'Not really — I go ___, maybe once every few weeks.' / Customer: 'That's still better than me!'

Question 7 options
'Rarely' is correct because the context ('once every few weeks') describes something that happens very infrequently. 'Usually' and 'often' suggest high frequency. 'Never' contradicts 'once every few weeks'.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses an adverb of degree (not an adverb of manner)?

Question 8 options
'The soup is almost ready' is correct because 'almost' is an adverb of degree that modifies the adjective 'ready', expressing extent. The other options use adverbs of manner ('carefully', 'politely', 'quietly') that describe how an action is performed.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • He
  • has never travelled
  • outside his home country

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The correct order is 'He has never travelled outside his home country' because frequency adverbs like 'never' are placed between the auxiliary verb 'has' and the main verb 'travelled'.
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Question 10: The documentary was ___ interesting that we watched it twice in one evening.

Question 10 options
'So' is correct here as an adverb of degree used in the structure 'so + adjective + that' to express a high degree of a quality leading to a result. 'Very', 'quite', and 'fairly' cannot be used in this 'so...that' result structure.
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Question 11: Which statement about adverbs of frequency is true?

Question 11 options
Adverbs of frequency such as 'always', 'usually', and 'never' are typically placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs like 'be', 'have', or modal verbs. They do not go at the end of a sentence as a general rule, and they do not modify adjectives.
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Question 12: Original: 'They completed the task in a careful way.' → Rewrite using an adverb of manner: 'They completed the task ___.'

Question 12 options
'Carefully' is the correct adverb of manner formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'careful'. 'Careful' is an adjective. 'With care' is a prepositional phrase, not an adverb. 'Careless' is a different adjective with the opposite meaning.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct type of adverb used.

Question 13 options
She spoke politely to every customer.
They searched everywhere for the missing dog.
He is completely exhausted after the race.
She rarely eats meat.
Adverb of degree
Adverb of place
Adverb of manner
Adverb of frequency

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Adverbs of manner describe how, adverbs of place describe where, adverbs of frequency describe how often, and adverbs of degree describe the intensity or extent of a quality or action.
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Question 14: Adverbs of degree can only modify verbs, not adjectives or other adverbs.

Question 14 options
False because adverbs of degree can modify adjectives (e.g. 'very tired'), other adverbs (e.g. 'quite slowly'), and verbs (e.g. 'I completely agree'). Their function is to express the extent or intensity of what they modify.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that an action is happening in a specific direction rather than describing a fixed location?

Question 15 options
'She walked upstairs to get her bag' uses the direction adverb 'upstairs' to show movement toward a destination. 'Outside', 'here', and 'nearby' in the other options indicate fixed or static locations without expressing movement or direction.
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Question 16: The surgeon performed the operation ___, taking great care at every single step to avoid any complications.

Question 16 options
'Meticulously' is the correct adverb of manner here because the context ('taking great care at every step') demands an adverb expressing extreme precision and care. 'Quickly' contradicts careful precision. 'Carelessly' means the opposite. 'Occasionally' is a frequency adverb and does not describe how the operation was performed.
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Question 17: By the time we arrived, the concert had ___ started, so we missed the first song.

Question 17 options
'Already' is the correct adverb of indefinite time used with the past perfect to indicate that an action was completed before another past event. 'Yet' is used in negative sentences and questions. 'Still' implies continuation, not completion. 'Soon' refers to the future.
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Question 18: Put the sentences in the correct order:

Question 18 options
  • She started listening to podcasts every day.
  • After a month, she could understand almost everything.
  • Maya wanted to improve her English.
  • Now, she speaks confidently in meetings.

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The correct order is: (1) Maya wanted to improve her English. (2) She started listening to podcasts every day. (3) After a month, she could understand almost everything. (4) Now, she speaks confidently in meetings. The sequence follows a logical cause-and-effect progression with time markers 'after a month' and 'now' anchoring each position.
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Question 19: Adverbs of place are always placed immediately before the subject of the sentence, AND adverbs of manner always follow the main verb or object.

Question 19 options
False because the first part is incorrect: adverbs of place are placed after the main verb or after the clause they modify, not before the subject. The second part is true — adverbs of manner do follow the main verb or object — but because the first sub-rule is wrong, the whole statement is false.
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Question 20: Which option correctly fixes the error in: 'The manager explained the new policy very clear to all the employees'?

Question 20 options
'The manager explained the new policy very clearly to all the employees' is correct because 'clearly' is the adverb form needed to modify the verb 'explained'. 'Clear' is an adjective and cannot modify a verb. The other options either keep the adjective form or introduce new errors.