This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Adverbs And Prepositions – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a part of speech that describes verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. A) Article. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 2. Choose the correct adverb to complete each sentence. The boat sailed slowly and ..... near the island. A) Quickly. B) Quietly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quietly. 3. Select the adverb that compares.A mouse can hide more easily than a rabbit. A) More easily. B) Hide. C) Rabbit. D) Mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More easily. 4. Find the Adverb 2. "The dog barked loudly at the mailman." A) Loudly. B) Mailman. C) Barked. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loudly. 5. Choose the preposition in each sentence and the prepositional phrase.The dragon walked towards Mrs. Dalian A) Dragon Mrs. Dalian dragon. B) Dragon walked walked. C) Towards Mrs. Dalian towards. D) Dragon walked walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Towards Mrs. Dalian towards. 6. The lady is sitting ..... the train fell asleep as the train moved ..... slowly. A) At by. B) For from. C) In on. D) Between beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In on. 7. Today, many Western nations look there for ways to improve their own economies. Adverb of place? A) Western. B) There. C) Look. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 8. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:I only dance for you. A) You. B) Only. C) Dance. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 9. Select the sentence that uses a time preposition incorrectly: A) We go on holiday at summer. B) She was born in 2013. C) I always wake up at 7:00. D) They study at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We go on holiday at summer. 10. Choose the correct preposition. The book is ..... the table. A) Loudly. B) Fast. C) On. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 11. Have you ..... been to London? A) Ever. B) Yet. C) Already. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever. 12. The girl quickly disappeared ..... the crowd. A) Among. B) Across. C) Through. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 13. A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or adverbs by answering where, when, how, and to what extent. A) Pronoun. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 14. An adverb answers the question "what kind." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which of the following is a common preposition:with, slowly, beautifully, loudly? A) Happily. B) With. C) Softly. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 16. The teacher has gone upstairs. A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 17. Find the prepositional phrase(s)!Mrs. Deal shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth. A) Mrs. Deal shoved. B) All of the. C) In her mouth. D) Of the chocolate, in her mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of the chocolate, in her mouth. 18. Sam is not married ..... A) Already. B) Just. C) Still. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 19. The toy aeroplane can take ..... the ground because it is made ..... good quality. A) Of off. B) Off of. C) Off from. D) On by. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off of. 20. "The flowers are clearly dry" in this sentence there is an adverb of: A) Evaluation. B) Place. C) Time. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluation. 21. Find the adjective in the following sentence:Ray sat next to a purple elephant on his trip to Neverland! A) Sat. B) Next To. C) Purple. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purple. 22. Find the preposition in the following sentence:The students hid the book underneath the table. A) Underneath. B) Hid. C) Table. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath. 23. What is the past tense of the word:RUN A) Runned. B) Running. C) Ran. D) Ranning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran. 24. They were tired, yet they did not quit working. A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 25. A word that takes the place of another noun to avoid repetition. A) Conjunction. B) Noun. C) Pronoun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronoun. 26. What part of speech is the underlined word?I have two umbrellas. A) Adjective. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 27. What is the preposition in this sentence:Jim checked for his book in his desk A) Checked. B) His. C) Book. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 28. How many adjectives in the following sentence:The tiny cat ran across the busy street. A) Two. B) One. C) Zero. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 29. Identify the underlined word in the given sentence.Rahul speaks politely to his teachers. A) Adverb of Place. B) Adverb of Time. C) Adverb of Manner. D) Adverb of Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb of Manner. 30. Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the underlined word?Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street. A) Singers. B) Walkers. C) Pedals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walkers. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdverbs And Prepositions Quiz 1Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 2Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 3Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 4Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 5Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 6Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 7Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books