This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Position Of Adverbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Position Of Adverbs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence emphasizes the adverb of time? A) We planned today to eat out. B) She said we would go tomorrow. C) It's my birthday today. D) Today, I am leaving for Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Today, I am leaving for Paris. 2. In order not to be ..... disturbed by the noise coming from the next-door neighbor, I did write a complaint to the landlord. A) Extremely. B) Bitterly. C) Deeply. D) Deep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deeply. 3. What is the correct word order for: "She / her homework / does / usually" ? A) She usually does her homework. B) Usually does she her homework. C) She usually does her homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She usually does her homework. 4. To avoid sunburn, apply sunblock thoroughly to your skin. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIGHT. 5. His house is ..... than our house. A) Farer. B) More far. C) As close as. D) Closer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closer. 6. She hurt her leg badly while playing ice hockey. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIGHT. 7. They left the house while everyone quietly was asleep. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 8. I don't want to change my bedroom. I want it to ..... as it is. A) Become. B) Stay. C) Keep. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay. 9. Have you heard about Jack and Ling? ..... they've split up. A) Apparently. B) Obviously. C) In fact. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apparently. 10. Put the words in bracket at the correct position-Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably) A) Her boyfriend will probably buy her some flowers. B) Her boyfriend probably will buy her some flowers. C) Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers probably. D) Her boyfriend will buy probably her some flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her boyfriend will probably buy her some flowers. 11. You ..... snowboarding. You'd really enjoy it. A) Should try definitely. B) Definitely should try. C) Should definitely try. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should definitely try. 12. Choose the sentence where the adverb is after the main verb: A) She always is happy. B) She is always happy. C) She laughed loudly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She laughed loudly. 13. Choose correct adverb placement: A) He could sing perfectly always. B) He could always sing perfectly. C) He always could sing perfectly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He could always sing perfectly. 14. We should finish this exercise ..... 4:00 PM. A) Until. B) Before. C) As soon as. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 15. I forgot about the meeting nearly / entirely and my boss was really angry with me. A) Nearly. B) Entirely. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entirely. 16. Thousands of people ..... A) Are wrongly imprisoned in the US every year. B) Are imprisoned wrongly every year in the US. C) Are imprisoned wrongly in the US every year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are wrongly imprisoned in the US every year. 17. "Yesterday, we went to the beach." $\rightarrow$ What's special about the adverb's position? A) Fronted for emphasis. B) Wrong position. C) After object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fronted for emphasis. 18. Put the adverb in bracket at the correct position-John fell off the bike. (almost) A) John almost fell off the bike. B) John fell almost off the bike. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John almost fell off the bike. 19. 6 That was ..... amazing film-I'd like to buy the DVD. A) A so. B) A such. C) Such an. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Such an. 20. Katie and you can clearly talk to your friend later about your homework on the phone. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Correct. 21. 9 We ..... twenty minutes for the bus when it finally arrived. A) Waited. B) 'd been waiting. C) Were waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'd been waiting. 22. He has never traveled abroad." $\rightarrow$ Adverb is: A) Mid-position. B) Front-position. C) End-position. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mid-position. 23. After the party, confetti was strewn ..... A) Blandly. B) Everywhere. C) Later. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everywhere. 24. 23 After I ..... up my luggage, I took a taxi to my hotel. A) Had picked up. B) Had been picking. C) Was picking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had picked up. 25. Yesteday, my teacher ..... me ..... A) Tells off. B) Told off. C) Was told off. D) Tell off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told off. 26. 5 We were at home ..... A) All yesterday day. B) Yesterday all day. C) All day yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All day yesterday. 27. What's the adverb for:SOCIAL A) Social. B) Socially. C) In a social manner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socially. 28. During autumn, colorful leaves can be seen falling ..... from trees. A) Loudly. B) Gently. C) Everywhere. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gently. 29. "He will definitely call you." Where is the adverb placed? A) After "you". B) At the beginning. C) Between 'will' and 'call'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between 'will' and 'call'. 30. Which adverb/adverbial is correct for these sentences?Carmen had often / on many occasions spoken at meetings before. A) Often. B) On many occasions. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 31. What is the usual order for more than one adverbial in the end position? A) Time-manner-place. B) Manner-time-place. C) Manner-place-time. D) Place-manner-time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manner-place-time. 32. Adverbs go between helping verb and main verb in: A) I was slept quietly. B) I have always loved dancing. C) I love very tea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have always loved dancing. 33. 17 Bill ..... funny. A) Sometimes is extremely. B) Sometimes extremely is. C) Is sometimes extremely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is sometimes extremely. 34. Which sentence gives more emphasis to the adverb? A) They accepted the award wholeheartedly. B) They wholeheartedly accepted the award. C) Wholeheartedly, they accepted the award. D) They accepted the wholeheartedly award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They accepted the award wholeheartedly. 35. They open the windows (never) A) FRONT AND END POSITIONS. B) END AND MID POSITIONS. C) MID POSITION. D) END POSITION. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MID POSITION. 36. Which of these ways of comparing is informal? A) Significantly. B) Marginally. C) Miles. D) Distinctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miles. 37. Which sentence has the correct order and/or position of adverbs? A) Alyssa goes every to the chapel morning. B) Alyssa goes every morning to the chapel. C) Alyssa to the chapel goes every morning. D) Alyssa goes to the chapel every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alyssa goes to the chapel every morning. 38. My room is ..... smaller than your room A) More. B) Much. C) Less. D) Just as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Much. 39. ..... roaming around the city we saw many interesting sights. A) Before. B) While. C) After. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 40. The kids are playing (indoors) A) END POSITION. B) FRONT AND END POSITION. C) FRONT POSITION. D) MID AND END POSITIONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MID AND END POSITIONS. 41. How often do you go tothe cinema? A) Every week. I love films. B) I sometimes go to themountains. C) About five times a day. D) No, I never eat tomatoes. E) No, I'm sometimes late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every week. I love films. 42. Are you usually busy inthe evenings? A) I sometimes talk to an Englishfriend on the phone. B) I always walk becauseit's healthy. C) Online or sometimes in thetown centre. D) No, I watch television. E) Yes, but I sometimes orderpizza for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, I watch television. 43. They ..... (1) tried to ignore me ..... (2). (deliberately) A) 1. B) 2. C) 1 and 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 and 2. 44. Do you eat everything? A) About five times a day. B) No, I'm sometimes late. C) I sometimes go to themountains. D) No, I never eat tomatoes. E) Every week. I love films. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, I never eat tomatoes. 45. I love everything about Australia, ..... the white wines. Its tastes truly captivate me. A) Specially. B) Especially. C) Only. D) Even. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Especially. 46. "We have already finished." $\rightarrow$ Where is "already" ? A) After "finished". B) Between 'have' and 'finished'. C) At the beginning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between 'have' and 'finished'. 47. Which sentence construction is common in writing: A) There is a man outside. B) There is an outside man. C) None. D) Outside, there is a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside, there is a man. 48. Where is the adverb placed in mid position? A) After the subject. B) After the verb. C) Between the verb and object. D) Between the subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the subject and verb. 49. 30 I can't wait to find out what happens ..... of this book. A) At the end. B) In the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end. 50. I love swimming in the sea, ..... when it's a really hot day. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) Obviously. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Especially. 51. She speaks slowly so they can understand her. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIGHT. 52. 3 At 9 o'clock I ..... a film on TV. A) 've been watching. B) Was watching. C) 'd been watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching. 53. They sang wonderfully each song. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 54. "Suddenly, the lights went out." $\rightarrow$ What is "suddenly" ? A) Front-position adverb. B) Mid-position adverb. C) End-position adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Front-position adverb. 55. Food in the oven heats up fast. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Correct. 56. "You must never lie." $\rightarrow$ Where is "never" ? A) After "must". B) Between modal and verb. C) Before subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between modal and verb. 57. Why don't we ask Doris to welcome all the guests? She looked ..... when we were meeting the Dutch. A) Simple charmingly. B) Simply charming. C) Simple charming. D) Simply charmingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simply charming. 58. What's the adverb for:CLEVER A) Cleverly. B) Clever. C) In a clever manner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleverly. 59. 10 My little brother ..... about going to his first football match. A) Extremely excited is. B) Is excited extremely. C) Is extremely excited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is extremely excited. 60. He left ..... he had arrived and nobody knew how and why. A) Such a sudden. B) As suddenly as. C) So suddenly. D) Rather suddenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As suddenly as. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPosition Of Adverbs Quiz 2Position Of Adverbs Quiz 3Position Of Adverbs Quiz 4Adverb Functions QuizAdverbial Modifiers QuizAdverbs And Adverbial Phrases QuizAdverbs And Modals Of Certainty QuizAdverbs And Prepositions Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books