Grammar – Adverbs Quiz - ICSE Class 5 English

Free practice quiz: Grammar – Adverbs (ICSE Class 5 English). 40 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This ICSE Class 5 English practice quiz has 40 multiple-choice questions on Grammar – Adverbs, and 40 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Identify the adverb of manner in the following sentence: 'The old man walked slowly down the street.'

   1. old
   2. walked
   3. slowly
   4. street
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   Answer: C. slowly

   Adverbs of manner describe how an action is performed. 'Slowly' tells us how the old man walked.

2. Find the adverb in the following sentence: 'Birds fly swiftly through the sky.'

   1. Birds
   2. fly
   3. swiftly
   4. sky
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   Answer: C. swiftly

   'Swiftly' is an adverb of manner, describing how the birds fly.

3. The word 'never' in 'She never complains' is an adverb of:

   1. time
   2. manner
   3. frequency
   4. place
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   Answer: C. frequency

   'Never' tells us how often something happens (in this case, not at all), making it an adverb of frequency.

4. Find the adverb modifying the adjective 'happy' in 'She was extremely happy.'

   1. She
   2. was
   3. extremely
   4. happy
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   Answer: C. extremely

   'Extremely' is an adverb of degree modifying the adjective 'happy'.

5. The word 'always' in 'She always helps her friends' is an adverb of:

   1. time
   2. manner
   3. frequency
   4. place
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   Answer: C. frequency

   'Always' indicates how often she helps her friends.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Which word in the sentence is an adverb of time: 'She arrived yesterday to attend the conference.'
2. Find the adverb of place in this sentence: 'Please put the book there on the table.'
3. Identify the adverb of frequency: 'He always brushes his teeth before bed.'
4. In the sentence 'The cat slept peacefully', what type of adverb is 'peacefully'?
5. Which adverb modifies the verb 'sings' in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'
6. Identify the adverb that answers the question 'Where?' in the sentence: 'The children are playing outside.'
7. Which word is an adverb of degree: 'He is very tired after the long journey.'
8. The adverb 'often' in the sentence 'We visit our grandparents often' belongs to which category?
9. Identify the adverb modifying the adjective in the sentence: 'The music was quite loud.'
10. In the sentence 'He carefully opened the fragile box', what does 'carefully' describe?
11. The adverb 'downstairs' in the sentence 'Go downstairs and fetch the mail' is an adverb of:
12. Identify the adverb of time in 'I will see you tomorrow.'
13. The sentence 'She sings very well' contains two adverbs. Identify the adverb of degree.
14. Identify the adverb of place in 'They are playing upstairs.'
15. Which adverb describes how the action is done: 'The baby slept soundly.'
16. Identify the adverb of time in 'We will meet again soon.'
17. In the sentence 'He is almost finished', what type of adverb is 'almost'?
18. Which adverb modifies the verb 'danced' in 'She danced gracefully'?
19. Choose the adverb of frequency: 'They occasionally visit the museum.'
20. In 'He spoke loudly', 'loudly' is an adverb of:
21. Which adverb tells us when the event happened: 'The concert started late.'
22. Which word is an adverb of manner: 'He speaks clearly.'
23. The adverb 'here' in 'Please come here' is an adverb of:
24. Identify the adverb of frequency: 'He goes to the library daily.'
25. Which adverb modifies the verb 'ran' in 'She ran quickly'?
26. The sentence 'They arrived early' contains an adverb of:
27. Which of these words is an adverb of degree: 'The movie was rather boring.'
28. Identify the adverb in 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger.'
29. Identify the adverb of manner: 'He spoke softly to the child.'
30. The sentence 'The package is here' contains an adverb of:
31. Identify the adverb of degree in 'He is very tall.'
32. Which word is an adverb of manner: 'She smiled sweetly.'
33. The adverb 'yesterday' in 'I saw him yesterday' is an adverb of:
34. In 'She never eats sweets', 'never' is an adverb of:
35. Identify the adverb of place in 'The book fell down.'

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