This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Formation of Adverbs”.
1. Fill the blank with an appropriate adverb.
He climbed the tree ____
a) easily
b) originally
c) genetically
d) monthly
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Explanation: The correct statement is: He climbed the tree easily. The adverb easily tells how the climbing action was done.
2. Complete the given sentence with an appropriate adverb.
The milk is bought ____
a) abruptly
b) daily
c) rapidly
d) horribly
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Explanation: The correct statement is: The milk is bought daily. Here the milk buying action is a daily action. The adverb daily tells how frequently the action was performed.
3. Fill the blank with an appropriate adverb.
Teachers feel that students need to be _____ questioned.
a) accidentally
b) horribly
c) unfortunately
d) constantly
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Explanation: The correct statement is: Teachers feel that students need to be constantly questioned. The adverb constantly means continuously.
4. Complete the given sentence with an appropriate adverb.
Workers get paid ____
a) monthly
b) originally
c) merely
d) accidentally
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Explanation: Workers get paid on monthly basis. Here the adverb monthly is the only one which denotes the frequency of an action.
5. Choose a suitable adverb for the given sentence.
We _____ have dinner at eight.
a) usually
b) necessarily
c) truly
d) systematically
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Explanation: The correct statement is: we usually have dinner at eight. The adverb usually means ‘generally under the normal conditions’.
6. Fill the blank with an appropriate adverb.
Parents must pay attention to what their children are _____ doing.
a) easily
b) actually
c) merely
d) systematically
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Explanation: The correct statement is: parents must pay attention to what their children are actually doing. The adverb actually is used in the context of really.
7. Choose a suitable adverb for the given sentence.
Elders are _____ wiser than the younger ones.
a) explicitly
b) cleverly
c) wisely
d) necessarily
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Explanation: The elders must be wiser than the younger ones. So, the adverb necessarily is the best fit answer. The adverb necessarily is used in the meaning of inevitably.
8. Fill the blank with an appropriate adverb.
I ____ felt sad when I heard about the hunger deaths in our country.
a) rapidly
b) horribly
c) truly
d) abruptly
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Explanation: The word rapidly means very quickly, abruptly means very quickly, horribly means terribly, truly means genuinely. Feeling sad cannot be rapid/horrible/abrupt. So, the correct answer is truly.
9. Choose a suitable adverb for the given sentence.
He has _____ donated his property to the charity.
a) abruptly
b) slowly
c) regularly
d) willingly
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Explanation: The action here is donation which will be done upon one’s own free will, so the correct statement is: He has willingly donated his property to the charity.
10. Fill the blank with an appropriate adverb.
It is raining _____ since morning.
a) slowly
b) heavily
c) gradually
d) merely
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Explanation: The adverb heavily tells the degree of the action. So, the correct statement is: It is raining heavily since morning.
More English Grammar Exercises on Formation of Adverbs:
- Formation of Adverbs Exercises (Set 2)
- Formation of Adverbs Exercises (Set 3)
- Formation of Adverbs Exercises (Set 4)
- Formation of Adverbs Exercises (Set 5)
- Formation of Adverbs Exercises (Set 6)
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