Adverbs – English Grammar Test for A2
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Part A – Multiple Choice (1–15)
1 She sings very ___.
a) good
b) well
c) best
2 I ___ go to bed at 10 p.m.
a) always
b) good
c) careful
3 He runs very ___.
a) fast
b) fastly
c) fasterly
4 The teacher explained the story very ___.
a) clear
b) clearly
c) clearer
5 They laughed very ___.
a) happy
b) happily
c) happiful
6 My brother drives too ___.
a) careful
b) carefully
c) care
7 The baby slept very ___.
a) quiet
b) quietly
c) quietful
8 He plays the guitar very ___.
a) good
b) well
c) better
9 The children are playing ___.
a) noisy
b) noisily
c) noiseful
10 She danced very ___.
a) graceful
b) gracefully
c) grace
11 The plane landed ___.
a) safe
b) safely
c) safer
12 He answered the question very ___.
a) quick
b) quickly
c) quicker
13 We woke up ___.
a) early
b) earlyly
c) earlierly
14 She sings more ___ than her sister.
a) beautiful
b) beautifully
c) beauty
15 This shop is too ___. Let’s go somewhere else.
a) expensive
b) expensively
c) expense
Part B – Gap-fill (16–25)
16 We ___ watch TV in the evening. (often)
17 She speaks English very ___. (fluent)
18 He drives ___. (careful)
19 They work very ___. (hard)
20 The birds sang ___. (sweet)
21 The train arrived ___. (late)
22 The students answered the question ___. (confident)
23 The children played ___. (happy)
24 He plays football very ___. (good)
25 She shouted at me ___. (angry)
Part C – Sentence Transformation (26–35)
26 She is a careful driver. → She drives ___.
27 He is a good player. → He plays football ___.
28 She is a fluent speaker. → She speaks English ___.
29 They are hard workers. → They work ___.
30 He is a graceful dancer. → He dances ___.
31 She is a quiet girl. → She speaks ___.
32 He is a quick learner. → He learns ___.
33 She is a happy child. → She smiles ___.
34 He is a bad singer. → He sings ___.
35 They are noisy children. → They play ___.
Part D – Error Correction (36–45)
36 She sings very good.
37 He runs fastly.
38 The baby sleeps quiet.
39 She spoke very clear.
40 He works hardly at school.
41 The children laughed loudful.
42 She danced graceful.
43 He speaks English very goodly.
44 The teacher explained more clearer.
45 She always is late.
Part E – Dialogue Completion (46–50)
46
A: How often do you read books?
B: I ___ read books in the evening. (usually)
47
A: How did she dance at the party?
B: She danced very ___. (beautiful)
48
A: How does your teacher explain grammar?
B: She explains it very ___. (clear)
49
A: How do you usually wake up?
B: I wake up ___. (early)
50
A: How did the man shout?
B: He shouted very ___. (angry)
Part F – Reading Comprehension (51–60)
Last Sunday, Mary and her friends went to the park. They usually meet there on weekends. The weather was sunny, and everyone was happy. Mary walked slowly with her dog, while her friends played football noisily. Some children laughed happily near the playground. Later, they all sat on the grass and talked cheerfully. Mary always brings her camera, and she took many photos. At the end of the day, they returned home safely. Mary said it was a really wonderful afternoon, but it finished too quickly.
51 How often do Mary and her friends meet?
52 How was the weather?
53 How did Mary walk with her dog?
54 How did her friends play football?
55 How did the children laugh?
56 How did they talk on the grass?
57 What does Mary always bring?
58 How did they return home?
59 What did Mary say about the afternoon?
60 Which adverb shows that time passed fast?
Answer
1 b) well – Correct adverb.
2 a) always – Frequency adverb.
3 a) fast – No -ly form.
4 b) clearly – Correct adverb.
5 b) happily – Adverb form.
6 b) carefully – Adverb form.
7 b) quietly – Correct adverb.
8 b) well – Irregular adverb.
9 b) noisily – Correct adverb.
10 b) gracefully – Adverb form.
11 b) safely – Adverb form.
12 b) quickly – Correct adverb.
13 a) early – Adverb of time.
14 b) beautifully – Correct adverb.
15 a) expensive – Correct adjective, fits context.
16 often – Frequency adverb.
17 fluently – Adverb form.
18 carefully – Adverb form.
19 hard – Adverb of effort.
20 sweetly – Correct adverb.
21 late – Adverb of time.
22 confidently – Adverb form.
23 happily – Correct adverb.
24 well – Irregular adverb.
25 angrily – Adverb form.
26 carefully – Adverb form.
27 well – Irregular adverb.
28 fluently – Correct adverb.
29 hard – Adverb of effort.
30 gracefully – Correct adverb.
31 quietly – Correct adverb.
32 quickly – Correct adverb.
33 happily – Adverb form.
34 badly – Correct adverb.
35 noisily – Adverb form.
36 Correction: She sings very well.
37 Correction: He runs fast.
38 Correction: The baby sleeps quietly.
39 Correction: She spoke very clearly.
40 Correction: He works very hard.
41 Correction: The children laughed loudly.
42 Correction: She danced gracefully.
43 Correction: He speaks English very well.
44 Correction: The teacher explained more clearly.
45 Correction: She is always late.
46 usually – Frequency adverb.
47 beautifully – Adverb of manner.
48 clearly – Correct adverb.
49 early – Adverb of time.
50 angrily – Correct adverb.
51 Usually on weekends – Frequency adverb.
52 Sunny – Weather description.
53 Slowly – Adverb of manner.
54 Noisily – Adverb of manner.
55 Happily – Adverb of manner.
56 Cheerfully – Adverb of manner.
57 Her camera – Noun phrase, with adverb “always.”
58 Safely – Adverb of manner.
59 It was wonderful but finished quickly – Summary.
60 Quickly – Time passing adverb.