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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks choosing suitable adverbs from the box.

   excitedly	mostly	certainly	now	sometimes
   gently	occasionally	angrily	suddenly	terribly

   1. We _____________ realised we had taken a wrong turn.
   2. Sparrows are __________ seen in the cities these days.
   3. The metro is used _____________ by the youngsters.
   4. ______________, Jacob's is the best handwriting in our class.
   5. ______________, my parents take us to the movies.
   6. The crowds cheered ____________ every time a six was hit.
   7. She was ___________ sick when we moved her to the hospital.
   8. The man spoke ________________ when he was asked to park out of the way.
   9. The students were asked to behave _______________ with their juniors.
   10. I am packing and leaving _______________.
2. 2.

   Frame questions to the following answers using interrogative adverbs.

   1. I found it hidden under a boulder.
   2. I went wrong because no one guided me.
   3. This puzzle can be solved easily.
   4. The bus picks me up daily at 9 a.m.
   5. The wind blew the smoke northwards.
   6. She could solve the sums very fast.
   7. The teacher was very disappointed.
   8. The bottles have been sent to the recycling plant.
3. 3.

   Circle the suitable adverbs of frequency in this passage.

   (Rarely / Occasionally) a female elephant has more than four calves throughout her lifetime. An elephant calf (often / usually) weighs 90 to 120 kg at birth. The calf (always / sometimes) stays close to its mother for the first couple of months. A male calf grows up to be solitary by nature and only (never / occasionally) forms bonds with other males. On the other hand, the female calves are (usually / seldom) seen outside the family unit. These calves grow up with amazing brains as they (never / sometimes) forget another elephant they have spent time with. This fact is also the origin of the idiom 'to have a memory like an elephant', which we use so (often / always). (Rarely / Sometimes), the young ones become victims of crocodiles in water.

4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks using the adverb forms of the underlined adjectives.

   1. The child was hungry. She _____________ ate the sandwich I gave her.
   2. The concert was remarkable. All the artists played ___________ well.
   3. The umpire blew the final whistle, ____________, the match started.
   4. After we missed the right turn to your house, nothing went ______________.
   5. We are impressed with his honesty. He ______________ returned the bag we had forgotten in his taxi.
   6. The child was on the back seat. The mother was looking _____________ to speak to her.
   7. The entire blame is Rajat's. He was _____________ thoughtless about the feelings of others.
   8. It was a straight road to the city. We just drove ____________ without asking for directions.
   9. I feel awful forgetting your birthday. I am ____________ sorry.
   10. The clouds are dark and heavy. It will soon rain _____________.
5. 5.

   Rewrite the passages by positioning each underlined adverb at a different place in the sentence. You may begin as indicated.

   Happily, Sarah stepped onto the stage. The audience welcomed her encouragingly. Sarah started reciting her poem excitedly. Suddenly, she paused and looked nervously up. She had spotted smoke curling out of the roof. Immediately, the fire alarms too sensed the fire and became active. Fortunately, the audience was restrained and could be safely evacuated from the auditorium.

   Sarah stepped onto the stage happily.

6. 6.

   Rewrite these advertisements using the adverbs in brackets at the correct places.

   1. We have an _____________ new collection of shoes for all occasions. They are designed to ______________ carry you around. ______________, they are __________ priced too. (reasonably, interestingly, amazingly, comfortably)
   2. Our new flavoured noodles are ____________zingly and __________ priced. Pick one ____________ to serve yourself _____________. (immediately, affordably, effortlessly, deliciously)
   3. Launching the new ___________ controlled treadmill! Uses sonar technology to _______________ adjust to your speed! It is ______________ built to fit indoors and adjusts ________________ to your height. So, do not wait to tread your way to good health. (compactly, easily, digitally, automatically).