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Positioning Adverbs Practice Worksheet

Adverbs add information about how, when, where or how often something happens. They can appear in different places in a sentence. Read each sentence carefully: moving an adverb can change emphasis, and some positions sound more natural than others.

POSITION

EXAMPLE

Beginning

Quietly, Hana opened the gate.

Middle

Hana quietly opened the gate.

End

Hana opened the gate quietly.

Spot and sort

Read each complete task. Think about both the adverb's position and the job it does.

1.In “Suddenly, the wind rattled the windows,” where is the adverb “suddenly” positioned?

Beginning
Middle
End
It is not an adverb

2.In “The tūī often visits our garden,” identify the adverb and say what it tells you.

3.Which sentence places “carefully” in the middle position?

Carefully, Tane packed the picnic.
Tane carefully packed the picnic.
Tane packed the picnic carefully.

4.Rewrite “The kapa haka group practised” with “enthusiastically” at the end of the sentence.

5.True or false: In “Usually, Harrison cycles to the beach,” the adverb “usually” tells how often Harrison cycles.

TrueFalse

Move the words

Try the sentence in different positions. Choose placements that are grammatical and explain any difference in emphasis.

6.Put “fortunately” at the beginning of this sentence: “The rain stopped before the match.” Add the correct punctuation.

7.In “Mere nearly dropped the bowl,” what does “nearly” suggest? How is that different from “Mere dropped the bowl nearly”?

8.Match each adverb position to the sentence that demonstrates it.

Beginning
Middle
End

Nathan carefully carried the seedlings.
The boat drifted slowly.
Carefully, Nathan carried the seedlings.

9.Write two grammatical versions of “The caretaker checked the track” using “carefully”: one with the adverb in the middle and one at the end. Which version gives stronger emphasis to the manner of checking?

10.Improve this sentence by moving “always” to a more natural position: “The neighbours bring always their rubbish bins in before dark.”