EnglishFreePrintable

Year 8 Adverbs Quiz

A free english worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

Year 8 Adverbs Quiz

Choose the best answer for each question. For writing tasks, check that your adverbs fit the sentence and the type requested.

Identify and recognise adverbs

Adverbs can describe how, when, where, or how often an action happens.

1.Which word is an adverb in this sentence? “Anahera carefully packed the parcel.”

Anahera
carefully
packed
parcel

2.In the sentence “Finn will post the letter tomorrow”, what type of adverb is “tomorrow”?

Manner
Time
Place
Frequency

3.Choose the sentence in which the adverb is used correctly.

Tevita spoke polite to the customer.
Tevita spoke politely to the customer.
Tevita spoke politeness to the customer.
Tevita spoke more polite to the customer.

4.Select both adverbs in this sentence: “The clerk promptly and cheerfully helped the next person.”

clerk
promptly
cheerfully
helped
person

Complete and improve sentences

Use an adverb that makes sense in each sentence.

5.Complete the sentence with an adverb of frequency: “I check the opening hours before visiting the post office.”

6.Add an adverb of manner: “The courier carried the box to the counter.”

7.Rewrite this sentence, changing the adjective “quiet” to the correct adverb: “The customers waited quiet in the queue.”

8.Fill both gaps with suitable adverbs: “The bell rang (how?) (when?) as the doors opened.”

Apply your understanding

Use precise adverbs and explain how they work.

9.Write one sentence about a food you enjoy. Include an adverb of frequency and an adverb of manner.

10.Explain the difference between “good” and “well” in these sentences: “The parcel is in good condition.” and “Anahera wrapped the parcel well.”

11.Write three sentences about a trip to the post office. Use a different type of adverb in each: one of time, one of place, and one of manner.

12.Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences about collecting a parcel from a post office. Use at least five different adverbs and underline each one.