Adverbs of Manner Exercises

1. What do adverbs of manner primarily describe?

The frequency of an action.
The intensity of an action.
How an action is done.
The location of an action.

2. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an adverb of manner?

She gracefully dances.
She dances gracefully.
Gracefully she dances.
She dances the dance gracefully.

3. Where are adverbs of manner typically positioned in a sentence?

At the beginning.
After the subject.
Before the main verb.
After the main verb or object.

4. Which of the following is NOT an adverb of manner?

Quickly
Happily
Always
Nervously

5. How are most adverbs of manner formed from adjectives?

By adding -ed to the adjective.
By adding -ing to the adjective.
By adding -ly to the adjective.
By adding -ness to the adjective.

6. In the sentence "She laughed nervously", what does the adverb "nervously" describe?

The subject "She".
The action "laughed".
The location of the laughter.
The frequency of the laughter.

7. Which of the following adverbs of manner is formed by adding -ily to an adjective?

Quickly
Happily
Loudly
Gracefully

8. Which sentence correctly uses the adverb of manner "boldly"?

Boldly he spoke.
He spoke the words boldly.
He boldly spoke.
He spoke boldly the words.

9. Adverbs of manner can also be used to show a speaker's ________ toward something.

Location
Time
Attitude
Quantity

10. Which of the following adjectives can be turned into an adverb of manner by adding -ly?

Happy
All
Both
Either