HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25
REVISION_STD VIII
Adverbs
I. Identify the adverb in each of the following sentences.
1. They spoke loudly.
2. I am highly impressed with her presentation.
3. She looked quite nervous.
4. Radha works diligently in order to get promoted.
5. Fox is often believed to be cunning animal,
6. Barking dogs seldom bite. ‘
7. Earlier, they used to travel in their car.
8. The birds were chirping merrily.
9. I sometimes go for a walk in the park.
10. He never came to my place to visit me.
11. The police quickly set up the new wing of the police station.
Answer:
1. loudly
2. highly
3. quite
4. diligently
5. often
6. seldom
7. earlier
8. merrily
9. sometimes
10. never
11. quickly
II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate adverb from
the table.
out quickly forward pretty too
before often once somewhat so
1. Riya ran to her mother ____.
2. The scores are ____.
3. We have met ____.
4. I know him ____ well.
5. The baby is ___ sleepy.
6. The naughty boy is ___ annoying.
7. My aunt comes to visit us ___.
8. My grandpa is ____ better today.
9. I met a magician ___.
10. Ambition urges us ___.
Answers –
1. Quickly
2. Out
3. Before
4. Pretty
5. Too
6. So
7. Often
8. Somewhat
9. Once
10. Forward
III. Identify the type of adverb used in each sentence.
1. The boy practised his speech regularly.
2. The phone kept ringing constantly.
3. The people have gone out.
4. I have heard this story before.
5. Are you quite sure?
6. You are driving too carelessly.
7. I always try my best.
8. You are quite right.
9. He solved the problem quickly.
10. I have heard enough.
11. The boy often makes the same mistake.
12. Why are you still here?
13. I could hardly recognize him.
14. The little kid is too shy to sing.
15. The horse galloped away.
Answers –
1. Regularly – Adverb of Frequency
2. Constantly – Adverb of Frequency
3. Out – Adverb of Place
4. Before – Adverb of Time
5. Quite – Adverb of Degree
6. carelessly.- Adverb of manner , Too – Adverb of Degree
7. Always – Adverb of Frequency
8. Quite – Adverb of Degree
9. Quickly – Adverb of Manner
10. Enough – Adverb of Degree
11. Often – Adverb of Frequency
12. Here - Adverb of place
13. Hardly – Adverb of degree
14. Too – Adverb of Degree
15. Away – Adverb of Place
1. Annual ⇒ _____
IV. Form Adverbs From Given Adjectives
2. Jubilant ⇒ ____
3. Wonderful⇒ _____
5. kind ⇒ ______
4. Idiotic⇒ _____
6. bitter ⇒ ______
7. Anxious ⇒ ______
8. Intent ⇒ ______
9. Merry ⇒ ______
10. Terrible ⇒ _____
Answers:
1. Annually
2. Jubilant
3. Wonderfully
4. Idiotically
5. Kindly
6. Bitterly
7. Anxiously
8. Intently
9. Merrily
10. Terribly
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. My sister is feeling ____ low today. (many, really)
2. Keep this dustbin ____. (everywhere, outside)
3. Rishu was _____ annoyed with his behavior. (much,very,many)
4. Meenu spoke _____ slowly. (very, much)
5. Kapilcompletedhis homework _____. (quiet, quietly)
6. The school_________ set up ananti-bullying Squad to resolve
students’complains. (quickly,fastly)
7. They could not find him ____. (anywhere, nowhere)
8. Sonu runs ____ than Harsh. (fastly, faster)
9. It was ___ cold to drink cold drink. (very, too)
10. I seldom or ___ refused the offer. (ever, never)
11. Geeta gave up her marketing job four years ____ (ago, since)
Answers:
1. really
2. outside
3. much
4. very
5. quietly
6. quickly
7. anywhere
8. faster
9. too
10. never
11. ago
vi) Replace the underlined words with appropriate adverbs from
the box and rewrite the sentences.
{regularly effortlessly simultaneously undoubtedly unexpectedly}
a. Both the teams entered the field at the same time.
simultaneously
b. Remember to take your medicine at regular intervals.
regularly
c. There is no doubt that we will take the trophy home.
undoubtedly
d. She can sing the most difficult song without any effort.
effortlessly
e. Contrary to our exceptions, Aunt Martha arrived from Canada this
morning.
Unexpectedly
VII) Transform the adjectives into adverbs and rewrite the
sentences.
a. Tina is an efficient worker.
Tina works efficiently.
b. The old lady took a brisk walk through the garden.
The old lady walked briskly through the garden.
c. There was a sudden change in their outlook.
There was suddenly a change in their outlook.
d. Their song was melodious.
They sang melodiously.
VIII) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adverb from the
brackets.
a. Tom _________ rocked the sleeping baby in his arms.
i. nearly
ii. suddenly
iii. gently
iv. violently
b.I can’t find my keys. They are __________ in the room.
i. anywhere
ii. where
iii. nowhere
iv. somewhere
c. __________ often do you go on these family trips ?
i. How
ii. When
iii. What
iv. Why
d.The dog _________ barks at anyone.
i. weekly
ii. rarely
iii. ever
iv. briefly
e. All the bedrooms in this house are ________ .
i. outside
ii. inside
iii. down
iv. upstairs
IX) Find the adjective in the following sentences and fill in the
blank with its adverb.
1. Joanne is happy. She smiles happily.
2. Our mother was angry. She spoke to us angrily.
3. The painter is awful. He paints awfully.
4. Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano wonderfully.
5. She is a good dancer. She dances really well.
X) Complete each sentence with an adverb. Form the adverbs by
adding ‘ly’ to the following adjectives:
fluent serious slow
basic careful horrible
1. Heidi's English vocabulary is vast. And she speaks so fluently too.
2. The journey took ages. We travelled really slowly.
3. I was only joking. Why do you take everything so seriously?
4. I didn't want to break the glasses. I packed them all carefully in paper.
5. These houses are basically the same in structure.
6. The experiment went horribly wrong.
XI) Replace the phrase in italics with a suitable adverb in the
following sentences.
1. He on many occasions comes asking for money.
2. The players played with confidence and won the match.
3. He rushed at once to the hospital on hearing that his friend had been
admitted for burn injuries.
4. Winnie could solve the mathematical problem without difficulty.
5. The family waited for Gopal’s result with anxiety.
Answers-
1. He frequently comes asking for money.
2. The players played confidently and won the match.
3. He immediately rushed to the hospital on hearing that his friend was
admitted for burn injuries.
4. Winnie could solve the mathematical problem easily.
5. The family waited for Gopal’s result anxiously.
XII) Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs.
a. I have heard this _____________.
i. never
ii. then
iii. before
iv. since
b. This story is written ________.
i. once
ii. certainly
iii. surely
iv. well
c. She came here to speak to me. Identify the underlined adverb.
i. Adverb of place
ii. Adverb of frequency
iii. Adverb of manner
iv. Adverb of time
d. Choose the sentence with the correct placement of adverb.
i. The road will temporarily be closed for repairs.
ii. The road will be closed temporarily for repairs.
iii. The road temporarily will be closed for repairs.
iv. The temporarily road will be closed for repairs.
e. He has painted some absolutely beautiful pictures of the countryside.
Identify the adverb of degree.
i. beautiful
ii. absolutely
iii. some
iv. painted
Answers –
a) before
b) well
c) Adverb of place
d) The road will be closed temporarily for repairs.
e) absolutely
