PART I

1. An adverb of time tells us when or _______ the action occurs.

how come
how many
how often

2. Which is correct? Jenny isn't here _______. Can I take a message?

soon
now
then

3. It'll stop raining soon, so let's wait until _______.

now
then
soon

4. Christmas is celebrated _______ on December 25.

daily
monthly
annually

5. Harry's never used a gun _______, so he couldn't be the killer.

before
earlier
already

6. The bus arrived _______ than usual, so we had to wait.

late
later
lately

7. The drought lasted many months, but the rains _______ came.

ever
already
eventually

8. Which can mean the same as "rarely"?

 unusually
irregularly
infrequently

9. Which can mean the same as "previously"?

formerly
finally
lately

10. Our town's so boring! Nothing interesting _______ happens here.

always
ever
never

PART II
1. An adverb of place tells us _______ the verb's action happens.

how
when
where

2. Which is correct? When it's raining, the kids have to stay _______ .

indoors
indoor
insides

3. After it stops raining, they can go _______ .

outdoor
outside
outsides

4. The office was closed, so we waited _______ until it opened.

near
nearly
nearby

5. There was nowhere to sit, so we had to just stand _______ .

 there
where
thereby

6. If the tickets aren't numbered, it means you can sit _______ .

elsewhere
anywhere
nowhere

7. I hate looking _______ from high places. I have a fear of heights.

under
underneath
down

8. If something is moving _______ you, it's getting closer and closer.

nearby
inwards
towards

9. It was 6 a.m. and the sun was already ________ .

up
out
over

10. The search party didn't find anything here, so now they're looking _______ .

elsewhere
anywhere
nowhere

PART III
1. Most adverbs of manner are made by adding -ly to their corresponding

verb
noun
adjective

2. Which is correct? I could hear my neighbours shouting _______ at each other.

 angry
angrily
angerily

3. Choose the best adverb: The ballerina moved _______ as she danced.

softly
politely
gracefully

4. We waited _______ for the bus to arrive.

patiently
promptly
punctually

5. I couldn't hear him because he was speaking too _______ .

softly
silently
gently

6. If you do something you don't really want to do, you do it _______ .

eagerly
reluctantly
accidentally

7. If you're telling the police exactly what happened, you're speaking _______ .

rightfully
exactly
truthfully

8. I tried _______ , but I couldn't win the race.

hard
hardly
hardily

9. Which is the opposite of "slowly"?

unslowly
fastly
fast
10. Which is the opposite of "accidentally"?

deliberately
cautiously
carefully

PART IV
1. Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the impact on the
surrounding area could be disastrous.

Something would
Something will
Should something
Does something

2. Had I known the carpenter was going to take three days to show up, I ---- the materials and
done the work myself. It would have been finished by now.

will get
would have gotten
might get
will have gotten

3. I wish you ---- making that noise. It's bothering me.

would stop
are going to stop
stop
can stop

4. If I can speak Spanish, I ---- next year studying in Mexico.

would spend
would have spent
had spent
will spend
5. It would have been a much more serious accident ---- fast at the time .

had she been driving

was she driving
she had driven
she drove

PART V
 1. The child wanted ________ the doll or the game for her birthday.
o A. Neither
o B. Either
 2. The boy enjoys ________ fruits _____ vegetables, explaining both are gross to
him.
o A. Neither, nor
o B. Either, or
 3. The boy enjoys ______ fruits ____ vegetables, but I can't remember which one.
o A. Neither, nor
o B. Either, or
 4. Among us, Sam would be considered neither the greatest mathematician or the
most eloquent writer.
o A. Correct
o B. Incorrect

 5. Make a sentence using neither - nor