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NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 2 C. Adverbs — Let us Learn

Book page 17–18 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Read the following sentence. Gopi usually plays hockey at school but today he is studying for his test. The adverb ‘usually’ tells us that an action happens many times. This sentence tells us that the action of playing hockey happens most of the time. The adverb ‘today’ tells us the time of the action (studying).
Answer

An adverb is a word that tells us more about an action. This box teaches you two kinds of adverbs.

  1. Adverbs that tell how many times an action happens — usually, often, always, never, regularly, sometimes. Ask the question “How many times?” and this adverb answers it.
  2. Adverbs that tell when an action happens — today, now, yesterday, tomorrow, immediately. Ask the question “When?” and this adverb answers it.

Look again at the book’s own sentence: Gopi usually plays hockey at school but today he is studying for his test.

  • How many times does Gopi play hockey? Usually — that is, most days.
  • When is he studying? Today.

Now here is the whole exercise, sorted into the two columns:

How many times the action happens/happenedTime of the action
b. Shama often writes in her diary.a. Gopi immediately got up and ran into the garden.
c. All his friends regularly gathered to play hockey.e. Yesterday I ate an ice cream after lunch.
d. I always complete my homework.g. Now they are going to sing their favourite song.
f. Monika never eats junk food. 
Note about the printed page: In the book all seven sentences a–g are printed inside the right-hand column, and the left-hand column is left empty. Do not let that confuse you. Your job is to encircle the adverb in each sentence and then decide which column that sentence really belongs to — four go on the left and three go on the right, as shown above.
The one test that always works: Cover the adverb with your finger and ask the sentence a question. If “How many times?” gives the missing word, it is an adverb of frequency. If “When?” gives it, it is an adverb of time.
Q2.
Encircle the adverb: Gopi immediately got up and ran into the garden.
Answer

Encircle immediately. It is an adverb of time.

Ask the sentence: When did Gopi get up? Immediately — that means at once, without waiting a single moment. So the sentence belongs in the column “Time of the action”.

Meaning: Immediately = straight away, right then. Gopi did not finish his page, did not stretch — he got up the very second he heard the thud.

Your own sentence: When the bell rang, we immediately stood up for the prayer.

Q3.
Encircle the adverb: Shama often writes in her diary.
Answer

Encircle often. It is an adverb of frequency.

Ask the sentence: How many times does Shama write in her diary? Often — that means many times, again and again, though not every single day. So this sentence belongs in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

A little ladder of frequency words: never → rarely → sometimes → often → usually → always. Often sits high up on this ladder, but always is still higher.

Your own sentence: My grandfather often tells us stories after dinner.

Q4.
Encircle the adverb: All his friends regularly gathered to play hockey.
Answer

Encircle regularly. It is an adverb of frequency.

Ask the sentence: How many times did the friends gather? Regularly — that means at the same time again and again, like a habit. So this sentence goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Why this word matters in the story: Because the friends gathered regularly, Gopi knew exactly where to go in the evening to find the ball’s owner. He did not have to search the whole village.

Your own sentence: I regularly water the tulsi plant in our courtyard.

Q5.
Encircle the adverb: I always complete my homework.
Answer

Encircle always. It is an adverb of frequency.

Ask the sentence: How many times do I complete my homework? Always — that means every single time, without missing even once. So this sentence goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Careful: Always is a strong word. It leaves no room at all. Only use it when something really happens every time.

Your own sentence: She always keeps her shoes near the door.

Q6.
Encircle the adverb: Yesterday I ate an ice cream after lunch.
Answer

Encircle Yesterday. It is an adverb of time.

Ask the sentence: When did I eat the ice cream? Yesterday — that is, on the day before today. So this sentence belongs in the column “Time of the action”.

Notice: This sentence also has the phrase after lunch, which tells the time too. But the exercise asks for the single adverb, and that word is Yesterday. It comes at the very beginning of the sentence, so it wears a capital letter.

Your own sentence: Yesterday we planted a mango sapling in the school garden.

Q7.
Encircle the adverb: Monika never eats junk food.
Answer

Encircle never. It is an adverb of frequency.

Ask the sentence: How many times does Monika eat junk food? Never — that means not even once. So this sentence goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Why never is a frequency word: Zero is a number too. Never is the smallest possible answer to “How many times?” — it means no times at all. Always and never are the two ends of the ladder.

Your own sentence: He never forgets to switch off the fan when he leaves the room.

Q8.
Encircle the adverb: Now they are going to sing their favourite song.
Answer

Encircle Now. It is an adverb of time.

Ask the sentence: When are they going to sing? Now — that is, at this very moment. So this sentence belongs in the column “Time of the action”.

Words that answer “When?”: now, then, today, tonight, yesterday, tomorrow, soon, later, immediately, early, late.

Your own sentence: Now it is time to close our books and go home.

Quick check of the whole exercise: Frequency (how many times) — often, regularly, always, never. Time (when) — immediately, Yesterday, Now. Four on one side, three on the other.
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