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Adverb (क्रिया विशेषण) – CET 2025 के लिए सम्पूर्ण परिचय

परिभाषा (Definition of Adverb)

Adverb एक ऐसा शब्द है जो किसी verb, adjective या किसी अन्य adverb की विशेषता बताता है।
👉 इसे हिंदी में क्रिया विशेषण कहा जाता है।

📘 उदाहरण:

He runs fast. (fast – verb ‘runs’ को qualify कर रहा है)
She is very beautiful. (very – adjective ‘beautiful’ को qualify कर रहा है)

परीक्षा में क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है?

CET, SSC, Group-D, और Banking Exams में 2-3 प्रश्न प्रतिवर्ष पूछे जाते हैं।
Common MCQ Patterns: Identify the Adverb, Choose the correct type, Fill in the blanks

Adverb किन-किन को qualify करता है?

Word Qualified	Example Sentence	Explanation
Verb	She sings sweetly.	`sweetly` describes how she sings
Adjective	He is very tall.	`very` modifies `tall` (adjective)
Adverb	She walked quite slowly.	`quite` modifies `slowly` (adverb)
Sentence	Fortunately, he escaped.	`Fortunately` modifies the whole sentence

CET के लिए याद रखने योग्य बातें

ज़्यादातर Adverbs -ly में समाप्त होते हैं: quickly, slowly, happily
लेकिन कुछ Exceptions भी हैं: fast, hard, well

Adjective vs Adverb में अंतर

Adjective	Adverb
Qualifies noun/pronoun	Qualifies verb/adjective/adverb
Example: He is a good boy.	Example: He speaks well.

CET Style Practice Questions (Part 01)

Q1. Identify the adverb in the sentence:

"She danced gracefully."
A) She B) Danced C) Gracefully D) None
✅ Answer: C) Gracefully

Q2. Choose the correct sentence:

A) He runs quick.
B) He runs quickly.
✅ Answer: B) He runs quickly.

Adverb (क्रिया विशेषण) – CET 2025 के लिए सम्पूर्ण परिचय

परिभाषा (Definition of Adverb)

📘 उदाहरण:

He runs fast. (fast – verb ‘runs’ को qualify कर रहा है)
She is very beautiful. (very – adjective ‘beautiful’ को qualify कर रहा है)

परीक्षा में क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है?

CET, SSC, Group-D, और Banking Exams में 2-3 प्रश्न प्रतिवर्ष पूछे जाते हैं।
Common MCQ Patterns: Identify the Adverb, Choose the correct type, Fill in the blanks

Adverb किन-किन को qualify करता है?

Word Qualified	Example Sentence	Explanation
Verb	She sings sweetly.	`sweetly` describes how she sings
Adjective	He is very tall.	`very` modifies `tall` (adjective)
Adverb	She walked quite slowly.	`quite` modifies `slowly` (adverb)
Sentence	Fortunately, he escaped.	`Fortunately` modifies the whole sentence

CET के लिए याद रखने योग्य बातें

ज़्यादातर Adverbs -ly में समाप्त होते हैं: quickly, slowly, happily
लेकिन कुछ Exceptions भी हैं: fast, hard, well

Adjective vs Adverb में अंतर

Adjective	Adverb
Qualifies noun/pronoun	Qualifies verb/adjective/adverb
Example: He is a good boy.	Example: He speaks well.

CET Style Practice Questions (Part 01)

Q1. Identify the adverb in the sentence:

"She danced gracefully."
A) She B) Danced C) Gracefully D) None
✅ Answer: C) Gracefully

Q2. Choose the correct sentence:

A) He runs quick.
B) He runs quickly.
✅ Answer: B) He runs quickly.

Types of Adverb (क्रिया विशेषण के प्रकार) – CET Exam के लिए जरूरी

Adverbs को उनके कार्य और अर्थ के आधार पर कई प्रकारों में बाँटा गया है। परीक्षा में इन्हीं प्रकारों पर आधारित प्रश्न पूछे जाते हैं।

1. Adverb of Manner (ढंग का क्रिया विशेषण)

➡️ यह बताता है कि क्रिया कैसे हुई (How?)

उदाहरण:

He spoke politely.
She runs quickly.

✅ पहचान: ज़्यादातर -ly में समाप्त होते हैं।

2. Adverb of Place (स्थान)

➡️ यह बताता है कि क्रिया कहाँ हुई (Where?)

उदाहरण:

He is sitting outside.
The kids are playing here.

✅ पहचान: here, there, upstairs, inside, near आदि शब्द

3. Adverb of Time (समय)

➡️ यह बताता है कि क्रिया कब हुई (When?)

उदाहरण:

She arrived yesterday.
We will leave soon.

✅ पहचान: today, tomorrow, yesterday, now, then आदि

4. Adverb of Frequency (आवृत्ति)

➡️ यह बताता है कि क्रिया कितनी बार होती है (How often?)

उदाहरण:

He always comes late.
They rarely go out.

✅ पहचान: always, never, often, sometimes, rarely

5. Adverb of Degree (मात्रा/गहनता)

➡️ यह किसी adjective, verb या adverb की मात्रा बताता है (To what extent?)

उदाहरण:

She is very beautiful.
He is too tired.

✅ पहचान: very, too, enough, almost, nearly

CET Practice MCQs (Based on Types)

Q1. Identify the type of adverb in the sentence:

He speaks clearly.

A) Time B) Manner C) Place D) Degree
✅ Answer: B) Manner

Q2. Choose the Adverb of Frequency:

A) Slowly B) There C) Never D) Soon
✅ Answer: C) Never

Q3. Which is Adverb of Degree?

A) Yesterday B) Enough C) Upstairs D) Usually
✅ Answer: B) Enough

सभी प्रकारों का सारांश (Quick Table)

प्रकार	हिन्दी नाम	उदाहरण
Manner	ढंग	quickly, nicely
Place	स्थान	here, outside
Time	समय	now, tomorrow
Frequency	आवृत्ति	always, never
Degree	मात्रा	very, too

Adverb vs Adjective – समझें अंतर व CET MCQ Tricks

Adjective क्या करता है?

✅ Adjective किसी noun या pronoun की विशेषता बताता है।

Examples:

He is a good student. (good = adjective)
That is a beautiful painting.

Adverb क्या करता है?

✅ Adverb किसी verb, adjective या अन्य adverb को qualify करता है।

Examples:

He runs quickly. (quickly = adverb → verb को modify करता है)
She is very intelligent. (very = adverb → adjective को modify करता है)

अंतर को समझने की ट्रिक

Feature	Adjective	Adverb
क्या modify करता है?	noun/pronoun	verb/adjective/adverb
पहचान	What kind of person/thing?	How, When, Where, How much
Example	He is a fast runner.	He runs fast.

CET MCQs – Identify Adjective vs Adverb

Q1. She sings sweet.

A) Correct B) Incorrect
✅ Answer: B) Incorrect → सही होगा: She sings sweetly.

Q2. He is a careful driver.

यहाँ 'careful' क्या है?
A) Adjective B) Adverb
✅ Answer: A) Adjective

Q3. He spoke politely to the teacher.

यहाँ 'politely' क्या है?
A) Adjective B) Adverb
✅ Answer: B) Adverb

Q4. Fill in the blank:

She is a ___ girl.
A) nice B) nicely
✅ Answer: A) nice → adjective is needed for noun 'girl'

Q5. Fill in the blank:

He drives ___.
A) fastly B) fast
✅ Answer: B) fast → fast is an adverb (exception: no -ly)

CET Focus – Transformation (Adjective to Adverb)

Adjective	Adverb
Quick	Quickly
Careful	Carefully
Happy	Happily
Angry	Angrily
Loud	Loudly

🛑 ध्यान दें: कुछ अपवाद हैं –

Fast → fast
Hard → hard
Late → late

CET Exam के लिए Confusing Adverbs + Fill in the Blanks Practice

Confusing Adverbs List (Hard vs Hardly)

Word 1	Meaning	Word 2	Meaning
Hard	कठिनाई से, मेहनत से	Hardly	मुश्किल से, शायद ही
He works hard.	वो मेहनत करता है	He hardly works.	वो शायद ही काम करता है
Late	देर से	Lately	हाल ही में
She came late.	वो देर से आई	I have seen her lately.	मैंने उसे हाल ही में देखा
Near	पास में	Nearly	लगभग
He sat near me.	वो मेरे पास बैठा	He nearly died.	वो लगभग मर गया था

🛑 CET में इन पर अक्सर Error-Spotting और Fill in the Blanks पूछे जाते हैं।

Adverb Position Rules

Type	Position Rule	Example
Manner	Verb के बाद	He speaks softly.
Frequency	Main Verb से पहले	She always helps me.
Time	Sentence के अंत में	They met me yesterday.
Degree	Adjective/Adverb से पहले	She is very kind.

CET-Based Fill in the Blank Practice (10 MCQs)

Q1. He works very ___ in the office.

A) hardly B) hard C) harder D) hardly ever
✅ Answer: B) hard

Q2. I have seen her ___ these days.

A) lately B) late C) later D) latest
✅ Answer: A) lately

Q3. He arrived ___ for the meeting.

A) lately B) late C) later D) latest
✅ Answer: B) late

Q4. She speaks ___ in public.

A) confident B) confidently C) confidentally D) confidenty
✅ Answer: B) confidently

Q5. He lives ___ to my house.

A) nearly B) near C) close D) closely
✅ Answer: B) near

Q6. He answered all questions ___.

A) correct B) correctly C) correction D) correcting
✅ Answer: B) correctly

Q7. The train has ___ left the station.

A) already B) yet C) just D) soon
✅ Answer: C) just

Q8. He is ___ a genius.

A) quite B) quiet C) quietly D) quit
✅ Answer: A) quite

Q9. I ___ go to gym nowadays.

A) hard B) hardly C) harder D) hardest
✅ Answer: B) hardly

Q10. He ran very ___.

A) fastly B) fast C) fasterly D) fasted
✅ Answer: B) fast (✔ fast = adverb)

CET Final Practice – 15 MCQs (With Answers)

Q1. He ___ goes to the temple.

A) often B) hardly C) never D) always
✅ Answer: A) often

Q2. She spoke very ___.

A) polite B) politely C) politeness D) politeful
✅ Answer: B) politely

Q3. The baby slept ___.

A) quiet B) quietly C) quite D) quit
✅ Answer: B) quietly

Q4. He arrived ___ for the show.

A) lately B) late C) later D) latest
✅ Answer: B) late

Q5. She sings ___.

A) sweetly B) sweet C) sweetness D) sweets
✅ Answer: A) sweetly

Q6. They have ___ left.

A) already B) yet C) now D) then
✅ Answer: A) already

Q7. The girl is ___ intelligent.

A) very B) too C) much D) so
✅ Answer: A) very

Q8. He works ___ in exams.

A) hardly B) hard C) harder D) hardest
✅ Answer: B) hard

Q9. She is a ___ dancer.

A) well B) good C) nicely D) betterly
✅ Answer: B) good

Q10. You should behave ___.

A) nice B) good C) kindly D) kindness
✅ Answer: C) kindly

Q11. He ___ studies at night.

A) always B) seldom C) both D) either
✅ Answer: C) both

Q12. The player performed ___.

A) amazing B) amazingly C) amazement D) amazed
✅ Answer: B) amazingly

Q13. The kids were playing ___.

A) inside B) daily C) fastly D) very
✅ Answer: A) inside

Q14. He answered the question ___.

A) correctly B) correctness C) correction D) correct
✅ Answer: A) correctly

Q15. The train has not arrived ___.

A) already B) yet C) lately D) even
✅ Answer: B) yet

CET Summary Chart – Types of Adverb

प्रकार (Type)	पहचान (Keywords)	उदाहरण
Manner	-ly words	slowly, quickly
Place	where	here, outside
Time	when	now, yesterday
Frequency	how often	always, sometimes
Degree	how much	very, too

High-Frequency Adverbs in CET Exams

very, too, almost, enough
always, never, rarely, sometimes
here, there, outside, near
now, soon, already, yet
fast, hard, late, well (Exceptions)

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