📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes | Word count: ~1750 words

✍️ Inversion After Negative Adverbials Exercises: Worksheets with Answers

Exercise 1: Rewrite using inversion (Never / Rarely)

1. I have never seen such a mess. →
2. She rarely arrives on time. →
3. He seldom smiles. →

Exercise 2: Not only... but also

1. She not only speaks French but also speaks Italian. →
2. He had not only forgotten his keys but also his phone. →

Exercise 3: Hardly/Scarcely/No sooner

1. He had just sat down when the phone rang. (Hardly) →
2. She had just left when the rain started. (No sooner) →

Exercise 4: Only + phrase

1. He realised his mistake after the exam. (Only after) →
2. You can improve by practising every day. (Only by) →

Exercise 5: Under no circumstances, etc.

1. You should never open that door. (Under no circumstances) →
2. You must not share the password. (On no account) →