1. Write down the definition of adverb.

2. Find the 6 different types of

adverbs. Put them in a chart and
add examples.

She sings beautifully.

She runs in the park.
She called me last night.
Luckily, she found her wallet.
She is quite pretty.
She always smiles.

ADVERBS

Adverb?
- Modify verb, adjective and another
adverb.
- An Adverb is a word which adds to
the meaning of a verb, and tells us
how a thing is done, when it is done
or where it is done.

What are the

kinds of
Adverbs?

Kinds of Adverbs
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)

Adverb of Manner
Adverb of Place
Adverb of Time
Adverb of Degree
Adverb of Frequency
Adverbs of Comment

Identify Adverbs of
Manner

Seldom
Quite
Almost
Nearly
Up
Here
There
Gladly
Soon
Carefully

early
down
daily
now
tomorrow
quickly
easily

Adverb of Manner
Carefully
Gladly
quickly
easily

Adverb of Manner
- It tells how something happen

- are closely related to corresponding

adjectives.
- are formed by addinglyto the
corresponding adjectives.

Commonly adverbs are formed

from adjectives. Some are below.
Adjectives

Adverbs

Kind

Kindly

Happy

Happily

Wonderful

Wonderfully

Loud

Loudly

Sad

Sadly

Beautiful

Beautifully

Sweet

Sweetly

Some words that end in ly are not adverbs.

Some adjectives end in ly too. For Example:1.Sam was feeling very lonely.
2.She was wearing a lovely dress.
SOME ADVERBS OF MANNER DO NOT USE LY
She runs very fast.
She sings well.

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mmar/gr.adverbs.pdf

1.We lost the football match 4-2 yesterday. I dont think we played_______(bad)

2. but the other side played really_____(good).

3.You drive quite_____(dangerous). I wont be surprised if you have an
accident one day!
4.Youre late! said Olga_____(angry). Where have you been?
5.The teacher spoke so______(quiet) that the class couldnt hear her.
6.This is a very important question. Please think
(careful) before you answer.
7.In 1483, King Richard III of England_________(secret) killed his two young
nephews.
8.The hungry cat looked______(greedy) at the chicken on the dinner table.
9.When I broke my leg, my friend Pam_______(kind) offered to do the shopping
for me.
10.Paulo Coelho is one of my favourite novelists. I think he writes_________

Identify Adverbs of Place

Seldom
Quite
Almost
Nearly
Up
Here
There
Gladly
Soon
Carefully

early
down
daily
now
tomorrow
quickly
easily

Adverb of Place
Here
There
Up
down

Adverb of Place
- It tells where something happen
-

Examples:
anywhere
outside
Somewhere
There
underground
upstairs
here

Other examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Sheila went inside.

The kids went outside.
I looked for it everywhere.
I can't see it anywhere.
Here's Tom.
There's Ann.
Here comes the train.

Activity

Adverbs of Place
Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in
correctly (behind the verb or object).
1.is /over there/ the cinema -
2.inside/ go / let's -
3.the kitchen /downstairs/ is -
4.playing / the kids / are /outside-
5.she / not / been /here/ has -
6.the bathroom / is /upstairs-
7.were /everywhere/ we / for / looking / you -
8.we /anywhere/ you / find / couldn't -
9.? / there / a post office /nearby/ is -
10.must / we / walk /back home-

Identify Adverbs of Time

Seldom
Quite
Almost
Up
Here
There
Gladly
Soon
Carefully

early
down
Nearly
tomorrow
quickly
easily
now

Adverb of Place
Tomorrow
Now
Early
Soon

Adverbs of Time
Arrange the words to make sentences. Place time
expressions at theend of the sentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

haven't / recently / seen / I / him -

I'll / you / see / soon -
afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we -
help / immediately / I / need -
was / arrogant / he / then / very -
? / now / are / where / you -
? / to go / where / you / do / want / today -
? / do / yesterday / did / you / what -
as soon as possible / you / him / the truth / tell /
should -
10.hasn't won / lately / my team -

Adverb of Time
- It shows when an action is done
- It provides information on when
something happens.

Examples:
Yesterday
Early
Last week
Soon
now
1. He did it yesterday
2. I am going to the shops on Monday.
3. We'll let you know our decisionnext
week.

Identify Adverbs of Degree

Seldom
Quite
Almost
Up
Here
There
Gladly
Soon
Carefully

early
down
Nearly
tomorrow
quickly
easily
now
nearly

Adverbs of Degree
Quite
Nearly
almost

Adverb of Degree
- It tells us the strength or intensity of
something that happens.
- Basically they answer the sort of
question that asks How much ...? or
How little...?

Examples:
almost
entirely
extremely
greatly
highly
absolutely
pretty
strongly

Other examples:
1. The man drove badly.
2. They enjoyed the filmimmensely.

Activity

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

She finished the day exhausted. (totally )

The Serrano Towers in Valencia are high. (pretty )
That boy of yours is lazy. (extremely )
It was freezing this morning. (absolutely )
Victoria, in my opinion, is mad. ( completely )
Scarlett Johansson looked gorgeous at the Golden Globe Awards
ceremony. ( absolutely)
7. Mara is nice. (really )
8. Ecuador is a great country. (really)
9. Samantha is a skilled computer technician. (highly )
10.Sean lives a stressful life. (very )
11.The concert was wonderful. (absolutely )
12.Rodin's sculptures are well-known. (very )

Identify Adverbs of Frequency

Seldom
Quite
Almost
Up
Here
There
Gladly
Soon
Carefully

Often

early
down
Nearly
tomorrow
quickly
easily
now
nearly
Daily

Adverbs of Frequency
Often
Daily
Seldom

Adverb of Frequency
- It tells how often you do something.

Other examples:
1.She doesn't often visit Europe.
2.Pete never gets angry.
3.Tom is usually very friendly.

Activity
1. He listens to the radio. (often)
2. They read a book. (sometimes)
3. Pete gets angry. (never)
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
6. Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
10. Christine smokes. (never)

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Adverbs of comment
These types of adverbs provide an opinion on a situation:

FORTUNATELY it's fortunate that, luckily, in a

fortunate manner;
UNFORTUNATELYit's regrettable that, unluckily, in an
unfortunate manner;
CONSTANTLYalways or regularly, without
interruption;
OBVIOUSLY evidently, of course, in an obvious
manner;
HONESTLY truly, really, in an honest manner;
PATIENTLYwith patience, calmly, in a patient
manner

1.No one was injured in the accident on Monday.

Fortunately
2. I'm sorry that I spoilt your bicycle.I will mend it soon.
Obviously
3.there was fresh meat left for us in the fridge.
Fortunately
4.I arrived two hours late. By the time I got there, they had already left.

Unfortunately
5.I don't believe a word you say. You are a terrible liar!

1.Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident

on Monday.
2. I'm sorry that I spoilt your bicycle.Obviously, I
will mend it soon.
3.Fortunately, there was fresh meat left for us in
the fridge.
4.Unfortunately, I arrived two hours late. By the
time I got there, they had already left.
5.Honestly, I don't believe a word you say. You
are a terrible liar!
6.Unfortunately, the doctor wasn't able to cure
this little boy.

Fill in the blanks with the adverbs

formed from the adjectives given in
the bracket.

The boy wrote his exercise (bad).

Our team playedand won the
game(well, easy).
John work.. And did the
exercise..today (hard,careful).
The king shouted(angry).
The children played.(happy).

I. Fill in the Gap

Complete the sentences with the best adverb.
Hint: Not every adverb is needed.
slowly carefully beautifully well loudly carelessly easily
excitedly finally suddenly quickly quietly

1.Come here ____________. You have to see this!

2.We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
3.He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4.Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.
5.Lets walk ________________. I dont want to be the first one at the meeting.
6.Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
7.Every thing happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a
month.
8.Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!
9.Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
10.I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.

I. Fill in the Gap

Complete the sentences with the best adverb.
Hint: Not every adverb is needed.
slowly carefully beautifully well loudly carelessly easily excitedly
finally suddenly quickly quietly

1.Come here ____________. You have to see this!

2.We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
3.He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4.Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.
5.Lets walk ________________. I dont want to be the first one at the meeting.
6.Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.
7.Every thing happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a month.
8.Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!
9.Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
10.I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.
Answer Key:1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3. carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7. suddenly, 8.
loudly, 9. well, 10. beautifully

II. Adverb or Adjective?

Complete the sentence using anadjectiveoradverb.
To make adverbs we often addlyat the end of an adjective (words that describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun)
beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)

1.Hes always in a rush. I dont understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).

2.I prefer studying in the library. Its always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3.Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a position all
summer.
4.Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). Shes been taking ballet since she was five
years old.
5.They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two years.
6.My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. Its so annoying.
7.Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.
8.Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9.He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.
10.We didnt ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teachers instructions. Most of
us did not finish the assignment.

II. Adverb or Adjective?

Complete the sentence using anadjectiveoradverb.
To make adverbs we often addlyat the end of an adjective (words that describe a noun)
Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun)
beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)

1.Hes always in a rush. I dont understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).

2.I prefer studying in the library. Its always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3.Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a position all
summer.
4.Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). Shes been taking ballet since she was five years
old.
5.They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two years.
6.My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. Its so annoying.
7.Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.
8.Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9.He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.
10.We didnt ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teachers instructions. Most of us
did not finish the assignment.
Answer Key:1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily, 4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8. good, 9.
angrily, 10. completely

You are late again!

I slept late last night.
You look more attractive lately.

Late can be an adjective or an adverb that means after the correct time.

Im not hungry because I had a late lunch. (adjective)

He slept late and missed his first class. (adverb)

Lately is an adverb that means the same as recently.

I havent studied a lot lately. Work has been busy for the past couple
weeks.

 hard / hardly

Hard can be an adjective or an adverb and the adjective form has two
meanings!

This book is too hard for me. I cant read it. (hard = adjective = difficult)

This mattress is too hard. I cant sleep. (hard = adjective = opposite of

soft)

Shes working hard to finish the project by tomorrow. (hard = adverb =

intensely)

Hardly has a completely different meaning. It means almost not.

We have a bad connection I can hardly hear you. (= I almost cant hear
you)

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Position of adverbs

 She goes to church. never

She speaks chinese. Horribly
I am happy about your new job.
Extremely
She runs everyday.
In the
park.
She didnt come to class.
Yesterday

 Frequency adverbs: before the verb

and after to be.
Manner: after the action
Degree: before the adjective
Place: at the end of the sentence
Time: at the end of the sentence
Comment: before the idea
REMEMBER M-P-T

She works really hard.

She hardly works in my class.
He is always late.
I have been feeling dizzy lately.
Tom lives near here.
Tom nearly crashed his bike into a tree.
I live in Mountainview nowadays.
Actually she is my neighbor. Do you know
her?

 In the end= finally, in conclusion.

At the end= used with a noun, like at
the end of the class, at the end of the
movie.
Specially= goes with a verb, e.g. This
cookies were specially baked for my
birthday.
Especially= means in particular, e.g. I
love rock music, especially Death metal.