AN ADVERB is a word that describes a verb, telling us how something is done.

It adds more information about the

place, the time, and the circumstances of an action. AN ADVERB can also modify an adjective. In this case the adverb
stays before the adjective.

She speaks English fluently.

Look at the
sentences on the She is very happy.
right. Identify the He is returning tomorrow.
adverbs and say The movie was quite good.
what they modify. A I never drink coffee.
verb or an She is almost done.
adjective?
Honestly, I am impressed!
I am absolutely sure.

ADVERB FORMATION SPELLING RULES

Most adverbs are formed by adding the - ly ending to an adjective: 1. Adjectives ending in le change to ly:
beautiful / beautifully lucky / luckily
possible / possibly
However, there are a few adverbs which have the same form as the
adjective. We identify them according to the context in which they are
used. If they modify a noun, they are adjectives. If they modify a verb, 2. Adjectives ending in y change to ily:
they are adverbs:
happy / happily

fast driver / drive fast daily news / work daily

3. Adjectives ending in ic change to ically:

The adverb form of the adjective GOOD is WELL. It is not
correct to say:
I can swim good.
but

TYPES OF ADVERBS
ADVERBS OF MANNER give us information on HOW someone does something.
There are five main types of adverbs: They answer to the question HOW? :
e.g.: He speaks French correctly.
1. Adverbs of manner
ADVERBS OF TIME give us information on WHEN something happens. They
e.g.: He is behaving carelessly.
answer to the question WHEN? :
e.g.: I am going to the theatre today.
2. Adverbs of time

e.g.: They called us yesterday. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY give us information on HOW OFTEN something
happens. They answer to the question HOW OFTEN? :
3. Adverbs of frequency
e.g.: He never talks to strangers.

e.g.: He always talks about you.

ADVERBS OF DEGREE give us information on HOW MUCH of something is
4. Adverbs of degree done. They answer to the question TO WHAT EXTENT? :
ADVERB POSITION EXCEPTIONS TO ADVERB POSITION

ADVERBS OF MANNER are placed AFTER the verb or 1. When we want to emphasize, we can place an adverb at
at THE END of the sentence: the BEGINNING of the sentence:
e.g.: He can run quickly. e.g.: Sometimes, I dont understand you!
She greeted her friends warmly. Now you tell me we are out of bread?!

ADVERBS OF TIME are placed AFTER the verb or at 2. When the main verb in the sentence is TO BE, the adverb
THE END of the sentence:
e.g.: I am eating now.
They will return from their trip tomorrow.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY are placed BEFORE the

main verb, not the auxiliary verb:
Negative adverbs of frequency or adverbs of infrequency
e.g.: I sometimes wake up at 7 oclock in the morning.
are NOT used in negative or interrogative sentences. It is not
Does he always talk like this to you?
correct to say:

ADVERBS OF DEGREE are placed BEFORE the verb or

e.g.: I never dont drink and drive.
the adjective:
Do you rarely go out on Saturdays?

Fill in with an adverb from the word bank on

the right and then match the sentences to the
pictures: strongly always actually
beautifully
1. Grandfather is sitting in the living-room reading the newspaper
hardly tomorrow unfortunately
________________________.
2. Tom is so skinny that he can lift any
weight.
3. Sue brushes her teeth in the
morning.
4. , Peggy gave the cat a bath.
5. My friends parents dance .
6. I wanted to go for a walk but the wind was blowing
_____________________.
7. Mark _______________________ comes over and we play
video games.
8. He wasnt paying attention while ironing and he had burnt his
hand .
9. , I was caught without a ticket
and I had to pay a fine.
10. Patrick took piano lessons so now he can play
_________________.
11. We will be in Paris ____________________having coffee and
admiring the Eiffel Tower.
12. My little sister was taught to cross the street
________________________.
Change the following sentences according to The adjectives below have the same adverb form.
the example given to you: Use them in sentences, once as an adjective, once as
an adverb:
Example: Peter is a quick runner.
He runs quickly. Example: I received an airmail letter. adjective
I sent the letter airmail.
1. She is an excellent cook. adverb

1. clean
2. Bob is a slow eater.

3. The fighter has a strong punch. 2. daily

4. The model has an elegant walk.

3. early

5. You are a careless driver.

6. The teacher has a loud voice. 4. fast

7. She is a wonderful painter.

5. last

8. You are a good learner.

6. long
9. My brother is a deep sleeper.

10. He is an attentive worker.

7. right

Arrange the following words so as to make Put the following adverbs under the correct
correct sentences: type:
awfully, recently, frankly, rarely, quite,
1. a, has, manner, her, she, treated, friendly, in, always, immediately,
guests. never, incredibly, nobly, suddenly, almost,
occasionally, strangely, repeatedly, lately,
MANN TIME
personally, FREQUE
barely, DEG nearly,
hopefully, busily, COMM
2. to, the, to, unfortunately, had, catch, early, they, flight,
normally, fairly, regularly, soon, truly
leave.

3. the, walking, the, slowly, beach, couple, along, young, was.

4. to, my, attentively, tell, parents, the, to, always, listen,

explanations, me, teachers.

5. in, almost, to, you, tonight, your, I, you, forgot, know, are,
let, call, that, and, flying, parents.

6. remember, the, you, to, did, water, obviously, flowers, not.

 Fill in with an adverb from the word bank on
the right and then match the sentences to the
pictures: strongly always actually
beautifully
1. Grandfather is sitting in the living-room reading the
hardly tomorrow unfortunately
newspaper quietly.
2. Tom is so skinny that he can hardly lift any weight.
3. Sue always brushes her teeth in the morning. 4 6 12
4. Actually, Peggy gave the cat a bath.
5. My friends parents dance beautifully.
6. I wanted to go for a walk but the wind was blowing

7.
strongly.
Mark sometimes comes over and we play video games.
8 2 10
8. He wasnt paying attention while ironing and he had
burnt his hand badly.
9. Unfortunately, I was caught without a ticket and I had
to pay a fine. 3 11 7
10. Patrick took piano lessons so now he can play well.
11. We will be in Paris tomorrow having coffee and
admiring the Eiffel Tower.
12. My little sister was taught to cross the street carefully.
5 1 9

Change the following sentences according to The adjectives below have the same adverb form.
the example given to you: Use them in sentences, once as an adjective, once as
an adverb:
Example: Peter is a quick runner.
He runs quickly. Example: I received an airmail letter. adjective
I sent the letter airmail.
adverb
1. She cooks excellently.
1. clean clean room adjective
2. Bob eats slowly. cut something clean adverb
2. daily daily newspaper adjective
3. The fighter punches strongly.
call daily adverb
4. The model walks elegantly. 3. early early flight adjective
leave early adverb
5. You drive carelessly.
4. fast fast runner adjective
6. The teacher speaks loudly. run fast adverb
5. last the last movie adjective
7. She paints wonderfully.
arrive last adverb
8. You learn well. 6. long long dress adjective
stay long adverb
9. My brother sleeps deeply.
7. right right answer adjective
10. He works attentively. answer right adverb
 Arrange the following words so as to make correct sentences:

1. She has always treated her guests in a friendly manner.

2. Unfortunately, they had to leave early to catch the flight.
3. The young couple was walking slowly along the beach.
4. My parents always tell me to listen to the teachers explanations attentively.
5. I almost forgot to call you and let you know that your parents are flying in tonight.
6. Obviously, you did not remember to water the flowers.

Put the following adverbs under the correct type:

awfully, recently, frankly, rarely, quite, immediately, never, incredibly, nobly, suddenly, almost,
occasionally, strangely, repeatedly, lately, personally, barely, hopefully, busily, nearly, normally, fairly,
regularly, soon, truly
MANNER TIME FREQUENC DEGREE COMMENT
awfully recently rarely quite frankly
nobly immediately never almost incredibly
strangely suddenly occasionally barely personally
busily lately repeatedly nearly hopefully
truly soon regularly fairly normally

NOTE!!!

The answers for exercise 5 can be different. These are only my suggestions. For example, depending on the context,
frankly could be both an adverb of comment or an adverb of manner:
Frankly, I dont care what you do!
or
He speaks frankly.