Adverbs of Manner

• Often these adverbs are formed by

• Adding -ly to the end of an adjective;
kind-kindly, quiet-quietly.
• Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully.
• Adjectives ending -y change to -ily ;
lucky-luckily, angry-angrily, happy-happily.
• Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly ;
responsible-responsibly.
 Adverbs of Manner
Some adverbs do not take the ‘ly’ ending.
They have the same form as adjectives.
Examples:
Far Fast Hard High Last
Late Long Low Near Straight

Alice swims fast.

The show started late.
 Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are
usually placed after the main verb or after the object.
Examples:
He swims well, (after the main verb)
He ran... rapidly, slowly, quickly..
She spoke... softly, loudly, aggressively..
James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
He plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
He ate the chocolate cake greedily.
BE CAREFUL! The adverb should not be put between the verb
and the object:
He ate greedily the chocolate cake [incorrect]
He ate the chocolate cake greedily [correct]
 Adverbs of Time
• Some adverbs tell us when something
happened.
• These include: afterwards, later, just, now,
soon, recently, yesterday, . . ..
• For example:-
• Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
- In this sentence yesterday shows us when.
Other adverbs of time include:-
Time Example
Saturday, Sunday ... I am going to the
shops on Monday.
Today I've been to the
shops today.
Yesterday I went yesterday.
Next week/month/year I am going next
week.
Finally I finally went.
Eventually I eventually went to
the shops.
Already I've already been to
the shops.
Soon I'm going to the shops
soon.
Just I'm just going to the
shops.
Still I'm still at the shops.
 Adverb of Place
• Adverbs of place indicate where something
happens.
• These include; away, anywhere, here, near,
outside, somewhere, there, underground,
upstairs ...
• For example:
• My passport is here in my bag.
 Place Example
• Out He will go out at 8 a.m.
• Upstairs The children were playing
upstairs.
• In London The neighbors are live in
London.
• Outside The children were playing
outside.
• There I placed the dictionaries
there.
• Prepared by: Tan Eileen