Adverbs

Ican recognize and use adverbs of manner and frequency.

Adverbs of manner
We use adverbs to describe actions.
Adverbs of manner describe how things happen.
To form adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective.
Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb they describe.
Adjective Adverb
loud loudly The child shouted loudly.
slow slowly The train moved slowly.

Spelling rules
delete -y happy - happily
Adjective ending -y
Mr Jones is old. He walks slowly. add -ily easy - easily

c
careful - carefully
' Adjective ending -ful add -ly
beautiful - beautifully
delete -e comfortable - comfortably
Adjective ending -ble
add -y terrible - terribly
There are a few irregular adverbs.
Adjective Adverb
good well She's a good singer. She sings well.
fast fast The dog runs fast.
hard hard They work hard.
Sid is good at football. He plays well.

____--____
*1 Work in pairs. Practise making adverbs. 13 Play in pairs or groups. Take turns to
Student A, turn to page 137. Student B, mime an action + adverb. Use ideas
turn to page 139. from the box or your own ideas.
shout loudly walk carefully

O
*2 Change the adjectives to adverbs and dance beautifully speak quietly
complete the sentences. eat slowly draw badly run fast
ÿ May sings \?eautifu)\y. (beautiful)
1 Tom cycles very (fast) You're dancing bea ctifc/Jly.
2 Please speak (loud)
3 Ican't dance very (good)
4 My dad cooks (bad)
5 Do you work - at school? (hard)
6 John learns languages (easy)
126 Adverbs
*4 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with adverbs. Use the words in the box.
careful comfortable fast good happy hard

-100%

She's carrying the eggs carefully. 3 They're doing

1 They're playing 4 He's running

2 He's studying 5 She's sitting

* 5 O 28.1 Listen. Complete the sentences with an adverb. Use the words in the box.
bad fast loud polite quiet slow
ÿ He's speaking quietly . 3 He's speaking __
1 He's singing _ 4 She's speaking _
2 She's speaking 5 They're speaking

Unit 28 127
Adverbs of frequency
Note the word order for adverbs of frequency
My sister has coffee every
always 100% morning. She always has in a sentence.
coffee in the morning. Sentences with most verbs
Ihave sandwiches for lunch 1 adverb 2 main verb
usually 90% six times a week. Iusually
have sandwiches for lunch. always
usually my
Tom buys a chocolate bar I often do homework on
four or five times a week. sometimes Saturdays.
often 70%
He often buys a chocolate never
bar.
We have chips one or Sentences with be
sometimes 30% maybe two days a week.
1 be 2 adverb
We sometimes have chips.
always
> Sam doesn't like tomatoes.
never 0% usually
He never eats them.
You are often hungry.
Adverbs of frequency describe how frequently sometimes
never
something happens.
We often use them with the present simple.
We also use a lot as an adverb. A lot goes at the end of the sentence.
Carl often wears jeans. Carl wears jeans a lot.
You're often late for school. You're late for school a lot.

*6 Put the words in order to make sentences.

ÿ always / gets up /Tim / at / o'clock. / eight
Tim a\ways gets up at eight o'clock.
O *
7 Complete the sentences with an appropriate
adverb.
ÿ John plays football six times a week.
1 happy. /Lucy /is /always He usuaWy plays football.
1 Kate goes swimming four or five times a week.
She -goes swimming.
2 are /on /Saturday /We /never /at/
2 Ben runs in the morning seven days a week.
mornings./ home
He _ runs in the morning.
3 My dad doesn't play sport.
3 usually / to / bus. / school / by / Jackie / goes
He _ plays sport.
4 Iplay badminton one or two days every
4 grandparents. / sometimes IIImy / visit
month.
I-play badminton.
5 shopping / go / mum. Illoften / with / my
*8 Write adverbs to make true sentences.
6 school. / usually / tired /They / are / after 1 I- play tennis.
2 I _
swim in the sea.
3 I _
ride a horse.
4 I- ride a bicycle.
5 I _
play football.
6 I_ run in the park.
128 Adverbs
i9
° 28.2 Listen to the interview and complete the table. Then make sentences.
Jessie sometimes cleans her room.
©
How often do you ... always usually often sometimes never
clean your room? y
go to the park?
eat chocolate?

speak English?
have a shower?
watch sport on TV?

210 Work in pairs. Look at exercise 9 Work in pairs. Ask your partner a
again. Take turns to ask and answer. how often question to get an answer
How often do you ... with each of the adverbs in the box.
When you finish, change roles.
clean your room? speak English?
go to the park? have a shower? always
eat chocolate? go to the cinema? very often / usually
often

[Jlow often Ao you dean your room?j sometimes

almost never
never y
room
how often Ao you speak
Japanese at home? Nesjer.
Work in pairs. Make true sentences with
a lot. Use the ideas in the box or your how often A o you Watch
own ideas. Then tell the class.
films in English?
cook dinner listen to music drink tea
use the internet take photos
text my friends watch TV
Self-evaluation Rate your progress.
1
go shopping read stories eat pizza
.... ......
J listen to music a lot 1
2
IAont Arirk tea a lot 3
4

£12 y Look at exercise 11 again. Choose

six activities and write true sentences.
5
6
Use adverbs of frequency or a lot. 7
8
9
Isometimes eat pizza.
10
Inever cook ¿inner.
11
IWatch TV a lot.
12
13

Unit 28 129