Adverbs -- Common List in American English

This is a selected set of adverbs for the beginning student to have a starter set to help further
describe actions. An ADVERB modifies a verb. It helps to tell "how," "when" or "where" the
action took place. I have used it by picking a verb such as ran in a sentence such as "She
ran," "She lost" or "He spoke." Students then must pick an adverb to add to the sentence
such as "She ran yesterday" or "She ran quickly to the store" or "She runs annually in the big
race." This gives the student a chance to use them in a sentence. An adverb can also modify
another adverb. Such as "She ran very quickly to the store."

accidentally gladly nearly reluctantly

cruelly
afterwards repeatedly successfully

daily
almost I nervously suddenly

always happily never roughly suspiciously

de liberat ely
angrily hastily noisily rudely

doubtfully
annu ally honestly not sadly

easily
anxiously hourly safe ly

seld om thoughtfully

badly often selfi shly

enthusiasticall
blindly only seriously
y

irritably
eq ua lly

perfectly sharp ly truthfully

even

bravely politely unex pectedly

eventu ally

briefly kindly poorly shyly very

exactly

brig ht ly lazily powerfully silently

faithfully
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correctly less more sleepily violently

carefully
wildly
fast really slowly
carelessly
sometimes
foolishly loudly quickly warmly
cautiously
soon
fortunately madly quietly weakly
yearly
.cheerfully regularly
rapidly
yesterday
clearly
monthly rarely well