NOTE

#9
ADVERBS
AND ITS
KINDS
 An adverb is a word that is
used to change or qualify the
WHAT IS meaning of an adjective, a
AN verb, a clause, another
ADVERB? adverb, or any other type of
word or phrase. (HOW,
WHAT, WHY)
 Adverbs are often formed by
adding the letters “-ly” to
adjectives. This makes it very
WHAT IS easy to identify adverbs in
AN sentences. There are many
ADVERB? exceptions to this rule;
everywhere, nowhere, and
upstairs are a few examples.
 1. Even after one year of
lessons, Luke plays the
EXAMPLE
OF piano badly.
ADVERB  HOW bad does Luke
plays the piano?
  Everywhere
 Here
ADVERBS  Inside
OF
PLACE  There
 Underground
Tell us where did the
action happened
 Upstairs
  After
 Always
 Before
ADVERBS OF
TIME/  Later
FREQUENCY
 Now
 Today
When or how often the
action happened
 Yesterday
  Briskly
 Cheerfully
ADVERBS
OF  Expectantly
MANNER
 Randomly
How the action was
done  Willingly
 ADVERB OR
ADJECTIVE?
QUIZ Complete the sentence
#5 using an adjective or
adverb
1. He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so
__________ (quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. It’s 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). She’s
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 play _____ (loud/loudly) music on
weekends. It’s 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 didn’t __________ (complete/completely) understand
the teacher’s instructions. Most of us did not finish the
assignment.
ANSWERS
1. He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he
walks so quickly.
2. I prefer studying in the library. It’s always quiet.
3. Michael happily took the assistant job. He had been
looking for a position all summer. 
4. Marta dances beautifully. She’s been taking ballet
since she was five years old.
5. They speak French very well. They lived in France
for two years. 
6. My neighbor always play loud music on weekends. It’s so
annoying.
7. Please be careful in the hallway. The walls have just been
painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very good student.
9. He reacted angrily to the news. I have never seen him so
upset.
10. We didn’t completely understood the teacher’s
instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.