ADVERBS

What’s an Adverb used for?

We use adverbs to describe a verb, an adjective
or another adverb.
 How does she sing? She sings beautifully.
 How fast does he run? He runs very fast.
 Is the new student nice?
Oh, yes, he’s really nice.
 Types of adverbs
 Manner: quickly, slowly, easily, …
 Frequency: always, usually, never, …
 Place: outside, nearby, towards, …
 Time: yesterday, tomorrow, now, …
 Certainty: definitely, probably, maybe…
 Degree: very, really, quite, …
 POSITION IN A SENTENCE
• Front-position: At the beginning of a clause
 Suddenly, the phone rang.
 Maybe, I’ll go for a walk.

• Mid-position: Next to the main verb

 I always exercise before work.
 He was probably late for the interview.
• End-position: At the end of the clause
 You speak English well.
 They ate dinner quietly.
 WATCH OUT!!
Never place an adverb between a verb and its
object.
Example:
I like very much tennis.
I like tennis very much.
Adjectives Adverbs
slow slowly
angry angrily
easy easily
gentle gently
careful carefully
Adjective + ‘-ly’
 Spelling rules
If a word ends in ‘-y’, change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’+ -ly
noisy noisily

easy easily

angry angrily

Ex: He answered the questions easily

If an adjective ends in ‘-le’, change into ‘-
ly’.
 Gentle  Gently

 Simple  Simply

Ex: He simply told me to leave the room.

If an adjective ends in “-ic”, add “-ally”

 Basic  Basically
 Tragic  Tragically

Ex: It was a tragic

death.
He died tragically..
 Irregular Adverbs
Adjectives Adverbs
 Fast
 Fast
Always in
 Hard  Hard
end-position!!
 Late  Late

 Early  Early

 Good  Well

It’s a fast car. He drives fast..

soft softly calm calml public publicall
y
y
quick quickly easy easily sad sadly
angry angril perfect perfectly careful carefully
y
slow slowly polite politely good well
nice nicely bad badly fast fast
quiet quietly hard hard clear clearly
 Rewrite the sentences using a verb and adverb.
1. They’re slow workers. 1. They work slowly.
2. He’s a dangerous driver. 2. He drives dangerously.
3. She’s a careful writer. 3. She writes carefully.
4. I’m a loud singer. 4. I sing loudly.
5. She’s a fast swimmer. 5. She swims fast.
6. He’s a bad actor. 6. He acts badly.
7. Jill’s a beautiful painter. 7. Jill paints beautifully.
8. You’re a terrible dancer. 8. You dance terribly.
9. They’re good teachers. 9. They teach well.
10. John’s a patient listener. 10. John listens patiently.
Now you master the English
adverbs!!

Congratulations!