Adverbs are words that can describe:

verbs Read the instructions carefully.

adjectives I am terribly sorry about what
happened.
other adverbs He speaks very quickly.
whole sentences Apparently, he has forgotten our
appointment.
Adverbs of manner answer questions beginning with How?
How does she speak? She speaks loudly.
We form these adverbs by adding ly to the adjective.
For example: slowly, quietly, carefully, beautifully, sadly
Position
hese adverbs are placed:
after the direct object.
She did her homework quietly.
after the main verb if there is no direct ob!ect.
He sings badly.
Adverbs of degree are used to show the degree to which
somebody or something has a characteristic.
t is really cold this morning.
"ome adverbs of degree are: hardly, nearly, almost, very,
really, much, fairly, quite, rather, pretty, extremely,
incredibly
Position
hey appear before the adjective or the adverb they
modify.
He is a rather clever boy.
She dances quite well.
#f they modify a verb, they go:
before the main verb.
slipped and nearly fell.
after auxiliary verbs, modal verbs and the verb to
be.
He can hardly see without his glasses.
She didn!t really like the book.
Adverbs of place answer the questions beginning with
Where?
"here are the kids? #hey are outside.
"ome adverbs of place are: here, there, somewhere,
anywhere, everywhere, away, outside, inside,
downstairs, upstairs
Position
hey are usually placed at the end of the sentence. hey
go:
after the verb if there isn$t any ob!ect.
$am went downstairs.
after verb+object or verb+preposition+object.
saw them there.
"e looked for the keys everywhere.
Adverbs of time answer questions beginning with When?
"hen is she coming back? She is coming back
tomorrow.
"ome adverbs of time are: today, tomorrow, yesterday,
soon, now, then, recently, lately, just, still, already,
yet
Position
hey are usually placed at the end of the sentence,
although they can appear at the beinnin of the
sentence for emphasis.
am leaving today.
#omorrow they are getting married.
he adverbs just, still and already appear in the middle of
the sentence, between the auxiliary and the verb.
#hey are still reading.
She has %ust finished her homework.
have already seen that film.
he adverb yet appears at the end of the sentence. #t is
used in interrogative and negative sentences.
#hey haven!t called us yet.
Adverbs of frequency answer the questions beginning with
How often?
How often do you go to the theatre? rarely go to the
theatre.
hese are the most common frequency adverbs:
Position
hese adverbs are placed:
before the main verb.
usually go out on Saturday nights.
don!t often eat meat.
after the verb to be or auxiliary verbs.
She is always late for school.
He has never seen that film.
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here are different types of adverbs:
!dverbs of manner How? happily
!dverbs of place Where? here
!dverbs of time When? today
!dverbs of frequency How often? always
!dverbs of deree How "adverb#? very
$entence adverbs How "sentence#? hopefully
"entence adverbs are adverbs that modify a whole
sentence. hey are used to express how sure we are about
what is said.
Apparently, he won!t be here on time.
"ome sentence adverbs are: certainly, obviously, clearly,
definitely, surely, probably, possibly
Position
hey can appear in any position in the sentence.
Actually, didn!t buy anything.
She!ll probably be late.
She can dance well, obviously.
When they are in the middle of the sentence, they are
placed before the main verb or after the auxiliary.
He definitely hates beer.
#hey will probably arrive late.
We form most of adverbs +especially adverbs of manner, by
adding ly to their corresponding ad!ectives.
wonderful - wonderfully
.ind - .indly
slow - slowly
nice - nicely /0 true - truly
/ut there are some rules:
Ad!ectives which end in consonant + y change the y to
i and add ly.
heavy - heavily
easy - easily
Ad!ectives which end in ble or le change the e to y.
probable - probably
gentle - gently /0 whole - wholly
Ad!ectives which end in ic add ally.
tragic1 tragically
basic - basically /0 public - publicly
Ad!ectives which end in ll ad y.
full - fully
When there are more than one adverb or adverbial phrases in
a sentence, then we use them in the following order:
manner place time
She worked hard at school &'( yesterday.
/ut when the main verb of the sentence is a verb of
movement, for example: go, leave, arrive, come, then we
use the adverbs in the following order:
place manner time
He arrived here early this morning.
+2, Prepositional phrases can also be used as adverbs:
go to school by bus.
"ome adverbs are not formed according to the rule, while
some others have the same form as their ad!ective.
"ome ad!ectives end in ly: deadly, elderly, friendly,
lively, lonely, lovely, silly he adverb of these
ad!ectives is formed with %in a way&.
He is very friendly
He behaved in a friendly way.
"ome words ending in ly are both adjectives and
adverbs: hourly, daily, early, wee'ly, monthly,
yearly
bought a weekly maga)ine.
"e play chess twice weekly.
"ome ad!ectives have two adverbs: one with the same form as the adjective and another in ly. /ut the meaning of these
adverbs is different.
!djective !dverb
!dverb
deep deep +a long way down,
deeply +greatly,
easy easy +slowly, gently,
easily +without difficulty,
free free +without cost,
freely +with freedom,
hard hard +with a lot of effort,
hardly +scarcely, barely,
high high +a long way up,
highly +very much,
last last +after all the others,
lastly +finally,
late late +not early,
lately +recently,
near near +close,
nearly +almost,
sure sure +certainly,
surely +undoubtedly,
wrong wrong +not correctly,
wrongly +un!ustly,
# always wor. hard and
pass my exams, but my
sister hardly studies and
she always fails her exams.
hard hard hih hih
far far near near
fast fast early early
ood well late late
!djective !dverb !djective !dverb
$hort adverbs
(ne)syllable adverbs and adverbs with the same form
as adjectives form their comparative by adding er
and their superlative by adding est to the positive
form of the adverb.
fast 1 faster 1 the fastest
early 1 earlier 1 the earliest
soon 1 sooner 1 the soonest
*on adverbs
Adverbs with more than two)syllables +adverbs ending
in ly, form their comparative with more and their
superlative with most before the adverb.
slowly 1 more slowly 1 the most slowly
happily 1 more happily 1 the most happily
here are some adverbs which don$t follow the rules
and have irregular comparative and superlative
forms.
well
better
best
badly worse
worst
little
less
least
much more
most
far
farther 3 further
farthest 3 furthest
!dverb +omparative
$uperlative
less + adverb + than, in the comparative degree, shows
inferiority. #t is the opposite of more than.
see *rian less often than +aniel.
the least + adverb + of , in, in the superlative degree, shows
inferiority. #t is the opposite of the most of.
+iana works the least hard in the class.
as + adverb + as shows similarity.
He runs as fast as his sister &does(.
not as , so + adverb + as shows dissimilarity.
She doesnt swim as / so fast as her brother &does(
0se than after the
comparative and of or in after
the superlative degree.
0se the article the before the
superlative degree.
-emember.
"ome ad!ectives have two adverbs: one with the same form as the adjective and another in ly. /ut the meaning of these
adverbs is different.
!djective !dverb
!dverb
deep deep +a long way down,
deeply +greatly,
easy easy +slowly, gently,
easily +without difficulty,
free free +without cost,
freely +with freedom,
hard hard +with a lot of effort,
hardly +scarcely, barely,
high high +a long way up,
highly +very much,
last last +after all the others,
lastly +finally,
late late +not early,
lately +recently,
near near +close,
nearly +almost,
sure sure +certainly,
surely +undoubtedly,
wrong wrong +not correctly,
wrongly +un!ustly,
Write the words in brac.ets in the correct place.
# have cereal for brea.fast. +usually,
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"andra is going to participate in the competition.
+definitely,
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# was glad to see 5ary after so many years. +really,
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We go to the cinema on "aturdays. +hardly ever,
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he two girls were tal.ing when # arrived. +happily,
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5y mother felt tired this morning. +extremely,
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# have an appointment with the doctor. +tomorrow,
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5y brother is complaining about everything. +always,
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he children played in the afternoon. +upstairs,
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Andrew ate his sandwich. +quic.ly,
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he football match had started when we arrived at the
stadium. +already,
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5y sister will go to 6gypt in summer. +probably,
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7eter and "am meet every day. +here,
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#t is impossible that Ann arrives on time. +almost,
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he factory wor.ers are on stri.e. +still,
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8aren opened her presents on her birthday. +eagerly,
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Write the words in the correct order and ma.e sentences.
often 3 in the afternoon 3 go 3 for a wal. 3 #
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his dinner 3 /en 3 hungrily 3 ate 3 at the restaurant
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the classroom 3 left 3 noisily 3 the students 3
3 two minutes ago
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played 3 yesterday 3 the children 3in the garden 3
3 happily
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carefully 3 examined 3 the doctor 3 the patient
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my father 3 hard 3 always 3 in his office 3 wor.s
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Alex 3 every day 3 to school 3 by bus 3 goes
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# 3 go 3 tomorrow 3 probably 3 shopping 3 will
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in front of the 9 3 comfortably 3 5rs. :ones 3
3 is sitting 3 now
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all night 3 the baby 3 peacefully 3 in his cradle 3
3 slept
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always 3 carefully 3 her motorbi.e 3 rides 3 "usan
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very quic.ly 3 :anet 3 her homewor. 3last night 3 did
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very 3 the plane 3 late 3 at the airport 3 arrived
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certainly 3 is 3 today 3 to the meeting 3 going 3 7aul
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my father 3 in the morning 3 early 3 usually 3 gets up
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7am 3 wonderfully 3 at the concert 3 sang 3 last night
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;hoose for each sentence the appropriate ad!ective, then complete the sentences with the adverbs of
these ad!ectives.
<avid was very bad at tennis, but he plays 4444444444 now.
7lease, drive 4444444444. he road is very wet.
#$m a bit worried, the child is playing very 4444444444, # can$t hear him.
=et$s run 4444444444.he bus is coming>
When =isa got the phone call, she smiled 4444444444.
Alison has got new glasses. ?ow she can see things 4444444444.
# saw im at the dentist$s. @e was sitting 4444444444.
homas too. an umbrella because it was raining 4444444444.
"am arrived at home late last night and his wife was waiting 4444444444.
6ddie wor.s as a chef, but he coo.s 44444444.
6mily didn$t have brea.fast so she ate her lunch 4444444444.
<aniel loo.s sad. # thin. he did 4444444444 in the exam.
+good - bad, +dangerous 1 careful,
+noisy 1 quiet, +slow 1 fast,
+happy 1 sad, +bad 1 clear,
+nervous 1 happy, +quic. 1 heavy, +angry 1 happy, +terrible 1 good, +slow 1 hungry, +good 1 bad,
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10 9 7
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3 4
2
5
6
8
;omplete the blan.s with the correct form of the adverbs.
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quietly
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cheaply
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correctly
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politely
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wisely
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worse
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farther
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harder
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more quic'ly
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the most slowly
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the most beautifully
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the best
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the most cleverly
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;omplete the blan.s with the comparative
or superlative of the adverbs in brac.ets.
"usan is studying 4444444444 +hard, than she did last year.
Amanda eats 4444444444 +healthily, than his brother.
5aggie paints 4444444444 +well, in the class.
Alex wal.ed 4444444444 +far, than Alexis in the excursion.
<iana behaved 4444444444 +cheerfully, of all the people in
the party.
;heetahs can run 4444444444 +fast, of all animals.
"he dressed 4444444444 +expensively, than she could afford.
Alan spea.s #talian 4444444444 +fluently, than :ac..
;harlie played 4444444444 +badly, of all in the team.
he teacher treats Anne 4444444444 +well, than the other
students.
5y little sister goes to bed 4444444444 +early, in the family.
Aour daughter danced 4444444444 +gracefully, of all in her
class.
@elen drives 4444444444 +carelessly, than she used to.
5y father sleeps 4444444444 +soundly, of all the people #
.now.
7lanes can fly 4444444444 +high, than birds.
"he spea.s 4444444444 +politely, of all my friends.
Write sentences using asas and
as,soas, as in the examples.
"ophie studies 3 hard 3 7hil
Sophie studies as hard as Phil.
5ar. drives 3 fast 3 @elen
Mark doesnt drive as /so fast as Helen.
;arol sings 3 beautifully 3 8ate
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ony came 3 soon 3 he could
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5artin$s boo. is sold 3 well 3 =ucy$s
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he parents behaved 3 stupidly 3 their children
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im plays football 3 badly 3 7eter
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:ohn stayed at the party 3 late 3 "andra
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5elissa gets up 3 early 3 her mother
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;hoose the correct alternative for each sentence.
Aou should eat 4444444444 if you want to lose weight.
least
b, little
c, less
Bur team played 4444444444 of all in the ;hampionship.
worse
b, the worst
c, badly
5y new motorbi.e doesn$t cost as 4444444444 as yours.
more
b, most
c, much
he postman came 4444444444 than # had expected.
earlier
b, early
c, earliest
oday the children are playing 4444444444 than yesterday.
more quiet b,
more quietly
c, quieter
;olin spea.s French less 4444444444 than # do.
well
b, good
c, better
#t has been raining 4444444444 for wee.s. #f it doesn$t stop soon, we will have a flood.
hard
b, hardly
c, harder
;ould you please spea. 4444444444C # can$t understand you.
more slow
b, slow
c, more slowly
Alan missed the train because he arrived 4444444444 at the railway station.
late
b, later
c, lately
he air1hostess spo.e to us 4444444444.
friendly
b, in a friendly way c,
in a friend way
5y dog bar.s 4444444444 than my neighbour$s dog.
more loud
b, loudly
c, less loudly
Although @enry studied 4444444444 he could, he failed the exam.
as hard as b,
hard
c, hardly
:ohn was so tired that he could 4444444444 .eep his eyes open.
hard
b, hardly
c, harder
We had a map, so we found the hotel 4444444444.
easily
b, easier
c, easy
5y neighbour plays the music the 4444444444 of all in the neighbourhood.
more loudly b,
most loud
c, most loudly
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;hoose the correct alternative for each sentence.
Aou should eat 4444444444 if you want to lose weight.
least
b, little
c, less
Bur team played 4444444444 of all in the ;hampionship.
worse
b, the worst
c, badly
5y new motorbi.e doesn$t cost as 4444444444 as yours.
more
b, most
c, much
he postman came 4444444444 than # had expected.
earlier
b, early
c, earliest
oday the children are playing 4444444444 than yesterday.
more quiet b,
more quietly
c, quieter
;olin spea.s French less 4444444444 than # do.
well
b, good
c, better
#t has been raining 4444444444 for wee.s. #f it doesn$t stop soon, we will have a flood.
hard
b, hardly
c, harder
;ould you please spea. 4444444444C # can$t understand you.
more slow
b, slow
c, more slowly
Alan missed the train because he arrived 4444444444 at the railway station.
late
b, later
c, lately
he air1hostess spo.e to us 4444444444.
friendly
b, in a friendly way c,
in a friend way
5y dog bar.s 4444444444 than my neighbour$s dog.
more loud
b, loudly
c, less loudly
Although @enry studied 4444444444 he could, he failed the exam.
as hard as b,
hard
c, hardly
:ohn was so tired that he could 4444444444 .eep his eyes open.
hard
b, hardly
c, harder
We had a map, so we found the hotel 4444444444.
easily
b, easier
c, easy
5y neighbour plays the music the 4444444444 of all in the neighbourhood.
more loudly b,
most loud
c, most loudly
%. c *. b D. c E. a ). b F. a (. a G. c H. a %&. b %%. c %*. a
%D. b %E. a %). c
%. # usually have cereal for brea.fast.
*. "andra is definitely going to participate in the
competition.
D. # was really glad to see 5ary after so many years.
E. We hardly ever go to the cinema on "aturdays.
). he two girls were tal.ing happily when # arrived.
F. 5y mother felt extremely tired this morning.
(. # have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow.
G. 5y brother is always complaining about everything.
H. he children played upstairs in the afternoon.
%&. Andrew ate his sandwich quic.ly.
%%. he football match had already started when we
arrived at the stadium.
%*. 5y sister will probably go to 6gypt in summer.
%D. 7eter and "am meet here every day.
%E. #t is almost impossible that Ann arrives on time.
%). he factory wor.ers are still on stri.e.
%F. 8aren opened her presents eagerly on her birthday.
%. # often go for a wal. in the afternoon.
*. /en ate his dinner hungrily at the restaurant.
D. he students left the classroom noisily two minutes
ago.
E. he children played happily in the garden yesterday.
). he doctor examined the patient carefully.
F. 5y father always wor.s hard in his office.
(. Alex goes to school by bus every day.
G. # will probably go shopping tomorrow.
H. 5rs. :ones is sitting comfortably in front of the 9 now.
%&. he baby slept peacefully in his cradle all night.
%%. "usan always rides her motorbi.e carefully.
%*. :anet did her homewor. very quic.ly last night.
%D. he plane arrived at the airport very late.
%E. 7aul is certainly going to the meeting today.
%). 5y father usually gets up early in the morning.
%F. 7am sang wonderfully at the concert last night.
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slowly
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cheaply
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correctly
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far
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cleverly
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faster
more quietly
more slowly
earlier
worse
more cheaply
more beautifully
more correctly
better
farther 3 further
more politely
harder
more cleverly
more wisely
more quic.ly
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the fastest
the most quietly
the most slowly
the earliest
the worst
the most cheaply
the most beautifully
the most correctly
the best
the farthest 3 the furthest
the most politely
the hardest
the most cleverly
the most wisely
the most quic.ly
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well
carefully
quietly
fast
happily
clearly
nervously
heavily
angrily
terribly
hungrily
badly
%. harder
*. more healthily
D. the best
E. farther 3 further
). the most cheerfully
F. the fastest
(. more expensively
G. more fluently
H. the worst
%&. better
%%. the earliest
%*. the most gracefully
%D. more carelessly
%E. the most soundly
%). higher
%F. the most politely
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D. ;arol sings as beautifully as 8ate.
E. ony came as soon as he could.
). 5artin$s boo. isn$t sold as 3 so well as =ucy$s.
F. he parents behaved as stupidly as their children.
(. im doesn$t play football as badly as 7eter.
G. :ohn didn$t stay at the party as late as "andra.
H. 5elissa gets up as early as her mother.