ADVERBS

ADVERBS
•a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an
adjective, another adverb, or even a whole
sentence.
•to intensify the meaning of the word it is
modifying.
Examples
• Financially • Delicately • Expertly
• Willfully • Wearily • Wholeheartedly
• Abruptly • Sorrowfully • Randomly
• Endlessly • Beautifully • Brutally
• Firmly • Truthfully • Really
• Delightfully • Uneasily • Briskly
• Quickly • Weirdly • Sloppily
• Lightly • Cheerfully • Wickedly
• Eternally
ADVERBS AND VERBS
•they describe the way an action is happening.

•Ex. Denise always shops at the mall.

ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES
•to add a degree of intensity to the adjective.

•Ex. She is usually particular about what she buys.

ADVERBS AND OTHER ADVERBS
•to add a degree of intensity to the adverb.

•Ex. She comes to the mall very early.

•Adverbs answer the questions how, when,
where, or to what extent.
Adverbs
How? slowly, quickly, quietly
When? today, rarely, annually,
yesterday, daily
Where? nearby, there, around,
outside, inside
To what extent? rather, quite, extremely,
very
Intensifiers (make words almost, extremely, quite,
stronger) so, usually, especially,
nearly, really, too, very
DEGREES OF ADVERBS
•Positive (base form)
•Comparative (comparing two actions or states)
•Superlative (comparing one action or state with
all the others in the same category)
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
LOUDY MORE LOUDLY MOST LOUDLY
FAST FASTER FASTEST
WELL BETTER BEST
ACTIVITY
1. In the past, she has been very lucky with her buys.

2. For example, she bought a nearly new tent at the outdoors

store.

3. She is amazingly skillful in both spending and saving money.

4. On the other hand, where can you get a really tasty ice cream
cone?
5. The boys were extremely nice to the new student.

6. The football game was rather fun.

7. The guard walked very cautiously into the building.

8. The lifeguard swam extremely fast.

9. The busy beaver gnawed quite furiously on the tree trunk.

10. The boy is rather talented; he’ll go far if he works hard.

11. Quite suddenly, the horse bolted across the field.

12. She will rather proudly show you the suitcase that she
bought for next to nothing.
13. Yesterday, they stepped inside, and the clerk asked if she
could help them.