Lesson - 3 Adverbs

Adverbs

An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It tells you about an action, or the way something is
done. A lot of adverbs end in -ly.

Ex:
 The baby is sleeping soundly.
 The dog is barking fiercely.
 The Prince and the Princess lived happily ever after.
 The birds are singing sweetly.
 It is raining heavily.
 The dog and the cat live together peacefully.
 The soldiers fought bravely.
 The sun is shining brightly.
 The old man walked slowly.

Adjective Adverb
beautiful beautifully
brave bravely
bright brightly
fierce fiercely
happy happily
heavy heavily
loud loudly
peaceful peacefully
slow slowly
sound soundly
sweet sweetly

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1. Some adverbs describe the way something is done. They are called adverbs of manner.

1. The driver braked suddenly.

2. The dog jumped up playfully.
3. Please write legibly.
4. Please speak clearly.
5. Look closely at these footprints.
6. You have all answered correctly.
7. You can shop cheaply at this store.
8. Jamal dressed smartly for the party.
9. Maria is behaving selfishly.
10. The man drove carelessly.
11. The twins liked to dress differently.
12. She played skillfully.

Adjective Adverb
careless carelessly
cheap cheaply
clear clearly
close closely
correct correctly
different differently
playful playfully
safe safely
selfish selfishly
skillful skillfully
smart smartly

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2. Some adverbs describe when something happens. They are called adverbs of time.

1. Can I do my work later?

2. No, do it now.
3. Paul has just arrived.
4. He often swims in the evening.
5. Lisa is always cheerful.
6. Sometimes I ride my bike to school.
7. Everyone arrived early.
8. David arrived late.
9. It’s snowing again.
10. The mother bird started to build her nest yesterday
11. She is continuing to build it today.
12. She will finish it tomorrow.
13. John’s shoes were too big for him last year.
14. They fit him this year.
15. They will be too small for him next year.
16. It rained last night.
17. The weather is fine this morning.

3. Some adverbs tell you where something happens. They are called adverbs of place.

 Mom and Dad are watching television upstairs.

 The children are playing downstairs.
 It’s raining. Let’s go inside.
 Rex, you can stay outside.
 Come here!
 Please put the books there.

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 The workers are moving the rubbish away.

 The miners are working underground.
 They are going abroad to study.
 There are trees everywhere.
 Alice lived next door.
 Where’s Shamika?

Exercise 1
Rewrite the following adjectives as adverbs.

1. slow –
2. cool –
3. beautiful -
4. comfortable -
5. strong-
6. wise -
7. tidy -
8. quiet -
9. brave -
10. merry -
11. soft-
12. busy –

Exercise 2

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

1. The man shouted loudly.

2. He arrived early.
3. The train has already left.

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4. He drove carelessly.
5. The students talked noisily.
6. The children are playing outside.
7. Let’s go now.
8. Tom spoke politely to his teacher.
9. Nimal came happily to walk with us.
10. Come here!

Exercise 3

Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with the adverb.

1. Isuri is happy. She smiles ……………………….

2. The boy is loud. He shouts ……………………....
3. Her English is fluent. She speaks English …………………………….
4. Our mum was angry. She spoke to us …………………….
5. My neighbour is a careless driver. He drives …………………..
6. The painter is awful. He paints …………………..
7. Kasun is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano ……………………….
8. This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house ……………………….
9. She is a good dancer. She dances really ………………………………….
10. This exercise is simple. You ………………have to put one word in each space.

Exercise 4

Fill the space with correct adverb.

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1. The bus driver was …………….injured. (serious)

2. Senuri is ……………..clever. (extreme)
3. This hamburger tastes ………….. (awful)
4. Be ……………. with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)
5. Layan looks ………. What's the matter with him? (sad)
6. Kasun is ………….. upset about losing his keys. (terrible)
7. This steak smells ………….. (good)
8. Our cricket team played ………………. last Friday. (bad)\
9. Don't speak so…….... I can't understand you. (fast)
10. Maria ……………..opened her present. (slow)