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To express in which way someone does something. They refer to the action and not to the performer.

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Adverbs can modify a verb, an Adjective or another Adverb. We explain the different types, rules and uses.

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USE

They are used to express in which way something is done or happens. Most of these adverbs end with -Ly...

  • Examples

    She kissed the baby carefully.

    They smiled happily.

    The car was quickly fixed.

USE

They are used to express when something is done or happens.

  • Examples

    He sometimes goes to school by bus.

    They arrived home yesterday.

    Come back soon!

    Last week, I visited the doctor.

    They have never been to New York.

USE

They are used to express in which place something is done or happens.

  • Examples

    He was waiting outside the house.

    The cat is under the table.

    Sam is standing over there.

    The child is behind the door.

USE

They are used to express the level in which something is done or happens. Generally they help to emphasize an action...

  • Examples

    They had a really big accident.

    She earns too much money.

    I can run very fast.

    I love you so much!

USE

They are used to express how frequently something is done or happens.

  • Examples

    It is raining again.

    I often go to bed early.

    Susan failed an exam once in her life.

    It occasionally snows in winter here.

To transform an adjective into an adverb, generally we add -Ly to the adjective.

If the adjective ends with –Y, it is replaced by – I and we add –Ly in the end.

If the adjective ends with –Le, it is replaced by –Ly.

If it ends with -E, we add -Ly in the end.

Some adjectives are irregular, it means that, instead of adding -Ly in the end, they change its form to become an Adverb...

- Good - Well (irregular).

- Fast - Fast (irregular).

- Hard - Hard (irregular).

Take into account that not all the words ending with -Ly are adverbs.

USED TO

Modify Verbs

The team played "badly" yesterday.

I have been studying "continually" for hours.

He drives "carefully" when he is with his baby.

She shouted "angrily".

They are waiting "anxiously".

USED TO

Modify Adjectives

It was an "extremely" interesting show.

She is "absolutely" worried.

They are "constantly" angry.

USED TO

Modify Other Adverbs

He lost "too" much money.

She loves you "so" much!

They are behaving "extremely" badly.

USED TO

Modify Quantities

They are "quite" a lot of animals.

There are "just" many tables.

USED TO

Modify Whole Sentences

"Unfortunately", they didn't win.

"Naturally", the teacher asked them to sit down.

"Happily", the children were found.

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Answer

Correct Answer

Adverbs can modify other adverbs.

True

Well done!

False

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"WELL" is the adverb of the irregular adjective…

bad

Keep trying

good

Good!

quite

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Which of the following is an adverb?

hard

You did it!

flower

Wrong answer

happy

Keep trying

"SOMETIMES" can be considered an Adverb of Time.

True

Great!

False

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"TOO" can be considered an Adverb of Manner.

True

Keep trying

False

Cool!

"Carefully" is considered an Adverb of Time.

True

Wrong answer

False

You did it!

"Behind" can be considered an Adverb of Place.

True

That´s it!

False

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Adverbs are used to modify verbs.

True

Correct answer!

False

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Adverbs can't be used to modify complete sentences.

True

Keep trying

False

Well done!

To turn an adjective into an adverb, we generally add -LY after the adjective.

True

Good!

False

Wrong answer

Not all the words ending with –LY are Adverbs.

True

Great!

False

Try again

Which of the following is an Adverb?

Nice

Keep trying

Happily

Cool!

Ugly

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Which kind of Adverb is "ALMOST"?

Adverb of Time

Wrong answer

Adverb of Degree

You did it!

Adverb of Place

Keep trying

Which kind of Adverb is "SLOWLY"?

Adverb of Manner

That´s it!

Adverb of Place

Try again

Adverb of Frequency

Wrong answer

Which kind of Adverb is "INSIDE"?

Adverb of Time

Keep trying

Adverb of Manner

Try again

Adverb of Place

Correct answer!

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