ADVERBS OF MANNER

1. What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes how, where, or with what frequency we do an action (or ‘verb’). For
example,
 She works here. (adverb of place)
 She often translates emails for her colleagues. (adverb of frequency)
 She types very quickly. (adverb of manner)
2. Adverbs of manner
An adverb of manner describes how you do an action. For example,
 Some elderly people drive slowly.
3. How to create an adverb of manner
To make adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective. For example,
 quick – quickly
 careful – carefully
When an adjective ends in -y we change the -y to -i then add -ly. For example,
 happy – happily
However, there are also some irregular adverbs:
 good – well
 hard – hard
 fast – fast
 late – late
 straight – straight
 high – high
4. Where does an adverb of manner go in a sentence?
In most cases, adverbs of manner come after a verb. For example,
 We dress casually on Fridays.
Sometimes however, the adverb is put before the verb to add emphasis to the meaning. For example,
 I quickly ran to the shops.
If there are two verbs in the sentence, the position of the adverb can change the meaning. For example,
 They accepted the offer immediately and moved out.
  They accepted the offer and moved out immediately.
5. Adjective or adverb?
We use an adjective to describe a noun, and an adverb to describe a verb. So the only we usually use
with an adjective is the verb ‘to be’. For example,
 She’s a careful driver.
 She drives carefully.
The only other verbs that can be used with adjectives instead of adverbs are look, sound,
smell, and seem. We use these verbs to describe what we see, smell, or hear. For example,
 You look tired. – From what I can see you’re tired.
 It sounds interesting. – From what I hear you’re tired.
 It smells delicious. – From the smell I can understand it’s very good.
 They seem bored. – From their appearance I think they’re bored.
*EXERCISES

1.Write the adverbs of these adjectives

1. Quick → ___quickly_____ 11. Patient → ________

2. Beautiful → _beautifully_______ 12. Quiet → ________
3. Careful → ________ 13. Confident → ________
4. Easy → __easily______ 14. Smooth → ________
5. Quiet → ________ 15. Careless → ________
6. Sudden → ________ 16. Clever → ________
7. Happy → __happily______ 17. Polite → ________
8. Perfect → ________ 18. Accurate → ________
9. Gentle → __gently______ 19. Safe → ________
10. Serious → ________ 20. Bright → ________

2. Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the blanks with the
corresponding adverb.
1. James is careful. He drives____________.
2. The girl is slow. She walks____________.
3. Her English is perfect. She speaks English____________.
4. Our teacher is angry. She shouts____________.
5. My neighbor is a loud speaker. He speaks____________.
 6. He is a bad writer. He writes____________.
7. Jane is a nice guitar player. He plays the guitar____________.
8. He is a good painter. He paints____________.
9. She is a quiet girl. She does her job____________.
10. This exercise is easy. You can do it____________.
3. Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.
1. He's always in a rush. I don't understand why he walks so ____________
(quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. It's always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3. Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been
looking for a position all summer.
4. Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). She's been taking ballet
since she was five years old.
5. They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for
two years.
6. My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends.
It's so annoying.
7. Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just
been painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9. He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so
upset.
10. We didn't ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teacher's
instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.

4. Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.

1. She sang (beautifully / beautiful) at the concert last night.

2. The mechanic fixed the car (quick / quickly) and efficiently.
 3. The teacher explained the lesson (clear / clearly) to the students.
4. He ran (fast / fastly) to catch the bus.
5. The artist painted the portrait (careful / carefully), paying attention to every
detail.
6. The baby smiled (happy / happily) when she saw her favorite toy.
7. The children played (loud / loudly) in the playground.
8. The team worked (hard / hardly) to win the championship.
9. The students answered the exam questions (correct / correctly).
10. The chef prepared the meal (delicious / deliciously), and it tasted amazing.

5.Reorder the words to make a complete sentence

1. on the stage / beautifully / danced / they

2. in the park/ / played/ happily / the children

3. finished / homework / quickly / he / his

4. at the stunning view / she / looked / admiringly

5. the show / enthusiastically / they / enjoyed

6. the test / carefully / she / studied / for

7. the car / carefully / Han / drives

8. the cat / playfully / with / the ball / is

9. quickly / the bus / ran / they / to catch

10. on the piano / beautifully / she / plays