The words that describe verbs are called adverbs.
· Adverbs tell us how the action is done.
For example, She dances beautifully.
· Adverbs are often formed by adding –ly to the adjectives.
Beautiful-Beautifully Fair-Fairly
Some adverbs are remain same as the adjectives.
Fast-Fast Early-Early
There are exceptions where adverbs and adjectives are complete different words.
Good-Well
· Sometimes, adverbs can modify an adjective or even another adverb.
For example,
I am extremely nervous.
Plants grow everywhere naturally.
Types of adverbs:
Ø Adverb of manner: These adverbs tell how or the manner in which an action is done.
For example,
He drove the car carefully.
Our team played badly.
Ø Adverb of place: The adverb that tells where the action is done is the adverb of place.
For example,
The cat went inside.
I live upstairs.
Ø Adverb
of time: This adverb tells us the time when the action happens.
For example,
The old man died yesterday.
He will be here soon.
Ø Adverb
of frequency: This adverb shows how often an action occurs.
For example,
I never lie.
I go to the park frequently.
WORKSHEET:
I.
Identify the adverbs in the following sentences:
1. He speaks English well.
2. He often goes to hospital.
3. The baby screamed loudly.
4. She walked gracefully.
5. Joe works hard.
Answers:
1. He speaks English well.
2. He often goes to hospital.
3. The baby screamed loudly.
4. She walked gracefully.
5. Joe works hard.
II.
Replace the phrases in italics with
correct adverbs from the brackets and rewrite each sentence:
( instantaneously, everywhere, easily,
stealthily, frequently)
1. He climbed the hill without any difficulty.
2. We looked for the lost ring in all places.
3. The driver was killed in an instant in the accident.
4. He is looking outside every now and then.
5. The cat entered the room in a stealthy manner.
Answers:
1. He climbed the hill easily.
2. We looked for the lost ring everywhere.
3. The driver was killed instantaneously in the accident.
4. He is looking outside frequently.
5. The cat entered the room stealthily.