Descripción: A list of the 100 most common Adverbs used in modern English adapted from the Corpus of Contemporary American English
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Just Enough English Grammar - ADVERBS
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What are adverbs? An adverb is adverb is a word that modifies _______________________________________. Adverbs vs Adjectives The difference between an adverb and an adjective is the following:
An adjective modifies a noun.: "John is ________ is ________." ." (The adjective tall modifies tall modifies the noun John) John) An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. : "That idea is _______ is ____________ _____ ridiculous." ridiculous." (The adverb simply modifies simply modifies the adjective ridiculous) ridiculous) "She sings _______ sings _________ __." ." (The adverb nicely modifies nicely modifies the verb sing) sing) "She did it ________ it ___________ ___ well. well." (the adverb really modifies really modifies the adverb well) well)
Read the passage: Mrs Smith ________ Smith ________________ ____________ ____ called called the police when she saw the criminals assaulting _____.. It was the most horrible scene that she the poor boy ________ boy _____________ had ________ had ________ witnessed witnessed in her life. She had ___________ ___________ lived lived ________ ____________ ____ in in that neighborhood. No one had ________ had _________ _ disturbed her quiet nights _______ nights ___________ ____.. there" are adverbs. The words " immediately, aggressively, peacefully, ever, always, there" What are the different types of adverbs? Basically, most adverbs tell you how you how , in what way , when, when, where, where, and to what extent something is done. In other words, they describe the manner , place, or time of an action. Here are some examples:
He speaks ________ speaks ______________ ______.. ( adverb of _________.) I live _________ live ___________ __.. (adverb of ___________.) We'll leave _________ leave __________ _ . (adverb of ______________.) She _______ She __________ ___ sleeps sleeps late . (adverb of _____________.)
Adverb rules: 1. Regular adverbs: Adverbs in English often end in -ly . These adverbs are formed by adding -ly to to the end of an adjective:
Examples:
Spelling rules: true → _____________ (the silent e is dropped and add ly) happy → ________________ ( y becomes i and add ly .) possible → ____________ (e after a consonant is dropped and ly is added.) full → _______________ (after ll and add y is added.) fanatic → _____________________ (after adjectives ending in -ic add -ally - there is an exception: public-_____________)
2. Exceptions: However, this is not the only way to form an adverb. Many adverbs do not end in -ly. This is a list of adverbs that don't follow the rule:
Some adjectives change their form when they become adverbs:
3. Things to remember: Many words are not adverbs although they end in -ly . Here are examples of adjectives that end in -ly . Examples: a ___________ teacher a _____________ girl
an _____________ person a __________________ policeman
To decide whether a word is an adverb ask questions with how , where and when.
How does James speak Spanish? He speaks Spanish ______________. Where do the kids play soccer? They play soccer _________________. When did she write the email to her husband? She wrote the email ____________________.
Position of adverbs 1. Adverb of Manner Examples of adverbs of manner are " ______________________________________________..." These adverbs come after the direct object or after the verb if there isn't any direct object.
He did the work ______________. (The adverb of manner ) He drove the lorry ___________________. (The adverb of manner .) He spoke ________________. (The adverb of manner.)
2. Adverbs of Place Examples of adverbs of place are "_______________________________________________..." Adverbs of place are like adverbs of manner. They come after the direct object or the verb.
I met him ______. (The adverb of place ) He sat _________. (The adverb of place )
3. Adverbs of Time Examples of adverbs of time are " _________________________________________ Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence but they may also come at the beginning of the sentence.
I will show you the house ____________. _________________, I will show you the house.
4. Adverbs of Frequency Examples of adverbs of frequency are "________________________________..."
Adverbs of frequency come before the main verb except the main verb "to be": I ________________ visit my uncle. o We have _______________ seen him pass by the house. o They are ______________ at work. o ____________________________________________________ ______________ can also go at the beginning or at the end of a sentence: ________________, they visit him. o I miss him _________________________ . o
__________ and ___________ can also go at the end of a sentence (often with "very"): We see them ____________. o John eats meat very _______________. o
Write down the correct form of the words in brackets (adjectives or adverbs). 1. Liza is (quick)
. She walks
2. Nancy is a (careless)
girl. She drives her car
3. The man is (nice) 4. He was (bad)
.
. He behaves
.
injured. He had
accident.
5. They can do the maths problems (easy) an
.
. They think maths is
school subject.
6. Marie is a (good)
writer. She writes
7. It's a (beautiful)
drawn picture. it looks
8. Drivers must drive (slow)
.
in this road. It is a (dangerous)
9. She smiled (happy)
. She had a
10. I did the homework (complete) (autonomous)
.
road?
face. by myself. I'm an
student.
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