Adverbs and adverbial phrases

1 Put the adverbs and adverbial phrases in brackets in

the correct order in the following sentences. If the
adverbs can be placed in more than one position, put
them in the most frequently used position.
a. Can you call me back (tomorrow / evening)?

Can you call me back tomorrow evening?

b. Deborah waited (for an hour / quietly /
outside).
Deborah quietly waited outside for an hour.
c. Ill meet you (in a few minutes / downstairs).
Ill meet you in downstairs a few minutes.
d. You did (really well / today / in the recital).
You did really well today in the recital.
e. Peter is (on Mondays / usually / at choir
practice / around 5).
On Mondays Peter is usually at choir around five.
2 Go around the classroom asking your classmates the following questions (feel free to come up
with questions of your own). Remind your classmates that they should use the adverbs and
adverbial phrases in their replies.

What do you do (once or twice a week /

every half hour / during the holidays)?
What activities do you do (fast / well /
impatiently / cheerfully / slowly /
patiently)?
What do you feel like doing (tonight / in a
few minutes / at the end of class)?

EXAMPLE:

I play volleyball at school twice a week.

Im learning the guitar patiently.
Your turn!

3 a. Fill in the grid.

Adjectives
near
high

Adverbs
Nearly
Highly

early
fast
late
good
hard

Early
Fast
Late
Well
hardly

b. Create sentences using the adverbs

youve just written in the grid.

EXAMPLE:

James arrived late at

the party, because he
had car trouble.