Adverbs

An adverb is a word that complements a verb, an adjective, another adverbs

and even sentences.

Adverbs are used to express how something is done (adjectives express

how someone or something is). The adverb is a part of the sentence whose
main function is to modify or complement the meaning of the verb,
adjective or other adbervio. The adverbs are explained as a sentence occurs

Example: The dog sleeps quietly. The dog is absolutely quiet.

Form

In general: adjective + -ly

adjective adverb
slow slowly

Exceptions in spelling

exception example
silent e is dropped in true, due, true truly
whole
y becomes i happy happily
le after a consonant is dropped sensible sensibly
after ll only add y full fully

Adjectives ending in -ic: adjective + -ally (exception: public-publicly)

adjective adverb
fantastic fantastically
Adjectives ending in -ly: use in a way / manner or another adverb
with similar meaning

adjective adverb
friendly in a friendly way
in a friendly manner
likely probably

Exceptions

adjective adverb (meaning) adverb (meaning)

good well
difficult with difficulty
public publicly
deep deep (place) deeply (feeling)
direct direct directly (=soon)
hard hard hardly (=seldom)
high high (place) highly (figurative)
late late lately (=recently)
most most mostly (=usually)
near near nearly (=almost)
pretty pretty (=rather) prettily
short short shortly (=soon)
The following daily, enough, early, far, fast, hourly, little, long,
adjectives are also used low, monthly, much, straight, weekly, yearly,
as adverbs (without
modification):
 Comparison

Comparison (-er/-est)

Comparative ending Superlative ending

in -er in -est
one-syllable adverbs (hard) harder hardest
adverbs with the same form as earlier earliest
adjectives (early)

Comparison (more / most)

Comparative formed with Superlative formed with

more most
adverbs ending in -ly more happily most happily
(happily)

Irregular comparisons

positive form comparative superlative

well better best
badly worse worst
ill worse worst
little less least
much more most
far (place + time) further furthest
far (place) farther farthest
late (time) later latest
Universidad de
El Salvador
Subject: English
Teacher name: Sandy Sorto
Student name:
Leidy Yamileth Crdenas Aguirre
Ronald Alexander Aguirre Crdenas
Jos Alberto Cortez Snchez
William Jeffrey Madrid Aparicio
Claudia Antonieta Bonilla Torres
Ana Lilibeth Martinez Cruz
Divina Esmeralda Chevez Flores
Jocelyn Cruz

Date: Monday February 20, 2017

Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the
gap with the adverb.
1. Joanne is happy.
She smiles happily
2. The boy is loud.
He shouts loudly
3. Her English his fuent.
She speaks English fluently
4. Our mum was angry.
She spoke to us angrily
5. My neighbour is a careless driver.
He drives carelessly
6. The paint is awful.
He paints awfully
7. Jim is a wonderful piano player.
He plays the piano wonderfully
8. This girl is very quiet.
She often sneaks out of the house quietly
9. She is a good dancer.
She dances really well
10. This exercise is simple.
You simply have to put one word in each space
1. I have been to London.
I have often been to London

2. Have you been to Boston?

Have you ever been to Boston?

3. He plays golf on Sunday

He sometimes plays golf on Sundays

4. The weather is bad in November

The weather is always bad in November

5. It rains in California
It never rains in California

6. We have fish for dinner

We have seldom fish for dinner

7. She will see him

She will rarely see him

8. Peter doesnt get up before seven

Peter doesnt usually get up before seven

9. They do not play tennis on Sundays

They do not always play tennis on Sundays

10. Mary watches TV

Mary hardly ever watches TV
Interrogative adverbs: Are used to ask questions
When? Where? Why? How?
Relative adverbs: When, Where, Why
Ordinal adverbs: firstly, secondly
Adverbs of time: Indicates when an action takes place
Again, At first, Before, Soon, Late
Adverbs of frequency: Indicates how often an action is taken
Always, Frequently, Never, Sometimes
Adverbs of quantity: Express the amount of something
Little, Much, Very, Too
Adverbs of manner: Express how an action is performed. The
majority usually end in -ly (equivalent to the Spanish adverbial
termination mind and therefore usually taken from the
corresponding adjective to which this termination is added.
Careful- Carefully, Easy- Easily
Although there are exceptions: Well, Aloud
Adverbs of place: Indicates where an action is performed.
Around, Far, Near, There, Here
Adverbs of degree: Indicate the intensity with which the action is
performed
Completely, Extremely, Greatly
Adverbs of probability: Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly, Probably
Adverbs of affirmation: Certainly, Naturally, Of course, Surely
Adverbs of negation: Not, Never, Not at all