2. Adverb: a word that describes a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb.
Example:
She drives carefully.
She’s a very good driver.
She drives really well.
3. Place of adverbs
Put an adverb after the verb.
She drives quickly.
verb + adverb
Put an adverb before the adjective / adverb
It’s an extremely interesting book.
adverb + adjective
They ran very fast.
adverb + adverb
4. often answer “How?” questions.
A: How did they decorate the apartment?
B: They decorated it beautifully!
BE CAREFUL! Do not put an adverbs of manner
between the verb and the object.
Example: She decorated the house beautifully.
verb object adverb
She decorated X beautifully the house. XNOT
Adverbs of manner
5. adjective + -ly = adverb
We need a quick decision.
adjective
You should decide quickly.
adverb
>BE CAREFUL! Some adjectives also end in –ly
friendly, lonely, lovely, and silly.
It’s a lovely apartment.
adjective
6. Exceptions
1) good > well
2) adjectives = adverbs
early > early
fast > fast
hard > hard
late > late
wrong > wrong
He’s a good driver. He drives well.
adjective adverb
She is a hard worker. She works hard.
adjective adverb
The visitor was late. He woke up late.
adjective adverb
7. ATTENTION
Hardly = hard.
Hardly -“almost not”
>There’s hardly enough room for a
bed.
(There’s almost not enough room for a
bed.)
Lately = late.
Lately means “recently.”
> We haven’t seen any nice houses
lately.
8.
9. Write down the correct form of the word in brackets
(adjective or adverb).
Tom is (slow) slow . He works slowly.
Sue is a (careful) ____ girl. She climbed up the ladder
_____ .
The dog is (angry) _____ . It barks ______ .
He acted (excellent) ______. He's an ______ actor.
They learn English (easy) _______ . They think English is an
_____ language.
Max is a (good) ______ singer. He sings _____.
It's (awful) _____ cold today. The cold wind is _____.
10. Write down the correct form of the word in brackets
(adjective or adverb).
Tom is (slow) slow . He works slowly.
Sue is a (careful) ____ girl. She climbed up the ladder
_____ .
The dog is (angry) _____ . It barks ______ .
He acted (excellent) ______. He's an ______ actor.
They learn English (easy) _______ . They think English is an
_____ language.
Max is a (good) ______ singer. He sings _____.
It's (awful) _____ cold today. The cold wind is _____.
