Adverb is simple! Here you can learn what is an adverb, uses of adverb, and also the position of adverb. Enjoy!

1. Adverbs

2. What are adverbs?
 Adverbs are words which tell us
more about verbs, adjectives or
other adverbs.
 Adverbs are usually placed next
to the words they describe.
Types Examples
adverbs with verbs move silently
adverbs with adjective remarkably cool
adverbs with other adverbs very slowly

3. Forming adverbs
 Adverbs can be formed from
adjectives by adding –ly.
Adjective Adverbs
(+ly)
Adverbs
(ily)
angry - angrily
happy - happily
kind Kindly -
quiet quietly -

4. Adverbs which have the same
form as adjectives
 They do not take the ‘ly’ ending.
 Examples:
 He spoke fast.(adverb)
 He was a fast runner.(adjective)
 Adverb is next to the
verb/adj/another adv.
Far fast hard high last late long deep near
straight short first well low

5. Position of adverbs
 When the sentence has an object,
we cannot place an adverb
between the verb and it’s object.
 Example:
 He crossed the road.
 Carefully he crossed the road.
 He crossed the road carefully.
 He carefully crossed the road.
subject verb object

6. Adverbs of manner
 An adverb of manner tells us how
something is done.
 Example:
 How did he work?
 He worked slowly.

7. Adverbs of time
 An adverb of time tells us when
something happen.
 Example:
 When will your aunt arrive?
 My aunt will arrive tomorrow.
 The following are some adverbs
of time. Again just now recently

8. Adverbs of place
 An adverb of place tells us where
someone or something is.
 Example: Where is my bag?
Your bag is here.
 The following are some adverbs
of place.
anywhere away downstairs here
inside near somewhere there