This document defines adverbs and discusses their usage. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They are typically placed after verbs or before adjectives and other adverbs. Some common adverb forms are created by adding -ly to adjectives. However, there are exceptions where adjectives and adverbs are the same word. The document also provides examples of how to correctly use adverbs and identifies exceptions like "hardly" and "lately" that do not follow typical rules.

1. Adverbs

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.

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 _____.