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The adverbs in English

Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs,

adjectives or other adverbs.

Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or

pronouns.

Adjective Adverb

Mandy is a careful girl. Mandy drives carefully.

Mandy is very careful.

Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the

adjective.

Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.

Form

Adjective + -ly

Adjective Adverb

dangerous dangerouslycareful carefully

nice nicely

easy easily

horrible horribly

electronic electronically

irregular forms

good well

fast fast

hard hard

If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly.

Example: terrible - terribly

If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly.

Example: safe - safely

Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs.

adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly

nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholyverbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply


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There is no adverb for an andjective ending in -ly.

Types of adverbs

1) Adverbs of manner

quickly

kindly

2) Adverbs of degree

very

rather

3) Adverbs of frequency

oftensometimes

4) Adverbs of time

now

today

5) Adverbs of place

here

nowhere

The comparison of adverbs in English

There are three forms:

- positive

- comparative

- superlative

A - Comparison with -er/-est

hard - harder - (the) hardest

We use -er/-est with the following adverbs:

1) all adverbs with one syllable

fast faster fastest

high higher highest


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2) The adverb: early

B - Comparison with more - most

carefully - more carefully - (the) most carefully

adverbs ending on -ly (not: early)

C - Irregular adverbs

well better best

badly worse worst

much more most

little less least

late later last

farfarther

furtherfarthest

furthest

ATTENTION!

In informal English some adverbs are used without -ly (e.g. cheap, loud, quick). There

are two forms of comparison possible, depending on the form af the adverb:

cheaply - more cheaply - most cheaply

cheap - cheaper - cheapest

The position of adverbs in sentences

We can put adverbs in different positions in sentences. There are three main positions

but also a lot of exceptions.

In English we never put an adverb between the verb and the object.

We often play handball. - CORRECT We play often handball. - WRONG


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The three main positions of adverbs in English

sentences

1) Adverb at the beginning of a sentence

Unfortunately, we could not see Mount Snowdon.

2) Adverb in the middle of a sentence

The children often ride their bikes.

3) Adverb at the end of a sentence

Andy reads a comic every afternoon.

More than one adverb at the end of a sentence

If there are more adverbs at the end of a sentence, the word order is normally:

Manner - Place - Time

Peter sang the song happily in the bathroom yesterday evening.

Adverbs and adjectives have the same form

The following adjectives and adverbs have the same form:

Adjective Adverb

close close

daily daily

early early

fair fair

far far

fast fast

free free


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hard hard

high high

late late

lively lively

long long

lovely lovely

low low

right right

wide wide

wrong wrong

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter worksslowly.

1) He reads a book. (quick)

2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty)

3) The class is loud today. (terrible)

4) Max is a singer. (good)5) You can open this tin. (easy)

6) It's a day today. (terrible)

7) She sings the song . (good)

8) He is a driver. (careful)

9) He drives the car . (careful)

10) The dog barks . (loud


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1. Put them papers in the stove.2. He spoke blunter than usual.3. Drive slow!4. The situation has improved considerable since last week.5. The sun sure is hot today.6. The work is going easier today than yesterday.7. He did right well in answering as he did.

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