Class 5-2: Adverbs
He is finally having fun at his job.
Adverbs modify or describe verbs, and often answer the question of how. |
Rules: You can often add “ly” to the end of an adjective to make an adverb. | Examples:
| Sample Sentences: Question: Is gas expensive? Answer: Yes, it’s extremely expensive. Question: How fast does she run? Answer: She runs very quickly. | ||||||||||||||||||
I am rapidly completing my homework. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adverbs are also used to state the time or frequency an action is occurring. |
| 1. I will go back to school tomorrow. 2. I will never run a marathon. | ||||||||||||||||||
Some adverbs occur in the come in front of simple present come after be. (Example 2) come between a helping verb and come directly after the | Common Mid-Sentence Adverbs
| 1. He usually comes late. 2. He is usually late. 3. He has frequently come late. 4. Does he usually come late?
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Rules: The word well | Examples: well | Sample Sentences: 1. My grandfather’s health is decreasing and he is not well. 2. The instructor teaches well. *well = good |
Exercise
| daily | clumsily | famously | jokingly | poorly | slowly |
| softly | tearfully | wisely | vaguely | unlikely | yesterday |
Exercise 1: Use an adverb from the box below to best complete each sentence. Each adverb is only used once.
1. It is unlikely that I will finish my homework before dinner.
2. ________________ I told my aunt I’d babysit for her. Now I don’t want to.
3. Brush your teeth twice ________________.
4. This is where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ________________ delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
5. She ________________ remembers what the thief looked like.
6. It is hard to hear Karen because she speaks so ________________.
7. After spinning around in circles, we ________________ fell down laughing.
8. When I ________________ told Amy that I didn’t like her haircut, she cried.
10. When my sister left for college, we ________________ hugged and said goodbye.
11. After coming face to face with a snake, I backed away ________________, even though I wanted to run.
12. Carla ________________ chose the correct answer and won a million dollars!
13. After doing ________________ on the test, I asked Mrs. Peters for help after school.
Exercise 2: Write the correct adverb or adjective in each sentence.
1. She drives slowly (slow, slowly).
2. My mom is a ________________ (slow, slowly) driver.
3. I mow my lawn ________________ (frequent, frequently).
4. She is a ________________ (quick, quickly) walker.
5. She walked to the store ________________ (quick, quickly).
7. I am ________________ (rare, rarely) on that side of town.
8. You must enter the movie theater ________________ (quiet, quietly).
9. She does her work ________________ (poor, poorly).
10. She is a ________________ (poor, poorly) student.
11. They dug ________________ (deep, deeply) into the ground.
12. She drew a ________________ (beautiful, beautifully) portrait.
13. She drew the portrait ________________ (beautiful, beautifully).
