ADVERBS OF MANNER

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The adverbs of manner help us to give emphasis or to show the way someone do something

• Quick• Slow• Bad• Sudden• Careful• Heavy• Serious• Happy• Sad• Lucky• Complete• Financial• Inmediate

• Quickly• Slowly• Badly• Suddenly• Carefully• Heavily• Seriously• Happily• Sadly• Luckily• Completely• Financially• Inmediatelly

There are some adjectives which don’t have adverb of manner.

• Hard• Fast• Late• Early• Good = Well

Examples

• John is a quick runner• John runs quickly• Anna writes very bad.• Anna writes very badly.• George is a brave fighter• George fights bravely• Those girls are graceful dancers• Those girls dance gracefully.• Mary is a dangerous driver• Mary drives dangerously.

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH ADVERBS OF MANNER

1. It’s raining …………………………………2. He sings very …………………………….3. They came in ……………………………..4. She shouted me …………………………5. She can run very ………………………..6. She was driving ………………………….

angrily / badly / dangerously / fast / heavily / quietly

PRACTICEWhich is right? Circle it.

1. Don’t eat so quick /quickly, it’s not good for you.2. Why are you angry/angrily?3. Can you speak fast/ quick / quickly?4. Come on David, Why are you always so slow / slowly?5. My dad is very careful /carefully driver.6. Where’s Diane? She was here but sudden / suddenly

she left.7. Please be quiet /quietly.8. Mily is studying hard / hardly for her exam.9. Some companies pay their workers bad / badly.10. These oranges look nicely / nice, give me one please.

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS OF MANNER

1. Last night it rained ………………………………..2. Shakira sings …………………………………………3. My father shouted me ………………………….4. He can run ……………………………………………5. The turtles walk ……………………………………6. He was driving ……………….when he killed the

dog.7. My english teacher told that my english is

very ………………………….

8. Can you type …………………?It’s a disaster!9. I don’t dance well, I dance ………………….10.Do you speak ……………….when you are in

front of the class?11. Even she’s in USA for years, her english isn’t

………………….12.The boy finished ………………..the work at class13. I need a car but ……………………..I can’t.14. The driver was …………………injured in the

accident.15. She fell down and hurted …………………………

PRACTICE

Write ten sentences using adverbs of manner. Be creative .