Adverbs are usually formed by adding –ly to an adjective,

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
nice nicely
bad badly
loud loudly
There are changes in spelling when the word ends in:
-le gentle -ly gently
-y easy -ily easily
-ic enthusiastic -ically enthusiastically
-ue true -uly truly
-ll full -ully fully
Some adverbs are irregular
good well
hard hard
fast fast
late late

Write the adverb of the following adjectives. Complete the sentences with an adverb of
electronic manner.
careful 1. Richard is a good singer. He sings......................
horrible 2. My house was cheap. I bought it..........................
technical 3. My son is a hard worker. He works very...............
happy 4. This exercise is easy. I can .......................solve it.
extreme 5. The cheetah is a fast runner. He runs very...............
beautiful 6. Mike is a brave man. He fights.................
angry 7. Mice are quiet. They run ............... around the
furious house.
8. Diana is happy. She is ................ married.
busy
9. The public is enthusiastic. They applaud................
cruel
10. The rain is heavy. It’s raining.........................
lazy

Look at the pictures and make sentences using an adverb of manner.

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Write the adverb of the following adjectives. Complete the sentences with an adverb of
electronic electronically manner.
careful carefully 1. Richard is a good singer. He sings well.
horrible horribly 2. My house was cheap. I bought it cheaply.
technical technically 3. My son is a hard worker. He works very hard.
happy happily 4. This exercise is easy. I can easily solve it.
extreme extremely 5. The cheetah is a fast runner. He runs very fast.
beautiful beautifully 6. Mike is a brave man. He fights bravely.
angry angrily 7. Mice are quiet. They run quietly around the house.
furious furiously 8. Diana is happy. She is happily married.
busy busily 9. The public is enthusiastic. They applaud
entuastically
cruel cruelly
10. The rain is heavy. It’s raining heavily.
lazy lazily

Look at the pictures and make sentences using an adverb of manner.

He sings well. He wakes up She plays She explains He walks They dance badly.
late. loudly. gently. quietly.

She drives The fish smells He studies The train She eats He lifts the weight
dangerously badly hard. travels fast. quickly. easily.

travel/fast – drive/dangerous – play/loud – sing/good – study/hard – lift/easy – dance/bad – wake up/late –eat/quick
explain/gentle – walk/quiet – smell/bad

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