ADVERBS

GRAMMAR: ADVERBS

UNIT 3: WILD WEATHER

BOOKS

1. PULSE 2 BOOK PAGE 32
2. BOOK 1: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
3. DICTIONARY

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THESE
PICTURES?

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THESE
PICTURES?

The old woman is The man runs He is driving
walking slowly. quickly. dangerously.

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE
SENTENCES

1 George does his A
homework carefully.

2 Tina is waiting patiently B
for the bus.

C

3 You must talk quietly in
a hospital.

ADVERBS

An adverb modifies a verb:

The children were speaking loudly in the classroom.
verb adverb

The teacher spoke seriously
to his students.

During the storm, the wind
was blowing wildly.

ADVERBS ARE NOT ADJECTIVES

An adverb modifies a verb: An adjective modifies a noun:

The boy spoke rudely to his The rude boy spoke to his
parents. parents.

verb adverb adjective noun

COMMONLY ADVERBS ARE FORMED
FROM ADJECTIVES. SOME ARE BELOW.

Adjectives Adverbs
Kind Kindly
Happily
Happy
Wonderful Wonderfully
Loudly
Loud Sadly
Sad
Beautiful Beautifully

Sweet Sweetly

Many adverbs end with ly. You make these adverbs

by adding ly to adjectives.

Note:

Some words that end in ly are not adverbs.
Some adjectives end in ly too.
For Example:-

1. Sam was feeling very lonely.

2. She was wearing a lovely dress.

3. It was a very lively party.

EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS

1. SHE SINGS SWEETLY.
2. HE SPEAKS QUITE CLEARLY.
3. SHE SHOUTS LOUDLY.
4. SHE SMILED CHEERFULLY.
5. THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY.
6. SHE WRITES NEATLY.
7. WE WAITED PATIENTLY TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

AN ADVERB TELLS US THE ANSWER TO
HOW ?

The baby =How did the The baby cried softly.
cried.
baby cry?

The man =How did the The man walked
walked across quickly / slowly /
man walk? swiftly / carefully
the street. across the street.

CAN YOU COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ?

1. OSCAR! PLEASE… YOU MUST LISTEN _________ OR YOU
WON’T UNDERSTAND.

2. I LEARNED ITALIAN IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT I SPEAK IT
_________ .

slowly quickly

carefully badly

CAN YOU COMPLETE THE SENTENCES?

3. I DON’T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH WELL SO… CAN YOU SPEAK
_________?

4. WE MUST WALK _________ OR WE WILL ARRIVE LATE.

slowly quickly

carefully badly