Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Manner
coherent sentences
using appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-ADVERBS OF MANNER
Let’s Learn This
Let’s Learn This
Read and study the following sentences.
1. Linda works happily.
How does she work?
2. Mr. Enriquez strongly disagrees in that
argument.
How does he disagree?
3. I walked briskly on a hot beach sand.
How did the speaker walk on the sand?
What do we call the italicized words
in each sentence?
Let’s Study This
Adverbs of manner
- are words that tell us how
the verb is being performed.
They describe the action and
are usually found after the verb.
We form adverbs by using an
adjective + -ly
Rules for adverbs of manner:
Adverbs of manner are
made by adding -ly to the
adjective:
bad - badly
glad - gladly
sad - sadly
proud - proudly
When the word ends in a -y
(for example happy) we must
remove the -Y and add -ily:
busy-busily
happy - happily
easy - easily
angry - angrily
When the word ends in –l,
we must add -LY.
painful - painfully
beautiful – beautifully
careful – carefully
joyful – joyfully
wilful - wilfully
Let’s Try This
Task 1. Add on Me!
A. From the following adjectives, form the
adverbs.
1. quick __________
2. slow ___________
3. quiet ___________
4. clear ___________
5. normal _________
6. angry __________
7. perfect __________
8. terrible __________
9. shy _____________
10. careful __________
B. Rewrite the following sentences by
changing the given adjectives into
adverbs.
1. Talk (polite) Talk politely!
2. They are looking at him (angry)
3. He sometimes treats me (rude)
4. She does it (nice)
5. They are working (busy)
6. They all play cricket (bad)
7. Let’s do it (normal)
8. They were speaking(loud)
9. Cross the road (careful)
10. He was walking (quick)
Let’s Do This
Task 2. I Use It!
Change the adjective into an adverb and
place it in the correct place in the sentence.
1. The child ran towards her mother. (happy)
2. The teacher is speaking to the
students.(loud)
3. Doris is working. (quiet)
4. The students are sitting. (silent)
5. The child looked at the broken toy. (sad)
6. The policeman is speaking to the hooligans.
(angry)
7. Sandra always does her homework.
(careful)
8. Joe usually passes his Math tests. (easy)
Let’s Do More
Task 3. Add on Adjectives!
A. Change the adjectives into adverbs.
1. The metal bracelet fell ______________ to the floor.
(noisy)
2. The diamond ring sparkled ______________ in the
light. (bright)
3. She sat ______________ in her tight jeans.
(uncomfortable)
4. She held her handbag ______________ in her hand.
(tight)
5. She walked ______________ in her new shoes.
(painful)
6. Her skirt flapped ______________ round her legs in the
strong wind. (wild)
7. She held her hat ______________ on her head. (firm)
B. Form adverbs then use it in sentences.
1. patient - ____________-
_____________________________
2. beautiful- ____________-
_____________________________
3. kind- ____________-
_____________________________
4. meaningful- ____________-
_____________________________
5. strong- ____________-
_____________________________
Let’s Test
Ourselves
Task 4. Your –LY Belongs to Me!
Change the following adjectives into
adverbs of manner and use them in
clear and coherent sentences.
1. slow
2. loud
3. quick
4. happy
5. quiet
Let’s Enrich
Ourselves
Task 5. Find an Adverb!
Find adverbs of manner in the following
puzzle. Use the adverbs in sentences.
C S A D L Y B A R J
H O T A B O O B B O
E F A K E W O R A Y
E T I M E I K U R F
R L S A F E L P E U
F Y O U T H C T L L
U D R O U G H L Y L
L Y G L A D L Y X Y
Let’s Remember This
Adverbs of manner add
more information to verbs to
make them more specific.
We can form adjectives into
adverbs by adding –ly.