Adverbs add extra information to a sentence.

They can describe an action (he listened

carefully) or modify an adjective or other adverbs (extremely rude, very slowly).
They can be either one word (sometimes) or a phrase (twice a day)
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(&)*! + #orm adverbs from the followin, adjectives and place them in the ri,ht column.

-.ly .le .ly .y .ily .ic .ically irre,ular
!lowly Probably /appily $ramatically #ast

careless 0 possible 0 hard 0 horrible 0 fortunate 0 luc1y 0 frantic 0
specific 0 easy 0 basic 0 early 0 sad 0 terrible 0 merry 0 ,ood
They tell us /"2
somebody does
somethin,. 2e
ma1e them by
addin, 3ly to the
adjective (slowly)
Position4
.after the verb
5!he dances well
or the whole
expression
56aria dances
7salsa8 well.
They tell us /"2
"#T9 somethin,
happens. Position4
'efore the main verb
5!he always smiles
After to be or
auxiliaries4
5!he is always happy
!ome can ,o at the
be,innin, of the
sentence for
emphasis (sometimes,
usually, normally)
They tell us 2/9
thin,s happen4 5/e
replied immediately
5* came bac1 last
6onday. Position4
.after the verb
5!he starts wor1
next 6onday.
.whole expression
5!he8s comin, bac1
from #rance next
6onday.
They tell us /"2
6:)/ somethin, is
done. Position4
'efore the adverb or
adjective they
modify.
5!he8s a very honest
person. *f they
modify a verb,
before the main
verb4
5* ran but almost
missed the train.
They chan,e the whole sentence and ma1e
a comment about the situation. Position4
Any position but at the be,innin, ma1es the
adverb more emphatic.
5;uc1ily he found the car 1eys.
52e were late, unfortunately.
They tell us 2/& thin,s or people are.
Position4 after the verb if there isn8t an
object4 Peter ran away.
After verb-object or verb-preposition-object
5* saw 6andy outside the house.
5* loo1ed for 6andy outside the house.
(&)*! <
*dentify the type of adverb and write
6 (manner) # (fre=uency) $ (de,ree)
T (time) P (place) ! (sentence adverbs)
+.clearly >>>>> <.badly>>>>>>>>>>
?.there >>>>>> @.obviously >>>>>>
A.lately >>>>>> B.seldom >>>>>>>>
C.nearly >>>>>> D.surely >>>>>>>>>
E.hard >>>>>>> +F.really >>>>>>>>>
++.today >>>>> +<./opefully >>>>>>
+?.much >>>>> +@.joyfully >>>>>>>
+A.actually >>> +B.hardly ever >>>>>
+C.upstairs >>>> +D.well >>>>>>>>>>>
+E.often >>>>>> <F.apparently >>>>>
<+.just >>>>>>> <<.rather >>>>>>>>
<?.probably >>> <@.already >>>>>>>
<A.then >>>>>> +B.extremely >>>>>
(&)*! ?
:nderline the correct option.
+./e sin,s incredible0incredibly well
<.This story is incredible0incrediblyG
?.;uc1y0luc1ily we ,ot there on time.
@./e ,ot up immediate0immediately
A.* hard ever0hardly ever drin1 tea.
B.Tina rare0rarely ,oes to the theatre.
C.* li1e your sister very0very much.
D./e probable0probably ,ot lost.
E.!he didn8t ever0even say ,oodbye.
+F."h dearG *8m terrible0terribly sorryG
++.*t8s a terrible0terribly film.
+<.6y friend drives too fastly0fast.
+?.6arina is a ,ood0well dancer.
+@.6arina dances very ,ood0well.
+A.#ortunate0fortunately * won the match.
+B.Ann is a very fortunate0fortunately ,irl
(&)*! @ &ewrite the sentences usin, the adverb in brac1ets.
+.Henny went to the cinema (last ni,ht) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<.*8m sorry about what happened. (terribly) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
?.Prices ,o up durin, at )hristmas (usually) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
@.*8m sure *8m ,oin, to pass the exam. (=uite) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
A.Peter plays the piano well (extremely) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
B.!ally hates alcoholic drin1s. (definitely) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
C./e started to lau,h at me. (suddenly) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
D.2e thou,ht about the problem. (carefully) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
E.6ary was tired when she ,ot home. (incredibly) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+F.* li1e watchin, television. (really) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
++.6y ,randfather spea1s #rench. (perfectly) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+<.* for,ot to buy the salt. (*n the end) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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(&)*! +
-.ly .le .ly .y .ily .ic .ically irre,ular
!lowly Probably /appily $ramatically #ast
CARELESSLY HORRIBLY EASILY FRANTICALLY HARD
SADLY POSSIBLY LUCKILY SPECIFICALLY WELL
(&)*! A
&eplace the underlined part of each sentence with one of the followin, comment adverbs4
#ran1ly0personally0unbelievably0sadly0luc1ily0,enerally0hopefully0apparently
+.*n my opinion, * thin1 people should wor1 less hours.
<.*t is extremely surprisin, but * passed my drivin, test.
?.*t8s fortunate that Peter didn8t brea1 his le, when he fell down.
@.To be honest * thin1 you should ,ive up smo1in,. *t8s bad for your health.
A.*t is re,rettable that we can8t 1eep you wor1in, here due to the economical crisis.
B.*t is supposed to be true that you can find a job easily but in practice it is hard.
C.* wish it becomes true that you will win the contest.
D."n avera,e, it ta1es four or five months to ,et a drivin, license.
FORTUNATELY TERRIBLY MERRILY BASICALLY EARLY
(&)*! <
+.! <.6 ?.P @.! A.T B.# C.$ D.! E.6 +F.$
++.T +<.! +?.$ +@.6 +A.! +B.# +C.P +D.6 +E.# <F.!
<+.T <<.$ <?.! <@.T <A.T <B.$
(&)*! ?
+.*ncredibly <.*ncredible ?.luc1ily @.immediately
A.hardly ever B.rarely C.very much D.probably
E.even +F.terribly ++.terrible +<.fast
+?.,ood +@.well +A.fortunately +B.fortunate
(&)*! @ !ome adverbs can have different positions.
+.Henny went to the cinema last ni,ht (last ni,ht)
<.*8m terribly sorry about what happened. (terribly)
?.Prices usually ,o up durin, at )hristmas (usually) (various positions)
@.*8m =uite sure *8m ,oin, to pass the exam. (=uite)
A.Peter plays the piano extremely well (extremely)
B.!ally definitely hates alcoholic drin1s. (definitely) (various positions)
C.!uddenly he started to lau,h at me. (suddenly) (various positions)
D.2e thou,ht carefully about the problem. (carefully)
E.6ary was incredibly tired when she ,ot home. (incredibly)
+F.* really li1e watchin, television. (really)
++.6y ,randfather spea1s #rench perfectly. (perfectly)
+<.*n the end * for,ot to buy the salt. (*n the end)
(&)*! A
+.personally
<.unbelievably
?.luc1ily
@.fran1ly
A.sadly
B.apparently
C.hopefully
D.,enerally