Grammar page 5

 Adverbs

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 


Adverb Formation Rules

Simple adverbs

Some adverbs may look the same as adjectives. This includes words like hard, fast, well and late. It also includes words like daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, which are used to talk about how often something happens:

AdjectiveAdverb
Jerry has a fast horse.
I have a yearly eye test.
I don’t feel well.		Henry can run fast.
I have my eyes tested yearly.
The project is not going well.

Derived adverbs

Derived adverbs are often formed by adding –ly to the end of an adjective. The suffix ‘-ly’ usually tells us that the word is an adverb and tells us how something happens:

AdjectiveAdverb
He was slow.
Freya sang. She was quiet.
Ryan was careful with the box.
He moved slowly.
Freya sang quietly.
Ryan carried the box carefully.

Adverbs that come from adjectives ending in -y will end in -ily:

  • angry → angrily
  • crazy → crazily
  • lazy → lazily

We don’t add-ly to adjectives that end in -ly: 

  • lonely → NOT: lonelily
  • ugly → NOT: uglily
  • lovely → NOT: lovelily
Note: Remember, adverbs add information to verbs. Adjectives are used to describe nouns.

Do not confuse adverbs with adjectives that end in -ly:

– The party was lively. (Party is a noun. Therefore, lively is an adjective.)

Compound adverbs

Compound adverbs are formed when two words are paired together. This includes words like everywhere, anywhere, sometimes, downstairs, upstairs and meanwhile:

  • Sometimes I go swimming.
  • I have searched everywhere for my keys.
  • Chloe tripped on the rug and fell downstairs.

Composite adverbs

Composite adverbs are made up of multiple words. This includes phrases like all of a sudden, at first, by all means, as far as and for ever:

  • All of a sudden, I felt very ill.
  • I did not understand at first.
  • As far as I know she is engaged.
Note: Adverbs ending in -ward(s) can end in either -ward or -wards:

– outward/outwards
– upward/upwards
– downward/downwards

Link for practice:

1.https://www.teststeststests.com/english/grammar/tests/4-adverbs/2-forming-adverbs-from-adjectives/index.html

2.https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-118094.php

3.https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverb_form.htm

4.https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adverbs_quiz.htm

5.https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/213.html

6.https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/prep_modifiers.html#practice37.

7.https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/prep_modifiers.html#practice2

8.https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/negatives.html#practice2

9.https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/negatives.html#practice1

10.https://www.helpteaching.com/questions/Adverbs


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