What does it mean?
Adverbs of manner tell us how someone does an action. Many end in -ly: quick becomes quickly, careful becomes carefully, and quiet becomes quietly. Some are special, like good becomes well, and fast stays fast.
She sings beautifully.
He runs fast.
They work carefully.
I speak quietly.
Ask: how?
How did she sing?She sang beautifully.The way she sang.
How did he walk?He walked slowly.The way he walked.
How did they work?They worked carefully.The way they worked.
Add -ly to many adjectives.
quick → quicklyShe answered quickly.Fast action.
careful → carefullyHe crossed carefully.Safe action.
quiet → quietlyThey waited quietly.Soft action.
Change -y to -ily.
happy → happilyThe children laughed happily.y changes to ily.
easy → easilyShe solved it easily.y changes to ily.
angry → angrilyHe spoke angrily.y changes to ily.
Adverbs of manner often go after the verb.
He speaks clearly.clearly after speaksVerb + adverb.
She writes neatly.neatly after writesVerb + adverb.
They played happily.happily after playedVerb + adverb.
Put the adverb after the object when there is one.
She opened the door quietly.door before quietlyVerb + object + adverb.
He did his homework carefully.homework before carefullyNatural order.
Not naturalShe opened quietly the door.Move the adverb after the object.
Some adverbs do not end in -ly.
good → wellShe sings well.Not goodly.
fast → fastHe runs fast.Not fastly.
hard → hardThey work hard.Hardly means almost not.
Use adjectives for nouns and adverbs for actions.
AdjectiveShe is a careful driver.Careful describes driver.
AdverbShe drives carefully.Carefully describes drives.
AdjectiveThe music is loud.Loud describes music.
Common manner mistakes.
CorrectHe speaks quietly.
She sings well.Adverbs describe actions.
She sings well.Adverbs describe actions.
Not correctHe speaks quiet.
She sings good.Use quietly and well.
She sings good.Use quietly and well.
CarefulHard means with effort. Hardly means almost not.They are different.
Choose the correct form.
She crossed the road ___.
Choose the correct form.
Omar plays football ___.
Choose the correct -ily word.
The children laughed ___.
Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?
Choose the best sentence.
Which sentence places the adverb naturally?
Choose the best sentence.
Fill five blanks.
Choose the correct form. Think about how the action happens, spelling, and special adverbs.
Lina ran to the gate.
She held the glass .
Her friends smiled .
Omar sang in the show.
The team worked before the match.
Mixed question types of 5
Answer all five. Then tap Finish test to see your result sheet.
1. Sentence completion
The turtle walked ___.
2. MCQ
Which sentence uses a manner adverb correctly?
3. Type the answer
My sister dances very ___.
4. Type the answer
He shouted ___ when he lost the game.
5. MCQ
Which sentence places the adverb naturally?
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