Adverbs

Adverbs

by Evan Ng

Adverbs

Adverbs are words or phrases that modify the meaning of adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.

Examples:

​Adverb with verb.

​- Ali listens carefully to Encik Hilmi.

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​Adverb with adjective.

​- The house is very big.

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

The captain warmly welcomed us.

• captain

• warmly

• welcomed

• us

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

Eventually, it will be too cold to fly.

• eventually

• will be

• cold

• fly

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the following sentence?

We are travelling nearby this time.

• we

• traveling

• nearby

• time

Multiple Choice

What is the following adverb in the following sentence?

My parents and I were rather nervous.

• parents

• I

• were

• rather

Multiple Select

Let's find the adverbs!

Which TWO words modify the adjective and verb?

Check all that apply.

Christian was signed instantly because he was quite talented.

• Christian

• signed

• instantly

• quite

• talented

Multiple Choice

Next year, I will get my black belt.

• Next year

• get

• black

• belt

Multiple Choice

I started taking gymnastics last month.

• taking

• gymnastics

• I

• last month

Multiple Choice

Annabelle just moved to town yesterday.

• Annabelle

• moved

• town

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

I have to go to the doctor next week.

• I

• go

• doctor

• next week

Adverbs of Places

SOMEWHERE

• My pen is somewhere in my desk but I can't find it.

ANYWHERE

Are you going anywhere on Saturday?

I'm not going anywhere on Saturday.

 

NOWHERE

There's nowhere to eat Mexican food in this town.

EVERYWHERE

Reporters have to travel everywhere.

Multiple Choice

Let's go____________________this weekend.

• somewhere

• anywhere

Multiple Select

If there's ___________ that you don't want to go, please send me an email.

• anywhere

• somewhere

• nowhere

• everywhere

Multiple Choice

You can get ____________

in the world in a few hours.

• nowhere

• anywhere

• everywhere

Multiple Choice

We will wait for you ____ tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the morning.

• there

• here

• anywhere

• everywhere

Multiple Choice

Puan Shumi: Are the bags ____?

Encik Zul: Yes, I put them ____.

• in, out

• inside, out

• outside, in

• inside, upstairs

Multiple Choice

My brother's bedroom is ____.

• beside

• downstairs

• behind

• in

Adverbs of Manner

The adverbs of manner indicates the way in which the action occurs.

They are formed from an adjective and the addition of the suffix "-ly" to the end of the world.

Open Ended

The girls were tired, so they ran slowly.

How did the girls run?

What is the adverb of manner in the sentence?

(Type your answer.)

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• They eventually accept the fact that they lose the game.

• They accept eventually the fact that they lose the game.

Multiple Choice

What is the Adverb of Manner for the adjective "ANGRY"?

• Angriest

• Angrily

• Angryly

• Anger

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb of manner of the adjective "BAD"

• Bader

• Worst

• Badly

• Best

ADVERBS OF DEGREE

1. Tell us about the intensity of something.

2.  Are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions

EXAMPLES

The movie is quite interesting.

You are walking too slowly.

You are running fast enough.

Multiple Choice

Read and choose the correct answer.

Colombia is _______ biodiverse country in the world

• very

• nearly

• a bit

• quite

Multiple Choice

Which of these has an adverb of degree? (shows how much)

• I am very excited about tomorrow.

• We are always going to be friends.

• I like to run sometimes.

• We rarely go to Dallas.

Multiple Choice

My younger brother is ______young to do white-water rafting.

• too

• truly

• enough

• completely

Multiple Choice

Adventure sports require us to have ___________training and skills.

• too

• very

• enough

• extremely

Multiple Choice

The athletes realised that they did not put in _________effort to do better in their competition.

• too

• very

• totally

• enough

Adverbs of Questioning

A guide to ask and answer correctly

Open questions normally start with:

• What

• Where

• When

• How

• Who

• Why

WHAT?

Starts a question which needs an specific info or detail.

For example:

What is your favorite color?

What is your name?

What time is it?

WHERE?

Starts a question which needs to know about a place.

For example:

Where do you live?

Where are you from?

Where is the cafeteria?

WHEN?

Starts a question which needs to know about time, dates, hours, moments.

For example:

When is your birthday?

When is the next exam?

When is the dominican Independence Day?

HOW?

Starts a question which needs to know about a process, guide. or simply needs to know the status.

For example:

How do you spell your name?

How do you feel?

How can I create a Facebook account?

WHO?

Starts a question which needs to know about a person.

For example:

Who is your teacher?

Who is your favorite teacher?

Who is the president of Colombia?

WHY?

Starts a question which needs to know the reason or cause of something

For example:

Why are you always late?

Why are the students angry?

Why do you speak spanish in class?

Multiple Choice

-_________ do you feel today?

-I feel great!

• What

• How

• When

• Who

Multiple Choice

-_________ day is today?

- Today is Wednesday

• Where

• What

• How

• When

Multiple Choice

-___________ is your graduation?

-In March

• Why

• Who

• Where

• When

Multiple Choice

-________ is Megacentro?

-In the intersection of Carretera Mella and San Vicente de Paul.

• Where

• When

• Why

• What

Multiple Choice

-_________ has an extra pencil?

-Maybe Ricardo.

• Why

• When

• Who

• How

Multiple Choice

-__________ is the English program so famous?

- It is because the teachers are excellent.

• Why

• Who

• How

• What