Adverb of Manner

Adverb

By: Miss Anna

Read the sentences below.

1.The wolf runs swiftly.

2. The thrush sings beautifully.

Find the adverb from the sentences above.

The function of adverb of manner is to describe how people/animals do things.

What is the function?

Choose the correct word (adjective/adverb) in parentheses.

1.The cheetah is (speedy/speedily) animal. It moves (speedy, speedily).

2. I entered the classroom (quiet,quietly) because I was late.

3. Tom is (careless, carelessly) driver. He drives (careless, carelessly).

4. Tina speaks English very (good, well). She has very (good, well) pronunciation.

5. The teacher asked me an (easy, easily) question. I answered it (easy, easily)

6. This math problems look (easy, easily). I'm sure I can do it (easy, easily).

7. Anita smiled (cheerful, cheerfully). She seemed (cheerful, seemed (cheerful, cheerfully)

8. The sky grew (dark, darkly) as the storm approached.

9. I felt (sad, sadly) when I heard the news.

10. That chair looks (comfortable, comfortably)

Comparative and Superlative Adverb

We use comparative and superlative for comparing the way people/animals do things.

Example:

The wolf runs swiftly

(comparative) The deer runs . . .

(superlative) The cheetah runs . . .

With adverbs that don't end with -ly, we add -er (for somparative) and -est (for superlative).

A bike goes fast

A car goes . . .

A plane goes . . .

Complete the sentences with the correct form of adverbs.

1.The lark sings . . . than the thrush does, but the nightingale sings . . .. (beautifully)

2. An electric light shines . . . than a candle does, but the sun shines . . . (brightly)

3. Mickey played . . .than I did, but Peter played . . . (badly)

4. Susan sings . . . among the participants. (well)

5. Does a kangaroo jump . . . than a rabbit? (high)

6. Both jack and Tom are serious students. They study . . . (seriously)

7. Peter works . . . than James (hard)

8. A giraffe runs . . . than an elephant. (fast)

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