Teens 6 Unit 2 Adverbs

Teens 6 Unit 2: Adverbs

By SILVIA CALDAS

📖 What Are Adverbs of Manner?

🔹 Adverbs of manner describe how an action happens.
🔹 They usually come after the verb or after the object.
✅ She sings beautifully.
✅ He drives carefully.

📝 Common adverbs of manner: quickly, slowly, loudly, quietly, badly, well, easily

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• He runs quick.

• She danced beautifully.

• They speak very good.

• He ate his food slow.

​📖 What Are Adverbs of Frequency?

🔹 Adverbs of frequency describe how often an action happens.
🔹 They usually come before the main verb.
✅ I always eat breakfast.
✅ He never forgets my birthday.

📝 Common adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

​📖 Where Do Adverbs Go? (Position Rules)

1️⃣ Adverbs of manner: after the verb or object

• She speaks softly.

• He completed the test easily.

2️⃣ Adverbs of frequency: before the main verb

• She often reads before bed.

• I never skip school.

3️⃣ Adverbs in perfect & continuous tenses: between auxiliary verb & main verb

• She has always been kind.

• He is usually working late.

Reorder

Put the words in the correct order:
💡 / / /

• she

• always

• goes

• to the

• library

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

📖 Important Rules to Remember

🚫 No double negatives!
❌ I don’t never arrive late. → ✅ I never arrive late.

🚫 Always & never must go before the verb.
❌ I go there always. → ✅ I always go there.

📌 Some frequency adverbs (sometimes, often) can go at the end:
✅ I go to the park sometimes.
✅ She visits her grandma often.

Match

Match the following

• I ______ wake up late. I use an alarm to help me wake up on time.

• He drives ______.

• We ______ play soccer on weekends. We love the sport!

• She speaks ______.

• We ______ dinner at 7 PM. Only when my grandma is visiting.

never

carefully

often

softly

hardly ever

• never

• carefully

• often

• softly

• hardly ever

​Recap & Final Challenge

💡 Key Takeaways:
🔹 Adverbs of manner tell how something happens.
🔹 Adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens.
🔹 Word order is important!

Multiple Choice

They ______ study for exams, so they always get good grades.

• rarely

• never

• often

• badly