Adverbs of Manner

Most adverbs of manner are made by adding -ly to their corresponding

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Which is correct? I could hear my neighbours shouting _______ at each other.

• angry

• angrily

• angerily

Choose the best adverb: The ballerina moved _______ as she danced.

• softly

• politely

• gracefully

We waited _______ for the bus to arrive.

• patiently

• promptly

• punctually

I couldn't hear him because he was speaking too _______ .

• softly

• silently

• gently

If you do something you don't really want to do, you do it _______

• eagerly

• reluctantly

• accidentally

If you're telling the police exactly what happened, you're speaking

• rightfully

• exactly

• truthfully

I tried _______ , but I couldn't win the race.

• hard

• hardly

• hardily

Which is the opposite of "slowly"?

• unslowly

• fastly

• fast

Which is the opposite of "accidentally"?

• deliberately

• cautiously

• carefully