Adverbs of Manner
What Is An Adverb of Manner?
Adverbs of manner describe how to something happens. For example, walking or running at different speeds is possible. Words used to describe walking or running at different speeds (eg fast or slow) are excellent examples of adverbs of manner. They help the reader gain greater insight into how a written scene is playing out. By comparing the following sentences you will understand how these adverbs change the overall meaning of the sentences in which they are found.How to Create An Adverb of Manner?
To form adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective. For example,- quick – quickly
- careful – carefully
- gentle – gently
When an adjective ends in -y we change -y to -i then add -ly. For example,
- happy – happily
- greedy – greedily
- easy – easily
However, there are also some irregular adverbs. For example,
- good – well
- hard – hard
- fast – fast
- late – late
- straight – straight
- high – high
More Examples of Adverbs of Manner
- You can speak English fluently.
- I slept very badly last night.
- The kids did really well in their exams.
- She worked hard and got a promotion.
- The nurse did not pick up the baby gently.
- Try to do this carefully, so as not to have to redo the work.
- A car suddenly came around the corner and hit us!
- Jerry tearfully said goodbye to her boyfriend.
- Go straight on this road then turn right.
- I hate getting up late in the morning.
- My cousin drives very fast and aggressively.
- Children, please try to do your homework quietly.
- He dresses very elegantly, doesn’t he?
- Shall I close the lid tightly?
- It rained heavily throughout the night.
Adverbs of Manner Exercises
The following exercises will help you gain a better understanding of how adverbs work. Let's choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.1. The excited child pounded the table _______________.
a. Badly
b. Hungrily
c. Normally
d. Variously
Answer: B. The excited child pounded the table hungrily.
2. Walk ______________ or you may miss the train.
a. Quickly
b. Slowly
c. Personally
d. Happily
Answer: A. Walk quickly or you may miss the train.
3. Reading ______________ helps you understand the concepts better.
a. Rapidly
b. Briefly
c. Carefully
d. Always
Answer: C. Reading carefully helps you understand the concepts better.
4. Playing music too _______________ can damage our hearing.
a. Slowly
b. Cheerfully
c. Carelessly
d. Loudly
Answer: D. Playing music too loudly can damage our hearing.
5. A tortoise walks very _______________.
a. Mostly
b. Slowly
c. Happily
d. Eagerly
Answer: B. A tortoise walks very slowly.
A List of Adverbs of Manner
The following list of adverbs of manner contains 125 single-word adverbs; This is only a sample, as adverbs actually form the largest of all groups of adverbs.- Angrily
- Awkwardly
- Astonishingly
- Anxiously
- Adorably
- Adamantly
- Accidently
- Boldly
- Bravely
- Blindly
- Badly
- Brightly
- Calmly
- Cowardly
- Carelessly
- Covertly
- Cautiously
- Cunningly
- Clearly
- Correctly
- Courageously
- Deceitfully
- Daringly
- Deliberately
- Doubtfully
- Eagerly
- Easily
- Elegantly
- Equally
- Eventually
- Enthusiastically
- Fast
- Faithfully
- Frivolously
- Fiercely
- Fondly
- Frantically
- Franky
- Foolishly
- Formally
- Gently
- Generously
- Gladly
- Greedily
- Gracefully
- Goofily
- Hard
- Honestly
- Hurriedly
- Hastily
- Innocently
- Irritably
- Informally
- Implicitly
- Inappropriately
- Incorrectly
- Indirectly
- Inevitably
- Intellectually
- Intentionally
- Intelligently
- Interestingly
- Joyously
- Joyfully
- Jubilantly
- Jovially
- Jadedly
- Kindly
- Lazily
- Loosely
- Lamely
- Loudly
- Mightily
- Magically
- Mercilessly
- Metaphorically
- Meticulously
- Miserably
- Modestly
- Mysteriously
- Noisily
- Nervously
- Openly
- Passionately
- Peacefully
- Patiently
- Perfectly
- Pleasantly
- Poorly
- Positively
- Powerfully
- Precisely
- Professionally
- Properly
- Quickly
- Quietly
- Quakingly
- Queerly
- Rapidly
- Rationally
- Recklessly
- Regretfully
- Relentlessly
- Respectfully
- Rudely
- Stupidly
- Steadily
- Sadly
- Safely
- Separately
- Smoothly
- Successfully
- Swiftly
- Tearfully
- Tediously
- Terribly
- Unaggressively
- Unaffectedly
- Unbiasedly
- Uncleverly
- Vaguely
- Veraciously
- Virtually
- Whimsically
- Whole-Heartedly
- Wisely
- Wrathfully
- Xenophobically
- Yawningly
- Zestfully
- Zealously
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