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Adverbs of Manner

How something is done: quickly, carefully, well, badly

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When to Use Adverbs of Manner

  • •Describing how an action is done: She speaks quietly. He drives carefully.
  • •Most adverbs formed by adding -ly to adjective: quick → quickly, careful → carefully.
  • •Irregular adverbs: good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard.
  • •Position: usually after the verb or object.
  • •Some adjectives ending in -ly are not adverbs: friendly, lovely, lonely.

How to Form Adverbs of Manner

Affirmative (+)

Adjective + -ly (usually); some are irregular

Negative (-)

Subject + verb + not + adverb

Question (?)

How + do/does + subject + verb?

💡 Adjectives ending in -y: change to -ily (happy → happily). Ending in -le: change to -ly (simple → simply).

Examples of Adverbs of Manner

✓She sings beautifully.

✗She sings beautiful.

Use adverb (beautifully) to modify verb.

✓He works hard.

✗He works hardly.

Hard is irregular; hardly means 'almost not'.

✓She speaks English well.

✗She speaks English good.

Good is adjective; well is adverb.

Common Mistakes with Adverbs of Manner

💡 Practice Tips for Adverbs of Manner

  • • Most adverbs: adjective + -ly.
  • • Irregular: good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard.
  • • Hard vs hardly: hard = with effort; hardly = almost not.
  • • Position: after verb or at end of sentence.
Quick Quiz
  1. 1.She sings  .
  2. 2.He did   on the test.
  3. 3.He works   to support his family.
  4. 4.She speaks French  .
  5. Question 5: Please drive blank (careful) — the roads are icy.
    5.Please drive (careful) — the roads are icy.
  6. Question 6: She answered the question blank (happy).
    6.She answered the question (happy).
  7. Question 7: The children ran blank (quick) into the garden.
    7.The children ran (quick) into the garden.
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