Part of Speech: Adverbs

1. ADVERBS
Prepared by Ms
Jovis

2. ADVERBS 副词
Used to tell us more about:
 verbs
 adjectives
 another adverbs

3. Examples
1) adverb used to modify ‘verbs’ (修饰动词)
Eg:
a. Lucy runs quickly.
b. She spoke softly.
c. Please work carefully.
d. Robin was speaking rudely.

4. Examples
2) adverb used to modify ‘adjectives’
Eg:
a. The story was very interesting.
b. The movie is really awesome.
c. The food was so delicious.
d. Eric was so exhausted.

5. More examples
 Many people are now still living a very poor life.
(修饰形容词)
 They will be here pretty soon. (修饰副词)
 Hopefully we will meet again on Thursday.
(修饰 整个句子)
 Jim loves to travel around the world.

6. FORMATION OF
ADVERBS
1. Most adverbs are formed by adding – ly to adjectives.
2. There are also adverbs that do not end with –ly.
Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb
sad sadly gentle gently
happy happily confident confidently
jubilant jubilantly frequent frequently
1. The athlete ran very fast. (fastly  X)
2. My sister performed well. (welly  X)
3. The students came late. (lately  X)
4. Khalid worked hard. (hardly  X)

7. CLASSES OF
ADVERBS
• Adverb of Degree
• Adverb of Frequency
• Adverb of Manner
• Adverb of Place
• Adverb of Time

8. ADVERB OF DEGREE
• How much? / To what degree?
• Placed before an adjective or an adverb.
• Tell us about the degree, quality, intensity,
concentration of a particular action.

9. Example
 He was very sick.
 The wedding was planned thoroughly by them.
 David almost missed the bus as he got up late
today.
very almost soon nearly quite completely thoroughly

10. ADVERB OF
FREQUENCY
• How often? Number of times
• It tells how often something occurs.

11. EXAMPLE
 I sometimes go shopping.
 Have you ever been to Sarawak?
 It often rains at night.
frequently
/often
occasionally ever regularly often barely generally
normally
sometimes seldom usually always never rarely hardly

13. ADVERB OF
MANNER
• How?
• Occurs after the verb or object.
• It used to state and explain how an action
is carried out.

14. EXAMPLE
 Hazirah worked angrily and went back home.
 The tortoise crossed the road slowly.
 She danced gracefully for the performance.
carefully sweetly angrily noisily gracefully
slowly well hard cleverly sadly

15. ADVERB OF PLACE
• Where?
• Place after the verb or the direct object.
• It used to explain where an action happens.

16. EXAMPLE
 Please come here. I have something to show you.
 He went there to buy a dictionary.
 I have looked for it everywhere.
here there anywhere somewhere everywhere nowhere

17. ADVERB OF TIME
• When?
• Occur either beginning or end of sentence.
• It tells us when something happens.

18. EXAMPLE
 Mr Tan wants to see his children now.
 The police will investigate the matter soon.
 Susan will come to our house later.
 Last year was the finest year of my life.
then since seldom yesterday before ago
after now soon lately already later

20. Clasify them into
different adverbs

21. I could never play football carefully in the playground last year.
I could play football carefully in the
playgrou
nd
last
year.
subject helping
verb
main
verb
object adverb of
manner
adverb
of
place
adverb
of
time
purpos
e
Clasify them into different adverbs
Example 1

22. Example 2
You usually wake up at 5 o’clock-time every morning-day to
school.
You usually wake
up
at 5
o’clock;
every
morning
to school.
subject helping
verb
adverb of
frequency
main
verb
object adverb
of
manne
r
adverb
of
place
adverb of
time:
time - day
purpose

23. Example 3
Mum sometimes goes for a brisk walking every morning
Mum someti
mes
goes for a
brisk
walking
every
morning
to keep in
shape.
subje
ct
helpin
g verb
adverb
of
frequen
cy
main
verb
object adverb of
manner
adverb
of
place
adverb of
time
purpose

25. Practice 1
Instruction: Insert the given adverbs in the correct
places. Rewrite the sentences.
1. My brother drinks tea (every morning-time, at his
office-place).
2. My sister loves me (will always-frequency,/degree
affectionately-manner).
3. The students stayed (there-place, silently-manner,
throughout the day-time).

26. 4. I like drinking milk (in the morning-time/day, very
much-degree).
5. The flight will arrive (early-time, this evening-
day).
6. I shall meet you (next week-day, 6 o’clock-time,
outside of the school compound-place).
7. Let’s go (tonight-day, for the movie-place)

27. 8. We are going (to Penang Island, next month,
for a week)
9. I was working (yesterday, for the whole day,
in the school, very hard).
10. The Science teacher spoke to her students
(this morning, during her lesson, impolitely).

28. 11. My friends and I play soccer (after school,
rarely-frequency, in the field)
12. Jonathan is noisy (in class, very-degree).
13. The whole project was planned (in the office-
place, carefully-manner)

29. 14. You have cycled (in the beginning, steadily)
15. We travel (almost/nearly-degree, all around
the world).
(30 marks)

30. Practice 1: Answers
1. My brother drinks tea (every morning, at his
office)
My brother drinks tea at his office every morning.
2. My sister loves me (will always, affectionately).
My sister will always loves me affectionately.
3. The students stayed (there, silently, throughout the
day)
The students silently stayed there throughout the
day.

31. 4. I like drinking milk (in the morning, very
much).
I like drinking milk very much in the morning.
5. The flight will arrive (early, this evening).
The flight will arrive early this evening.
6. I shall meet you (next week, 6 o’clock, outside
of the school compouund)
I shall meet you outside of the school
compound next week 6o’clock.
7. Let’s go (tonight,for the movie)
Let’s go for the movie tonight.

32. 8. We are going (to Penang Island, next month,
for a week)
We are going to Penang Island for a week next
month.
9. I was working (yesterday, for the whole day, in the
school, very hard).
I was working very hard for the whole day in the
school yesterday.

33. 10. The Science teacher spoke to her students (this
morning, during her lesson, impolitely).
The Science teacher spoke impolitely to her
students during her lesson this morning.

34. 11. My friends and I play soccer (after school,
rarely, in the field)
My friends and I rarely play soccer in the
field after school.
12. Jonathan is noisy (in class, very).
Jonthan is very noisy in class.
13. The whole project was planned (in the office,
carefully)
The whole project was planned carefully in
the office.
*carefully planned
*planned carefully

35. 14. You have cycled (in the beginning, steadily)
You have cycled steadily in the beginning.
15. We travel (almost, all around the world).
We almost travel all around the world.