Adverbs Basics class 2

Adverb of Manner
(e.g.: slowly, carefully, awfully)

These adverbs are put behind the direct object (or behind the verb if there's no direct
object).

subject verb(s) direct object adverb

He drove the car carefully.

He drove carefully.

Adverbs of Manner

Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.

She speaks slow ly.
1. She speaks. (slowly) She speaks slowly.

2. They sang. (wonderfully)

3. He treated her. (respectfully)

4. John speaks English. (well)

5. The dog barks. (loudly)

6. My sister plays the piano. (awfully)

7. She met him. (secretly)

8. The children laughed. (happily)

9. She hurt her leg. (badly)

10. They sneaked out of the house (quietly).

Adverbs of Place
(e.g.: here, there, behind, above)

Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb.

subject verb(s) direct object adverb

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 I didn't see him here.

He stayed behind.

Adverbs of Place
Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in correctly (behind the verb or
object).
.
1. is / over there / the cinema - cinema is over there.

2. inside / go / let's -

3. the kitchen / downstairs / is -

4. playing / the kids / are / outside -

5. she / not / been / here / has -

6. the bathroom / is / upstairs -

7. were / everywhere / we / for / looking / you -

8. we / anywhere / you / find / couldn't -

9. ? / there / a post office / nearby / is -

10. must / we / walk / back home -

Adverbs of Time
(e.g.: recently, now, then, yesterday)

Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.

subject verb(s) indirect object direct object time

I will tell you the story tomorrow.

If you don't want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the adverb of time at
the beginning of the sentence.

time subject verb(s) indirect object direct object

Tomorrow I will tell you the story.

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 Adverbs of Time
Arrange the words to make sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the
sentence.
1. haven't / recently / seen / I / him - I haven't seen him recently

2. I'll / you / see / soon -

3. afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we -

4. help / immediately / I / need -

5. was / arrogant / he / then / very -

6. ? / now / are / where / you -

7. ? / to go / where / you / do / want / today -

8. ? / do / yesterday / did / you / what -

9. as soon as possible / you / him / the truth / tell / should -

10. hasn't won / lately / my team -

Adverbs of Frequency
(e.g.: always, never, seldom, usually)

Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If 'be' is the main verb and
there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs of frequency are put behind 'be'. Is there an auxiliary
verb, however, adverbs of frequency are put before 'be'.

subject auxiliary/be adverb main verb object, place or time

I often go swimming in the evenings.

He doesn't always play tennis.

We are usually here in summer.

I have never been abroad.

Adverbs of Frequency
Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.

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1. I have been to London. (often) I have often been to London

2. Have you been to Boston? (ever)

3. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)

4. The weather is bad in November. (always)

5. It rains in California. (never)

6. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)

7. She will see him. (rarely)

8. Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually)

9. They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always)

10. Mary watches TV. (hardly / ever)

Mix Exercise

Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.

We w ere in
1. We were in London. (last week) We were in London last week.

2. He walks his dog. (rarely)

3. She waited. (patiently)

4. My father goes fishing. (always)

5. Your bedroom is. (upstairs)

6. We don't go skiing. (in summer)

7. Cats can hear. (well)

8. I saw him. (there)

9. The girl speaks English. (fluently)

10. I have seen that film. (never) / (before)

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 Answers

Adverbs of Manner

Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.

1. She speaks. (slowly) She speaks slowly.
2. They sang. (wonderfully) They sang wonderfully.
3. He treated her. (respectfully) He treated her respectfully.
4. John speaks English. (well) John speaks English well.
5. The dog barks. (loudly) The dog barks loudly.
6. My sister plays the piano. (awfully) My sister plays the piano awfully.
7. She met him. (secretly) She met him secretly.
8. The children laughed. (happily) The children laughed happily.
9. She hurt her leg. (badly) She hurt her leg badly.
10. They sneaked out of the house (quietly). They sneaked out of the house quietly. // they
quietly sneaked out of the house .

Adverbs of Place

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 Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in correctly (behind the verb or
object).
1. is / over there / the cinema - The cinema is over there.
2. inside / go / let's - Let's go inside.
3. the kitchen / downstairs / is - The kitchen is downstairs.
4. playing / the kids / are / outside - The kids are playing outside.
5. she / not / been / here / has - She has not been here.
6. the bathroom / is / upstairs - The bathroom is upstairs.
7. were / everywhere / we / for / looking / you - We were looking for you everywhere.
8. we / anywhere / you / find / couldn't - We couldn't find you anywhere.
9. ? / there / a post office / nearby / is - Is there a post office nearby?
10. must / we / walk / back home - We must walk back home.

Adverbs of Time
Arrange the words to make sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the
sentence.
1. haven't / recently / seen / I / him - I haven't seen him recently.
2. I'll / you / see / soon - I'll see you soon.
3. afterwards / met / at the pub / him / we - We met him at the pub afterwards.
4. help / immediately / I / need - I need help immediately.
5. was / arrogant / he / then / very - He was very arrogant then.
6. ? / now / are / where / you - Where are you now?
7. ? / to go / where / you / do / want / today - Where do you want to go today?
8. ? / do / yesterday / did / you / what - What did you do yesterday?
9. as soon as possible / you / him / the truth / tell / should - You should tell him the truth as
soon as possible.
10. hasn't won / lately / my team - My team hasn't won lately.

Adverbs of Frequency
Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.
1. I have been to London. (often) I have often been to London.
2. Have you been to Boston? (ever) Have you ever been to Boston?

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3. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes) He sometimes plays golf on Sundays.
4. The weather is bad in November. (always) The weather is always bad in November.
5. It rains in California. (never) It never rains in California.
6. We have fish for dinner. (seldom) We seldom have fish for dinner.
7. She will see him. (rarely) She will rarely see him.
8. Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually) Peter doesn't usually get up before seven.

9. They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always) They do not always play tennis on
Sundays.
10. Mary watches TV. (hardly / ever) Mary hardly ever watches TV.

Adverbs Mix
Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.
1. We were in London. (last week) We were in London last week.
2. He walks his dog. (rarely) He rarely walks his dog.
3. She waited. (patiently) She waited patiently.
4. My father goes fishing. (always) My father always goes fishing.
5. Your bedroom is. (upstairs) Your bedroom is upstairs.
6. We don't go skiing. (in summer) We don't go skiing in summer.
7. Cats can hear. (well) Cats can hear well.
8. I saw him. (there) I saw him there.
9. The girl speaks English. (fluently) The girl speaks English fluently.
10. I have seen that film. (never) / (before) I have never seen that film before.

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