ADVERB OF MANNER

(Teacher’s Copy)(Day 3)

SCHEMA
1. Students choose the correct form of adverbs of manner in the given activity.
Instructions: Students are asked to identify and underline the adverbs of manner in the given
activity.

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Lesson
Proper
The teacher asks the student, ``Can you tell me what our topic is all about based on the activity
we have had”? 
Adverb of Manner – What Is It?
 are made used in sentences to provide the reader or listener with more information about
the action being done by the subject in a sentence. It is usually identified by asking the
question ‘how’.
 as “an adverb that shows how someone does something or how something happens.
For example, in the sentences:
● Drive carefully.
● He talks too fast.
● The moon shone brightly.
● I accidentally deleted the file.
● They found a way to make clothes more cheaply.
● Many locals are strongly opposed to the development.
● I suddenly realized what I’d said, but it was too late.
● This is a specially good wine.
Rule #1

- In a large number of cases, the adverb can be formed by simply adding ‘-ly’ to the
adjective.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB

Cheap cheaply

Quick quickly

Strong strongly

Sudden suddenly

Special specially

Examples:

● They found a way to make clothes more cheaply.

● Many locals are strongly opposed to the development.
● I suddenly realized what I’d said, but it was too late.
● This is a specially good wine.
Rule #2

- If the adjective ends in with ‘y’, replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ and add ‘-ly’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Ready Readily
Merry Merrily
Lazy Lazily
Hungry Hungrily
Easy Easily

Examples:

● He readily agreed to help.
● Her eyes sparkled merrily.
● I can easily be home early tonight if you want.
● Palm trees swayed lazily in the soft breeze.
● They sat down and ate hungrily.

Rule #3
- If the adjective ends with ‘-le’, replace the ‘e’ at the end with ‘y’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Understandable Understandably
Comfortable Comfortably
Forcible Forcibly
Terrible Terribly
Possible Possibly

Examples:

● He is understandably reluctant to talk about his medical history.
● Several rioters were forcibly removed from the town square.
● He may possibly decide not to come, in which case there’s no problem.
Rule #4
- If the adjective ends with ‘-ic’, add ‘-ally’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Idiotic Idiotically
Ironic Ironically
Enthusiastic Enthusiastically
Tragic Tragically
Realistic Realistically

An exception to this rule is ‘public’, whose adverbial form is ‘publicly’.

● Tragically, the side effects of the drug were not discovered until many people had

been seriously hurt by it.
● Realistically speaking, he hadn’t a hope, but that didn’t stop him trying.
● She was welcomed enthusiastically by the crowd.

Rule #5
- Some adjectives do not change form at all.

ADJECTIVE IRREGULAR ADVERB

Fast Fast
Straight Straight
Hard Hard
High High
Late Late
Wrong Wrong

Examples:
● You’ll have to act fast.
● I got home and went straight to bed.
● I’m not surprised he failed his exam – he didn’t exactly try very hard!
● You’ll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.
● Kathryn’s just phoned to say she’s working late this ev
EVALUATION
For each following sentence, fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective
given in brackets.

1. The airplane landed ________ on the runway.

a. safely b. warmly c. greedily d. frankly

2. The lawyer told him to answer the questions _________ .

 a. truthfully b. suspiciously c. friendly d. speedily

3. I was scared during the taxi ride. Our driver drove .

a. brightly b. generously c. recklessly d. repeatedly

4. If you don’t want to put on weight, eat __________ .

a. tenderly b. healthily c. regularly d. quietly

5. Because he was late, he got dressed ____________.

a. gently b. successfully c. hurriedly d. lazily

6. She waited ________ for him to arrive.

a. patiently b. engrossed c. slowly d. closely

7. Speak __________ in the library.

a. kindly b. quickly c. quietly d. noisily

8. I like him a lot. I remember him __________.

a. tensely b. fondly c. busily d. reluctantly

9. The acrobat dived ________ through the air.

a. irritably b. mysteriously c. daringly d. tenderly

10. My dog is well-behaved. He follows my instructions _________ .

a. accidentally b. rarely c. obediently d. frantically

 ADVERB OF MANNER

 are made used in sentences to provide the reader or listener with more information about
the action being done by the subject in a sentence. It is usually identified by asking the
question ‘how’.
 as “an adverb that shows how someone does something or how something happens.
For example, in the sentences:

● Drive carefully.
● He talks too fast.
● The moon shone brightly.
● I accidentally deleted the file.
Rule #1

- In a large number of cases, the adverb can be formed by simply adding ‘-ly’ to the
adjective.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB

Cheap cheaply

Quick quickly

Strong strongly

Sudden suddenly

Special specially

Examples:

● They found a way to make clothes more cheaply.

● Many locals are strongly opposed to the development.
● I suddenly realized what I’d said, but it was too late.
● This is a specially good wine.
●
Rule #2

- If the adjective ends in with ‘y’, replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ and add ‘-ly’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Ready Readily
Merry Merrily
Lazy Lazily
Hungry Hungrily
Easy Easil

Examples:

● He readily agreed to help.
● Her eyes sparkled merrily.
● I can easily be home early tonight if you want.
● Palm trees swayed lazily in the soft breeze.

Rule #3
- If the adjective ends with ‘-le’, replace the ‘e’ at the end with ‘y’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Understandable Understandably
Comfortable Comfortably
Forcible Forcibly
Terrible Terribly
Possible Possibly

Examples:

● He is understandably reluctant to talk about his medical history.
● Several rioters were forcibly removed from the town square.
● He may possibly decide not to come, in which case there’s no problem

Rule #4
- If the adjective ends with ‘-ic’, add ‘-ally’.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Idiotic Idiotically
Ironic Ironically
Enthusiastic Enthusiastically
Tragic Tragically
Realistic Realistically
An exception to this rule is ‘public’, whose adverbial form is ‘publicly’.

● Tragically, the side effects of the drug were not discovered until many people had

been seriously hurt by it.
● Realistically speaking, he hadn’t a hope, but that didn’t stop him trying.
● She was welcomed enthusiastically by the crowd.

Rule #5
- Some adjectives do not change form at all.

ADJECTIVE IRREGULAR ADVERB

Fast Fast
Straight Straight
Hard Hard
High High
Late Late
Wrong Wrong

Examples:
● You’ll have to act fast.
● I got home and went straight to bed.
● I’m not surprised he failed his exam – he didn’t exactly try very hard!
● You’ll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.
● Kathryn’s just phoned to say she’s working late this evening.
Direction: For each following sentence, fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the
adjective given in brackets.

1. The airplane landed ________ on the runway.

a. safely b. warmly c. greedily d. frankly

2. The lawyer told him to answer the questions _________ .

a. truthfully b. suspiciously c. friendly d. speedily

3. I was scared during the taxi ride. Our driver drove .

a. brightly b. generously c. recklessly d. repeatedly

4. If you don’t want to put on weight, eat __________ .

a. tenderly b. healthily c. regularly d. quietly

5. Because he was late, he got dressed ____________.

a. gently b. successfully c. hurriedly d. lazily

6. She waited ________ for him to arrive.

a. patiently b. engrossed c. slowly d. closely

7. Speak __________ in the library.

a. kindly b. quickly c. quietly d. noisily

8. I like him a lot. I remember him __________.

a. tensely b. fondly c. busily d. reluctantly

9. The acrobat dived ________ through the air.

a. irritably b. mysteriously c. daringly d. tenderly

10. My dog is well-behaved. He follows my instructions _________ .

a. accidentally b. rarely c. obediently d. frantically