ADVERBS OF DEGREE

Adverbs of degree are the type of adverbs that tell us about the intensity of an adverb.

Somewhat Least Entirely

Enormously Little Highly
Totally Intensely Lots
Utterly Much Really
Perfectly Virtually Quite
Absolutely Very Too
Practically Fully Completely
Barely Decidedly Well
Terribly Indeed Far
Pretty Hardly Deeply
Thoroughly Almost Badly
Rather Strongly Scarcely
Extremely So Nearly
Incredibly Less Positively
Most Fairly How
Purely Greatly Enough
Simply Just Awfully

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 ADVERBS OF MANNER
Adverbs of manner tell us about the manner of an adverb, adverb of manner modifies a
sentence to tell us how something happens, it can be positive or negative.

Positive Manner Negative Manner

Promptly Honestly Well Poorly Awkwardly Loudly
Powerfully Joyously Beautifully Stupidly Violently Madly
Calmly Justly Cheerfully Shyly Suspiciously Nervously
Politely Obediently Cautiously Frantically Roughly Hastily
Equally Patiently Boldly Greedily Painfully Recklessly
Faithfully Openly Carefully Foolishly Noisily Rudely
Frankly Quietly Neatly Selfishly Inadequately Blindly
Gently Easily Eagerly Angrily Irritably Carelessly
Generously Elegantly Kindly Anxiously Badly Cruelly
Gladly Rapidly Bravely Tensely Lazily Sadly

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 ADVERBS OF PLACE
Adverbs of the place tells us about the location at where the action of verb is being carried out

Behind Downstairs Somewhere

About Backward/s Near
Upstairs Nearby Back
Up Over Indoors
Far Along Overseas
Out Above In
East Abroad Elsewhere
Right Below Off
Inside Down Anywhere
On Under Next door
Away Here Underground
There Towards Outside

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 ADVERBS OF TIME
Below is the list of adverbs of time, adverbs of the time tells us about the time at which the
action of the verb is being carried out

Today Still Usually

Tonight Soon Often
Occasionally Already Regularly
Constantly Annually Frequently
Rarely Always Never
Then Yet Recently
Yesterday Eventually Late
Later Early Monthly
Infrequently Earlier Previously
Hourly Last Seldom
Generally Quarterly Ever
Before Daily Now
Weekly Immediately Lately
Yearly First Sometimes
Next Fortnightly Since
Normally Formerly Finally
Not until Just Tomorrow

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 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Adverbs of frequency describe how often something occurs. It can be in definite or indefinite
terms.

Exactly Sometimes Slowly

Intermittently Constantly Always
Quarterly Rarely Reluctantly
Weekly Swiftly Seriously
Solemnly Hard Accidentally
Eventually Periodically Tightly
Suddenly Almost never Seldom
Mysteriously Later Sleepily
Continually Speedily Occasionally
Rightfully Inquisitively Busily
Regularly Infrequently Now and then
Daringly Unexpectedly Rarely
Sharply Then Loosely
Normally Regularly Deliberately
Repeatedly Usually Often
Fiercely Hurriedly Generally
Hardly ever Really Frequently

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 LINKING ADVERBS
Linking adverbs connect independent clauses. They are also called conjunctive adverbs.

Otherwise In contrast As a result

In the same way Therefore Furthermore

In the event Moreover Nevertheless

Similarly Indeed In fact

On the other hand In contrast to In addition

Otherwise Additionally Besides

Rather Anyway Unlike

As a consequence Consequently Nonetheless

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 IRREGULAR ADVERBS
Irregular adverbs are those adverbs that are not formed by simply adding -ly at the end of the
adjective

Fast
Wrong
Wrongly
Early
Hard
Late
Straight
Daily

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 SENTENCE ADVERBS
Sentence adverbs express the attitude of the writer in the context of a sentence.

Incidentally Surprisingly Hopefully

Naturally Regrettably Truthfully
Clearly Strangely Apparently
Curiously Basically Actually
Ironically Ideally Ultimately
Thankfully Briefly Interestingly
Fortunately Predictably Evidently
Confidentially Conceivably
Seriously Certainly
Presumably Wisely
Theoretically Indeed

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