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Bachillerato de Bellas Artes

English- Prof. Carattoli
Grammar: Adverbs of manner
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Adverbs of manner express how people do things or how things happen:

In
football you run quickly It's raining heavily
How do you make
adverbs of manner? Complete:
Adj + -____
quick quickly
sudden ……………………………

Suddenly, the shelf fell down.

Remember!
 Spelling rule
Adjectives ending in –y change y for i and add –ly to make the adverb.
Painting is easy for her. She paints easily.
You are smiling very happily today.

But some adverbs are irregular:

She’s a good driver. They are fast athletes. He works very hard.
She drives well. They run fast.

Grammar Practice
a) Complete. Use the adverbs of manner.
1. This exercise is very easy. I can do it ……………………………….. . (easy)
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2. My dad loves driving but he drives very ................................ (fast)

3. Speak ………………………….., please. I can’t understand you. (slow)
4. In the library, you can’t talk ………………………………, (loud)
5. I can’t swim, I’m a terrible swimmer. I swim ……………………… (bad)

b) Complete. Use the adverb of manner.

1. Can you play the guitar ………………………………? (good)
2. She's got a beautiful voice. She sings very ………………………………… (sweet)
3. Walk ………………………..! The bus is coming! (quick)
4. We’re studying very ……………………………….at school. (hard)
5. In fishing you need to wait ............................. (quiet)

c) Write three sentences about you and two sentences about a person you
know, using an adverb of manner:

For example:

I like eating slowly because I have a slow digestion.

My teacher is very good. She explains patiently.