ADVERBS

Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

An adverb tells more about a verb in the sentence.

• The fire engine runs fast.
• Listen to his speech carefully.
• I browse the web frequently.
• It rained hard.

An adverb describes more about an adjective in the sentence.

• The news is very surprising!
• The coffee is extremely hot, so be careful.
• Nature is really amazing!

An adverb modifies another adverb in the sentence.

• It rains very hard.
• Computers run much faster these days.
• I clean my room less frequently because I am busy.
Commonly, adjectives can be changed to adverbs by adding 'ly'.
• slow – slowly
• quick – quickly
• comfortable – comfortably
• loud – loudly
• clear – clearly

To change adjectives ending in 'y' into adverbs, change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ly'.
• happy – happily
• easy – easily
Adverbs describe verbs and modify adjectives and other adverbs. Adverbs, unlike adjectives, do not modify nouns.

1. My classmate is a _____ person. [ nice / nicely ]

2. I can speak Spanish very _____. [ good / well ]
3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint _____ pictures. [ beautiful / beautifully ]
4. Mr. Smith looked _____ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]
5. Of course, I was _____ when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]
6. The music is too _____. Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]
7. My friends all tell me that I sing _____. [ bad / badly ]
8. The thief _____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]
9. The cat waited _____ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]
10. My cousin always walks very _____. [ quick / quickly ]
Adverbs describe verbs and modify adjectives and other adverbs. Adverbs, unlike adjectives, do not modify nouns.

1. My classmate is a nice person.

2. I can speak Spanish very well.
3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint beautiful pictures.
4. Mr. Smith looked angrily at me when I arrived late.
5. Of course, I was happy when I got an A+ on the exam.
6. The music is too loud. Please turn it down!
7. My friends all tell me that I sing badly.
8. The thief quietly took the money and walked out the door.
9. The cat waited silently for the mouse to come out of the hole.
10. My cousin always walks very quickly.
Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with the adverb.

1.Joanne is happy. She smiles _________.

2.The boy is loud. He shouts _________.

3.Her English is fluent. She speaks English _________.

4.Our mum was angry. She spoke to us _________.

5.My neighbor is a careless driver. He drives _________.

6.The painter is awful. He paints _________.

7.Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano _________.

8.This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house _________.

9.She is a good dancer. She dances really _________.

10.This exercise is simple. You  have to put one word in each space _________.
Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).
1.Tom works (slow) ________. He is ________.
2.Sue is a (careful) ________ girl. She climbed up the ladder ________.
3.The dog is (angry) ________. It barks ________.
4.He acted (excellent) ________. He's an ________ actor.
5.They learn English (easy) ________. They think English is an  language.
6.Max is a (good) ________ singer. He sings ________.
7.It's (awful) ________ cold today. The cold wind is ________.
8.Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) ________. If that is true, why
does dog food smell so (terrible) ________?
9.The little boy looked (sad) ________. I went over to comfort him and he looked at me .
10.I tasted the soup (careful) ________ but it tasted (wonderful) ________.
 WRITING: SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES

• I ate dinner.

• I ate dinner with my brother and sister.

• Last night, I ate dinner at a restaurant with my brother

and sister.
1. plan / to / he / China / visit

2. her / he / help / offer / to

3. hurt / night / Tom / last / himself

4. about / he / his / experience / work / lie

5. the / study / all / I / in / morning / library

6. doctor / to / his / try / the / save / life/yesterday night

7. he / bad / last / news / hear / the / week

1. He planned to visit China.

2. He offered to help her.

3. Tom hurt himself last night.

4. He lied about his work experience.

5. I studied in the library all morning .

6. Yesterday night, the doctor tried to save his life.

7. He heard the bad news last week.

 I ate dinner. I finished my work.

I ate dinner after I finished my work. After I finished my work, I ate dinner.

I ate dinner before I finished my work. Before I finished my work, I ate dinner.

I ate dinner while I finished my work. While I finished my work, I ate dinner.

 1 2 3 4

I Go shopping Once Get paid.

My sister To be exhausted Although Keep running / fisnish race

I To be a child When To be attacked by a dog

Tim Eat lunch After Go to the gym to exercise

1. I went shopping once I got paid.
Once I got paid, I went shopping.

2. Although my sister was exhausted, she kept running to finish the race.
My sister kept running to finish the race although she was exhausted.

3. I was attacked by a dog when I was a child when.

When I was a child, I was attacked by a dog.

4. After Tim ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, he went to the gym to exercise.
Tim went to the gym to exercise after he ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory
 I ate dinner with my brother and sister. I finished my work in the office.

I ate dinner with my brother and sister after I finished my work in the office.

After I finished my work in the office, I ate dinner with my brother and sister.

I ate dinner with my brother and sister before I finished my work in the office.

Before I finished my work in the office, I ate dinner with my brother and sister.

I ate dinner with my brother and sister while I finished my work in the office.

While I finished my work in the office, I ate dinner with my brother and sister.
Simple Sentence:
 
 S V O/C. 
 TRANSITION, S V O/C.
 
Compound Sentence:
 
 S V O/C CONNECTOR S V O/C.
 TRANSITION, S V O/C CONNECTOR S V O/C.

 CONNECTOR S V O/C, S V O/C.

 TRANSITION, CONNECTOR S V O/C, S V O/C.
Martin had a terrible day yesterday. It was the day of his vacation to Spain, but it was a nightmare. He left the house at 10
o'clock in the morning however he had to wait for more that 30 minutes for a taxi.
Martin went to the check-in with his baggage. When the man who worked for the airline asked for his passport, Martin
became very upset. Where was his passport? Martin realized he didn't have it with him. What a disaster! He could not get
into the plane as long as he did not have the passport.
He jumped back into the taxi and told the driver to take him home. The driver drove quickly, and Martin arrived back at his
house in twenty minutes.
He ran into the house and went into his bedroom. Nonetheless, he didn’t find the passport there. He got desperate because
he did not know where it was. He went up and down the house looking for the important document. Finally, he found it on
the living room table. However, when he left the house, the taxi wasn't there.
Martin jumped up and down angrily. "I don't believe it. The taxi left!" he shouted. He ran down the street and looked for
another taxi.
After a few minutes, Martin found another taxi and told the driver to take him to the airport as quickly as possible. The
traffic on the roads was very bad. Unfortunately, since Martin's taxi arrived at the airport late, he missed the flight. His
plane left for Spain at 11.30 am. He was very sad and went to speak to the airline. They promised to get him a seat on a
flight next morning so Martin went back home to wait.