KINDS OF ADVERBS

Class 4
Unit 1
Nikita Sawant
20/07/2021
Read this paragraph
Once, I visited Udaipur
with my friends for a short
while. We saw all the lakes
and palaces and liked them
very much. On the day of
our return, we were late
and almost missed the
train. Luckily, we managed
to board the train before it
left the station. 
 A D V E R B S A R E W O R D S T H AT T E L L U S
MORE ABOUT ADJECTIVES AND VERBS.
THEY TELL US ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF
PEOPLE, PLACES, EVENTS AND OBJECTS.
T H E Y T E L L U S H O W, W H E N , A N D W H E R E
THINGS HAPPEN. 

ADVERBS MODIFY VERBS AND

ADJECTIVES AND SOMETIMES OTHER
ADVERBS, BUT THEY NEVER MODIFY
NOUNS. 
 Adverbs of manner tell us how
the action is done. They answer
the question how. Most
ADVERBS adverbs of manner are formed
OF by adding –ly to adjectives. 
• He spoke clearly.
MANNER • She draws beautifully.
• The old man walks slowly. 
Some more adverbs of manner
– silently, quickly and fairly.
 Adverbs of time tell us when
the action happened or will
ADVERB happen. They answer the
question when. 
S OF • On that day,  James arrived
late.
TIME • I went for a walk yesterday. 
Some more adverbs of time –
tomorrow, today, long ago and
soon.
 Adverbs of place tell us where
the action happened or will
ADVERBS happen. They answer the
question where.
OF PLACE • Come here 
• The dog ran away.
Some more adverbs of place-
there, everywhere, somewhere,
around, inside and outside.
 Adverbs of frequency tell us
ADVERBS how often the action happens
or will happen. They answer
OF the question how often.
FREQUENCY • Sheila goes for a walk every
day.
  Some more adverbs of
frequency – always, seldom,
often, never, once and twice.
 Adverbs of degree are used for
ADVERBS emphasising or to lay stress on
something . They answer the
OF question how much.
DEGREE • Julie works very hard. 
Some more adverbs of degree –
quite and much.
 Interrogative adverbs are used
INTERRO to ask questions.

GATIVE • How are you?

• When did you come?
ADVERBS Some more interrogative
adverbs – why, where, how,
whose and which. 
 EXERCISE 1.
CIRCLE THE ADVERBS IN THESE
S E N T E N C E S A N D W R I T E W H AT
KIND OF ADVERBS THEY ARE. 
W R I T E Y O U R N A M E N E AT LY.  

Adverb of manner
D O N ' T TA L K L O U D LY.  

Adverb of manner
H A N D L E T H E B A B Y C A R E F U L LY.  

Adverb of manner
SUNIL SINGS GHAZALS WELL.

Adverb of manner
T O N Y WA S A B S E N T Y E S T E R D AY.  

Adverb of time
R I A S H O O K H A N D S P O L I T E LY.  

Adverb of manner
 EXERCISE 2.
UNDERLINE THE ADVERBS IN
T H E S E S E N T E N C E S A N D S TAT E
THEIR KIND.
I A M G O I N G T O K O L K ATA
T O M O R R O W.  

Adverb of time
B R I N G T H E J U G O F WAT E R H E R E .

Adverb of place
T H E Y TA L K P O L I T E LY.  

Adverb of manner
 I H AV E N E V E R M E T H I M B E F O R E .

Adverb of frequency Adverb of time

 EXERCISE 3.
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES
WITH ADVERBS FROM THE BOX.
USE THE CLUES GIVEN. 
B O T H O F U S A R E G O I N G _ _OUT
_____
FOR DINNER. 

ADVERB OF PLACE
 WE LEFT
_ _ _ _ _ _EARLY
____ FOR THE
A I R P O R T. W E D I D
N O T WA N T T O M I S S
T H E F L I G H T.  

ADVERB OF TIME
 NEVER
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S TAY U P L AT E AT N I G H T.  

ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
R U B I N A S I N G S V E RY _WELL
__________. 

ADVERB OF MANNER