Adverbs of Manner

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Common mistakes

1. She speaks well English. → She speaks English well.
   adverb of manner after the object
2. He works hardly. → He works hard.
   hardly = almost not · hard = with effort
3. She sang beautiful. → She sang beautifully.
   adjective modifies noun, adverb modifies verb
4. She drives very fastly. → She drives very fast.
   fast is already an adverb — no -ly

Adverbs of Manner — Exercises

Choose the correct adverb

1. She runs _____. (quick / quickly / quickest)
2. He speaks _____. (slow / slowly / slower)
3. She sings _____. (good / well / goodly)
4. They work _____. (hard / hardly / harder)
5. Drive _____, please. (careful / carefully / carefuly)
6. He plays _____. (well) (good / well / goodly)
7. She speaks English _____. (fluent / fluently / fluentily)
8. The kids played _____ in the garden. (happily / happyly / happy)

Make the adverb form

1. slow →  
2. happy →  
3. careful →  
4. good →  
5. fast →  

Adverbs of Manner — Answer Key

Choose the correct adverb

1. quickly — It describes how she runs (a verb) → the adverb quickly.
2. slowly — How he speaks → adverb: slow + -ly → slowly.
3. well — The adverb of good is irregular: well. "Goodly" does not exist.
4. hard — hard is already an adverb. "Hardly" means almost not.
5. carefully — How to drive → adverb: careful + -ly → carefully (double l).
6. well — good → well when it describes a verb: He plays well.
7. fluently — How she speaks → adverb: fluently.
8. happily — happy: -y → -ily → happily.

Make the adverb form

1. slowly
2. happily
3. carefully
4. well
5. fast