Active Grammar 1 - Nigel Turton 2007
Unit 6 Adverbs
● Adverbs of manner
● Adverbs of time
● Adverbs of place
● Adverbs of manner (slowly, quickly, carefully)
After the party, Sally gets two more birthday presents.
She also gets a book.
HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR CAT
Just like you, your cat needs lots of love and care. You must learn to look after it properly.
● Pick it up slowly. Don't frighten it.
● Always hold it carefully. Never squeeze it.
● Stroke it gently. Don't be rough.
● Put it down carefully. Never drop it.
● Make sure you feed it properly.
● If your cat is sick, take it quickly to the vet.
Some words tell us how someone does something.
Pick it up slowly.
Always hold it carefully.
Make sure you feed it properly.
Words like slowly and carefully are adverbs. Some people call them adverbs of manner.
Did you know?
Most adverbs that tell us how end in -ly.
quickly
slowly
carefully
loudly
Alan always eats his dinner very quickly.
He falls asleep and snores loudly.
Grammar Help
ADJECTIVE ADVERB
slow slowly
quick quickly
loud loudly
quiet quietly
careful carefully
polite politely
● Adverbs of time
(now, soon, today)
Some adverbs tell us when.
Grammar Help
Words like now and soon are called adverbs of time.
now today
then tomorrow
soon yesterday
early tonight
late already
immediately yet
Some adverbs tell us how often.
Tiger always cries when he is hungry.
Sometimes he has fish for dinner.
Grammar Help
Words like sometimes and always are called adverbs of frequency.
sometimes
often
usually
always
never
once
twice
● Adverbs of place
(here, outside, upstairs)
Some adverbs tell us where.
Grammar Help
Adverbs that say where are called adverbs of place.
here inside
there outside
everywhere upstairs
nowhere downstairs
somewhere indoors
home outdoors
in up
out down
Some question words are adverbs too.
Reminder
Examples of question words:
where when
why how
PRACTICE
In this story some of the adverbs are shown in blue. Do they tell us how, when, how often or where?
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day Harry the Hare was sitting (1) cutside in his garden, listening to the radio, when he saw Tortoise. Tortoise was walking along very (2) slowly. He (3) always walked slowly.
'Let's have a race, Torty,' said Hare (4) excitedly. 'I can run very (5) quickly but you can't. I'll beat you (6) easily.'
'Okay, Harry,' said Tortoise (7) cheerfully.
As soon as the race started, Hare ran off (8) immediately and was soon just a small shape in the distance. Tortoise didn't care. He just kept jogging along slowly but (9) steadily.
After ten minutes Hare was tired. 'I'm (10) already miles ahead,' he said (11) smugly to himself. 'I can stop (12) here for a few minutes and have a rest.'
That afternoon it was very hot and Hare (13) soon fell fast
It was very late when he woke up. There were stars in the sky. By (14) then, Tortoise had won the race and gone (15) home, slowly but steadily of course.
1 outside — where
2 slowly — …
3 always — …
4 excitedly — …
5 quickly — …
6 easily — …
7 cheerfully — …
8 immediately — …
9 steadily — …
10 already — …
11 smugly — …
12 here — …
13 soon — …
14 then — …
15 home — …
