English Grammar Guide


Adverbs of Manner


Usage - Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs modify verbs.

Grammar - Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner usually come after a verb or at the end of a sentence.

We can form many adverbs by adding -ly to an adjective.

  • SUBJECT + VERB + ADVERB OF MANNER
  • ADVERB = ADJECTIVE-ly
  • quick → quickly
  • He was quick.
  • He ran quickly.
  • ADJECTIVE ending in "-y":
  • ADJECTIVE → ADJECTIVE (- y) + -ily
  • happy → happily

Examples - Adverbs of Manner

SUBJECTVERBADVERB
Iranquickly.
Shesangbeautifully.
Hedrovecarefully.

Examples - Adverbs of Manner

SENTENCEADVERB
I ran through the woodsquickly.
She spoke to the childrenquietly.
He drove to workcarefully.

Forms - Adverbs of Manner

ADJECTIVEADVERB
badbadly
beautifulbeautifully
carefulcarefully
dangerousdangerously
fluentfluently
happyhappily
loudloudly
noisynoisily
quickquickly
quietquietly
safesafely
slowslowly
Symbols & Abbreviations
=Same as
ADV.Adverb
SUBJ.Subject

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See Also

01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is

02) Adjectives

03) Irregular Adverbs

04) Adverbs of Degree: very/really/too/quite

05) Comparative Adjectives

06) Irregular Comparatives

07) Superlatives




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