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An adverb is a word that adds more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
I dreamt about you last night. (dreamt=verb; last night=adverb)
The monster was incredibly ugly. (ugly=adjective; incredibly=adverb)
The heart patient collapsed quite suddenly. (suddenly=adverb; quite=adverb)
An adverb is usually placed after the verb when it is used in a sentence as follow:
He called yesterday.
Some words can be both adverbs and adjectives as follow: far, hard, and long. It is important
to distinguish how they are used.
I dont live far away from here. (Adverb)
Where I live isnt far from here. (Adjective)
She worked quite hard. (Adverb)
She found the work quite hard. (Adjective)
If we exercise regularly, we may live longer. (Adverb)
If we exercise regularly, we may live longer lives. (Adjective)
1. Types of Adverbs
2. Comparison of Adverbs
3. Forming Adverbs from Adjectives
1. Types of Adverbs
Example: I live here. / He fell down. / They are talking outside. / He walkedin.
Example: We met her in the zoo.
Example: They like to walk along the river.
Adverb of Manner This shows how an action or something is done. It answers the
question "How?" The adverb is placed just after the verb when it is used in a sentence.
Adverb of Degree or Quantity This answers the questions, "To what degree?" or
"How much?" It is usually placed before the adjective and the adverb.
Affirmative Adverb (yes) and Adverb of negation (No) - examples of this adverb
includes: yes, surely, certainly, indeed, by all means, no,not at all, by no means.
Example: I hope my parent just for once will say yes to my latest idea.
Example: You must have heard about the haunted house surely?
Example: Certainly we'll try to rid this place of the foul odor.
Example: It would indeed help if I had a bodyguard.
Example: By all means eat whatever you want, but I think you will not be able to finish all the
food.
Example: Oh no, not another breakdown at the traffic lights?
Example: It is not at all certain that the match will take place.
Example: It is by no means easy that we will finish it soon.
Example: When was the last time you saw the accused?
Example: Where have you been all the while?
Example: How could you have overlooked all these mistakes?
2. Comparison of Adverbs
Comparative
Superlative
comfortably
more comfortably
most comfortably
happily
more happily
most happily
kindly
more kindly
most kindly
loudly
more loudly
most loudly
noisily
more noisily
most noisily
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
bad, badly
worse
worst
little
less
least
much
more
most
well
better
best
Adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding ly. However, not all words ending in ly are
adverbs. The following words are good examples of adjectives ending in ly: costly, deadly,
friendly, kindly, likely, lively, lowly, manly, sickly, and timely
ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
abrupt
abruptly
lawful
lawfully
absolute
absolutely
lazy
lazily
accidental
accidentally
light
lightly
active
actively
lone
lonely
actual
actually
loud
loudly
adamant
adamantly
lucky
luckily
additional
additionally
mad
madly
affectionate
affectionately
main
mainly
angry
angrily
mannish
mannishly
annual
annually
magic
magically
anxious
anxiously
mental
mentally
apparent
apparently
merciful
mercifully
appreciative
appreciatively
mere
merely
apprehensive
apprehensively
merry
merrily
appropriate
appropriately
momentary
momentarily
approving
approvingly
monthly
monthly
approximate
approximately
narrow
narrowly
apt
aptly
natural
naturally
ardent
ardently
near
nearly
arduous
arduously
neat
neatly
arguable
arguably
nebulous
nebulously
attentive
attentively
necessary
necessarily
audible
audibly
needless
needlessly
awkward
awkwardly
nervous
nervously
bad
badly
new
newly
beautiful
beautifully
nice
nicely
bitter
bitterly
nightly
nightly
boastful
boastfully
noisy
noisily
bold
boldly
obedient
obediently
brave
bravely
occasional
occasionally
brief
briefly
open
openly
bright
brightly
oppressive
oppressively
brutal
brutally
optimistic
optimistically
busy
busily
oral
orally
calm
calmly
outward
outwardly
careful
carefully
painful
painfully
careless
carelessly
partial
partially
casual
casually
particular
particularly
cautious
cautiously
passionate
passionately
certain
certainly
patent
patently
cheap
cheaply
patient
patiently
cheerful
cheerfully
peaceful
peacefully
clean
cleanly
perfect
perfectly
clear
clearly
permanent
permanently
clever
cleverly
personal
personally
close
closely
pessimistic
pessimistically
comfortable
comfortably
physical
physically
complete
completely
pious
piously
conclusive
conclusively
playful
playfully
conscious
consciously
pleasant
pleasantly
constant
constantly
polite
politely
continual
continually
poor
poorly
continuous
continuously
popular
popularly
copious
copiously
possible
possibly
correct
correctly
posthumous
posthumously
courteous
courteously
pretty
prettily
crooked
crookedly
previous
previously
cruel
cruelly
primary
primarily
cunning
cunningly
private
privately
curious
curiously
probable
probably
dangerous
dangerously
problematic
problematically
daring
daringly
promiscuous
promiscuously
dear
dearly
proper
properly
deep
deeply
proud
proudly
definite
definitely
punctual
punctually
deliberate
deliberately
pure
purely
delightful
delightfully
puritanical
puritanically
dim
dimly
purposeless
purposelessly
dirty
dirtily
quick
quickly
double
doubly
quiet
quietly
dull
dully
rapid
rapidly
eager
eagerly
rare
rarely
easy
easily
rational
rationally
economic
economically
ready
readily
efficient
efficiently
real
really
enjoyable
enjoyably
recent
recently
enormous
enormously
regular
regularly
entire
entirely
ridiculous
ridiculously
essential
essentially
rough
roughly
eternal
eternally
rude
rudely
ethical
ethically
sad
sadly
ethnic
ethnically
safe
safely
etymological
etymologically
satisfactory
satisfactorily
euphemistic
euphemistically
savage
savagely
evasive
evasively
secret
secretly
even
evenly
seeming
seemingly
eventual
eventually
sentimental
sentimentally
evident
evidently
separate
separately
exorbitant
exorbitantly
serene
serenely
extreme
extremely
serial
serially
faithful
faithfully
serious
seriously
fastidious
fastidiously
severe
severely
fatal
fatally
shaky
shakily
fearful
fearfully
shameful
shamefully
fierce
fiercely
shameless
shamelessly
final
finally
sheepish
sheepishly
financial
financially
shy
shyly
first
firstly
significant
significantly
foolish
foolishly
silent
silently
forgetful
forgetfully
simple
simply
fortunate
fortunately
sincere
sincerely
free
freely
single-handed
single-handedly
frequent
frequently
skilful
skillfully
friendly
friendily
sleepy
sleepily
frightful
frightfully
slight
slightly
full
fully
slow
slowly
general
generally
soft
softly
generous
generously
sole
solely
gentle
gently
sound
soundly
gentleman
gentlemanly
special
specially
genuine
genuinely
steadfast
steadfastly
glad
gladly
steady
steadily
graceful
gracefully
stealthy
stealthily
gradual
gradually
strange
strangely
grim
grimly
strong
strongly
grudging
grudgingly
stupid
stupidly
gruelling
gruellingly
subtle
subtly
gruesome
gruesomely
successful
successfully
half-yearly
half-yearly
sudden
suddenly
haphazard
haphazardly
sure
surely
happy
happily
surprising
surprisingly
hard
hardly
sweet
sweetly
harsh
harshly
swift
swiftly
hasty
hastily
tactical
tactically
hateful
hatefully
tactless
tactlessly
heavy
heavily
terrible
terribly
helpful
helpfully
terrifying
terrifyingly
helpless
helplessly
terse
tersely
high
highly
thankful
thankfully
holistic
holistically
thorough
thorougly
honest
honestly
thoughtful
thoughtfully
honourable
honourably
thoughtless
thoughtlessly
hopeful
hopefully
total
totally
horrible
horribly
tremendous
tremendously
hourly
hourly
tremulous
tremulously
hungry
hungrily
true
truly
hypothetical
hypothetically
truthful
truthfully
hysterical
hysterically
unacceptable
unacceptably
immaculate
immaculately
unarguable
unarguably
immediate
immediately
understandable
understandably
impatient
impatiently
undoubted
undoubtedly
individual
individually
unexpected
unexpectedly
inescapable
inescapably
untruthful
untruthfully
inestimable
inestimably
unusual
unusually
inevitable
inevitably
urbane
urbanely
inexorable
inexorably
urgent
urgently
infallible
infallibly
usual
usually
instant
instantly
vast
vastly
instantaneous
instantaneously
verbal
verbally
instinctive
instinctively
veritable
veritably
jealous
jealously
weary
wearily
joint
jointly
weekly
weekly
joyful
joyfully
whole-hearted
whole-heartedly
justifiable
justifiably
wide
widely
keen
keenly
wild
wildly
kind
kindly
willing
willingly
knowing
knowingly
wise
wisely
knowledgeable
knowledgeably
wrong
wrongly
last
lastly
yearly
yearly
late
lately
youthful
youthfully