adverbs & adverbial phrases

Where should the bold adverbs go in

these sentences?
1. He speaks French and Spanish. fluently
2. I use public transport. hardly ever
3. I thought Id lost my phone, but it was in my
bag. fortunately
4. Its important that you arrive on time.
extremely
5. As soon as I know, Ill tell you. straightaway
 Types of adverbs: time, manner,
degree, comment
1. He speaks French and Spanish fluently.
2. I hardly ever use public transport.
3. I thought Id lost my phone, but fortunately it
was in my bag.
4. Its extremely important that you arrive on
time.
5. As soon as I know, Ill tell you straightaway.
 position of adverbs
Adverbs of manner
He walks very slowly.
I speak five languages fluently.
The driver was seriously injured in the
accident.
usually go after the verb or verb phrase,
however, with passive verbs they go in mid-
position.
 position of adverbs
Adverbs of frequency
I hardly ever have time for breakfast.
Liams always late for work.
I would never have thought you were 40.
go before the main verb but after the verb to be.
 position of adverbs
Adverbs of time and place
My parents will be here in half an hour.
It rained all day yesterday.
Sandy will be here in twenty minutes.
usually go at the end of a sentence or clause.
Place adverbs come before time adverbs.
 position of adverbs
Adverbs of degree
Ive nearly finished.
Were incredibly tired.
My husband works a lot but he doesnt earn
much.
extremely, incredibly, very, etc. go before adverbs
and adjectives
a lot and much go after the verb or verb phrase
a little / a bit go before the adjective and after the
verb
 put the adverbs in the normal position
1. She wasnt injured when she fell. seriously
2. Their house was damaged in the fire. badly, last week
3. Ben is at his friends house. often, in the evening
4. My father has a nap. usually, in the afternoon
5. Julia left and she didnt say goodbye. early, even
6. Martin talks fast. always, incredibly
7. Were boing to the cinema. probably, tonight
8. I send emails. rarely, nowadays
9. Ive bought a beautiful new coat. just, really
10. His brother died in a skiing accident. apparently, nearly
11. Karen realized that she was going to learn to drive.
eventually, never
confusing adverbs & adverbial phrases
Write sentences using these adverbs:
1. at the moment / actually
2. especially / specially
3. ever / even
4. hard / hardly
5. in the end / at the end
6. late / lately
7. near / nearly
8. still / yet