Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.

An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its meaning.

"She plays piano." - An adverb of manner can be added to the verb (play) to modify its meaning and give us more information on how she plays piano.

"She plays piano beautifully."

"She plays piano softly."

"She plays piano terribly."

Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. "He left the room quickly."

It can also be used before the verb. "He quickly left the room."

Adverbs of Manner - Examples

"The rain fell heavily."

"When my teacher speaks, we listen carefully."

"Make sure you write neatly."

"She easily passed the test."

Now decide which is the best adverb to use in each sentence:

• 1 - The airplane landed ___ on the runway.
  
  warmly
  shyly
  safely
  frankly
  
  
• 2 - The lawyer told him to answer his questions ___.
  
  greedily
  suspiciously
  truthfully
  sleepily
  
  
• 3 - I was scared during the taxi ride. Our driver drove ____.
  
  generously
  recklessly
  brightly
  repeatedly
  
  
• 4 - If you don't want to put on weight, eat ___.
  
  healthily
  lazily
  gently
  successfully
  
  
• 5 - Because he was late, he got dressed ___.
  
  tenderly
  quietly
  hurriedly
  regularly
  
  
• 6 - She waited ____ for him to arrive.
  
  enormously
  patiently
  slowly
  closely
  
  
• 7 - Speak ___ in the library.
  
  noisily
  quickly
  kindly
  quietly
  
  
• 8 - I liked him a lot. I remember him ___.
  
  tensely
  reluctantly
  busily
  fondly
  
  
• 9 - The acrobat dived ___ through the air.
  
  irritably
  mysteriously
  mysteriously
  daringly
  
  
• 10 - My dog is well-behaved. He follows my instructions ___.
  
  accidentally
  obediently
  frantically
  rarely