All about Adverbs

Adverbs modify other words apart from nouns and pronouns. For example:

He was driving.

He was driving dangerously. - here the adverb modifies driving and gives us more information about the action.

5 Types of Adverbs

These are the five types of adverbs:

Adverbs of Manner:
She sings beautifully.
We ran quickly.

Adverbs of Place:
Let's go somewhere for lunch.
He threw the ball towards me.

Adverbs of Frequency:
I never wear yellow.
We play football once a week.

Adverbs of Time:
Can we talk about it later.
She was in London last year.

Adverbs of Purpose:
Since it is raining, I won't go.
I study hard so that I will pass my tests.

Now take this adverbs quiz:

• 1) She played ___.
  
  well
  good
  
  
• 2) I ___ dropped my glass.
  
  accidentally
  accident
  
  
• 3) Which is correct?
  
  We often play tennis.
  We often tennis play.
  We play often tennis
  
  
• 4) I ___ put on my clothes.
  
  quicker
  quickly
  quick
  
  
• 5) He's a ___ driver.
  
  safely
  safety
  safe
  
  
• 6) Which of these is an adverb of time?
  
  beautifully
  quietly
  downstairs
  tomorrow
  
  
• 7) I parked my car ___.
  
  outside
  nearly
  later
  never
  
  
• 8) We don't watch many movies. We ___ go to the cinema.
  
  always
  rarely
  often
  
  
• 9) "It's going to be another chilly day." Chilly is:
  
  an adjective
  a noun
  a adverb
  
  
• 10) I left home in 2008 and haven't been back ___.
  
  later
  since
  towards
  nearly