A. There are some types of adverbs:
Type
They tell us
Example
Manner
Place
Time
Frequency
Degree
How
Where
When
How often
How much
Slowly, suddenly, carefully…..
Here, there, upstairs, outside….
Now, then, yesterday….
Sometimes, always, never….
Very, quite, almost….
B.
There are three some main positions for adverbs;
Front –beginning
of a sentence;
mid – after the first auxiliary, end- at the end of a
sentence.
Adverbs of manner
can go in the mid or end position.
Adverbs of place
and time, usually go in end position.
Adverbs of frequency
generally go in the mid position.
Most
adverbs of degree
go in mid position.
Others go at the end of a sentence when they describe a verb:
much, lot, a little, terribly….
Exercises:
1. Insert the appropriate adverb in the sentence:
a) Today I feel ________________ ill.
b) ___________ the glass didn’t break.
c) You should _________misbehave.
Really quickly outside never quite tomorrow luckily
Usually ever three times a week perfectly well
d) I must finish my homework ____________.
e) Do you want to go to the cinema ______________?
f) Peter ran _________ when the fire broke out.
g) It ________ rains when I wash my car.
h) I practise fitness training _____________.
i) Have you ________ gone to Italy before?
j) You know __________ what I think about your boyfriend.
k) I’ve __________ enjoyed all the story lessons.
2. Complete the sentences. Put the words (on the right) in the best
order.
a) She just sat ………
b) We have visited the fair …….
c) Albert went ……..
d) I like England……
e) I spent a month …….
f) You can park your car ……
By the river all day
Two years ago
to México very much
in August there
in the garden
peacefully
regularly since 1996
A. There are some types of adverbs:
Type
They tell us
Example
Manner
Place
Time
Frequency
Degree
How
Where
When
How often
How much
Slowly, suddenly, carefully…..
Here, there, upstairs, outside….
Now, then, yesterday….
Sometimes, always, never….
Very, quite, almost….
B.
There are three some main positions for adverbs;
Front –beginning
of a sentence;
mid – after the first auxiliary, end- at the end of a
sentence.
Adverbs of manner can go in the mid or end position.
Adverbs of place and time, usually go in end position.
Adverbs of frequency generally go in the mid position.
Most adverbs of degree go in mid position.
Others go at the end of a sentence when they describe a
verb: much, lot, a little, terribly….
Exercises:
3. Insert the appropriate adverb in the sentence:
l) Today I feel ________________ ill.
m) ___________ the glass didn’t break.
n) You should _________misbehave.
Really quickly outside never quite tomorrow luckily
Usually ever three times a week perfectly well
o) I must finish my homework ____________.
p) Do you want to go to the cinema ______________?
q) Peter ran _________ when the fire broke out.
r) It ________ rains when I wash my car.
s) I practise fitness training _____________.
t) Have you ________ gone to Italy before?
u) You know __________ what I think about your boyfriend.
v) I’ve __________ enjoyed all the story lessons.
4. Complete the sentences. Put the words (on the right) in the best
order.
e) She just sat ………
f) We have visited the fair …….
g) Albert went ……..
h) I like England……
e) I spent a month …….
f) You can park your car ……
By the river all day
Two years ago
to México very much
in August there
in the garden
peacefully
regularly since 1996
