Level 1 Lesson 5 EDIFY CAMBODIA EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 1
LEVEL 1: LESSON 5 5.1 Adverbs & Adverbials We use adverbs to give more descriptive information about a verb and use adverbials of manner to say how something happens or how something is done: The children were playing happily. Adverbials of place are used to say where something happens: We met in Phnom Penh and adverbials of time to say when or how often something happens: They start work at six thirty. We also use adverbials of probability to show how certain we are about something: He is certainly coming to school. Form: 1. You can make adverbs by adding -ly to an adjective. slow -> slowly loud -> loudly If an adjective ends in -y, change it to an -iiy. heavy -> heavily funny -> funnily Add -ally to adjectives ending in -ic. energetic -> energetically 2. Some adverbs are irregular and do not end in -ly. These include: good -> well / She dances well. hard -> hard / He works hard. fast -> fast / He runs fast. late -> late / He arrives late. 3. Usually the adverb goes after the verb it describes. She talks quietly NOT She quietly talks. He runs fast. NOT He fast runs. 4. If the verb has a direct object WITHOUT A PREPOSITION, the adverb should go after the object. You sang that song nicely NOT You sang nicely that song. He did the job well NOT He did well the job. 5. If the verb is followed by a preposition AND an object, you can put the adverb in different places. He quickly walked to the shop. He walked quickly to the shop. He walked to the shop quickly. EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 2
6. Adverbs are NOT used to describe the following verbs. These verbs use adjectives. I am quiet (be). NOT I am quietly. It seems strange (seem). NOT It seems strangely. That looks nice (look). NOT That looks nicely. That smells good (smell). NOT That smells well. That sounds great (sound). NOT That sounds greatly. That feels funny (feel). NOT That feels funnily. 7) Some words end in -ly but they are not adverbs. Friendly is one example as it is an adjective. We can say She is friendly but not She talks friendly. There is no adverb for friendly, but we can say She talks in a friendly way. Elderly and lonely are also adjectives, not adverbs. Kindly and early are adjectives and adverbs. 1. Which sentence is NOT correct? They ran quickly. We worked hardly. The boys slept heavily. 2. Which verb can go in the space? That girl very strangely. walks looks seems 3. Which sentence is correct? My uncle tells well stories. My uncle tells stories well. My uncle well tells stories. 4. Which word can go in the space? Mr Townsend always works. carefully / fastly / lately 5. Which word goes in the space? We arrived at the airport too. lately / late / latterly 6. Which sentence is NOT correct? Politely Anna spoke to her teacher. Anna politely spoke to her teacher. Anna spoke politely to her teacher. 7. Complete the sentence. We greeted our friends. unhappy / happy / happily 8. Complete the sentence. This music sounds. great / greatly / greatily EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 3
9. Which sentence is NOT correct? We arrived at the school early. I lonely walked around the park. She kindly gave me a birthday present. 10. Which sentence is NOT correct? She talks very friendly to the younger children. Your son runs very fast. Jonathan energetically ran up the stairs. 5.2 Adverbial Phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that always go together. They describe where, when or how often something happens. 1. We use adverbials of manner to say how something happens or how something is done: The builders are working happily. He is running as fast as possible. 2. We use adverbials of place to say where something happens: I will see him there. We met in London. Adverbs of place include: outside, inside, indoors, upstairs, downstairs, (over) here, (over) there, abroad, overseas and usually go after a verb. She lives abroad. Let s go indoors. Adverbs of place can also go after the object of the sentence. Rachel works in the office upstairs. Your bag is on the table over there. 3. We use adverbials of time to say when or how often something happens. Use adverbs and adverbial phrases of time to talk about when you do something. Adverbs of time include: today, tomorrow, tonight, yesterday, tomorrow, nowadays, now, first of all, beforehand, soon, afterwards, later, next, then: He usually starts work at nine thirty. The students normally go to work by bus. Tomorrow, I m going to the beach. First of all, we had a drink at a café. 4. We use adverbials of probability to show how certain we are about something. Perhaps the weather will be better tomorrow. He is certainly coming to the party. 5. We use adverbials of frequency to describe how often something happens. every morning, every afternoon every day daily every week weekly every month monthly every year annually EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 4
Adverbs of frequency often go in present simple sentences. I have toast for breakfast every day. 1. Which word CANNOT go in the space? We went shopping and we went to a café and had a cup of coffee. then / afterwards / after 2. Which word completes the sentence? Anna plays tennis every. days / week / Sundays 3. Which word completes the sentence? Derek always goes skateboarding Saturdays. every / on / each 4. Which sentence is correct? We're having a party tomorrow. I visited yesterday my grandmother. Tom soon is going home. 5. Which sentence is NOT correct? I d like to work overseas. It s lovely weather. Let s go outside. We inside went because it was cold. 6. Which word completes the sentence? I hardly ever go swimming. today / soon / nowadays 7. Which sentence is best? We re soon leaving, so can you get your bags ready? We re leaving soon, so can you get your bags ready? Soon we re leaving, so can you get your bags ready? 8. Which sentence is NOT correct? Anna lives with her husband abroad. Anna lives abroad with her husband. Anna abroad lives with her husband. 9. Complete the sentence. We went to the cinema and we went out for a drink. after / afterwards / then 10. Which sentence is correct? We always watch a film every Wednesday evenings. We always watch a film on Wednesdays evenings. We always watch a film on Wednesday evening. EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 5
HOMEWORK NAME: Take a look at the following video Learn English Adverbs. This can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_rxus-vo8y. This lesson will give you valuable information about on adverbs in general, the different types of adverb and where they are placed in a sentence. 1. Mary went to visit her grandmother last weekend. 2. She likes to visit her grandmother frequently. 3. While visiting, they enjoy walking. 4. They strolled in the beautiful park and talked. 5. Mary and her grandmother enjoyed their visit. Identify the adverb used in sentence 2 and select right answer: likes visits frequently her Identify the adjective used in sentence 4 and select right answer: strolled beautiful park talked 1. Zelda and her family visited the Jackson Zoo last weekend although it was cold and rainy. Identify an adjective in the above sentence and select right answer: last although and cold 1. The wind was much than it was last weekend. Choose the correct comparative adjective to complete the above sentence and select right answer: cold coldest more cold colder 1. It was determined that James was the runner on our track team. Choose the correct adverb to complete the above sentence and select right answer: most fast fastest most fastest faster EDIFY CAMBODIA LEVEL 1 LESSON 5 Page 6