Adverbs of manner

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Adverbs of manner
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When do we use adverbs of manner?
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We use adverbs of manner to describe the way in
which something happens. We often use them to
answer the question How? We usually put
adverbs of manner after the verb or the object of
the verb.
How does Kevin play tennis?
He plays skilfully. He plays badminton well too.
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We form adverbs of manner like this.
Most adjectives
ly
bad
? badly
Irregular adjectives
make no changes
fast
? fast
hard
? hard
good
? well
use a new word
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More information on how to form adverbs of manner
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ly
bad
? badly
skilful
? skilfully
gentle
? gently
Adjectives ending in le
simple
? simply
easy
? easily
Adjectives ending in y
happy
? happily
basic
? basically
ally
Adjectives ending in ic
scientific
? scientifically
common exception public
? publicly
fast
? fast
make no changes
Irregular adjectives
hard
? hard
good
? well
use a new word
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Practice
Complete the email using adverbs of manner. Use
the adjectives in the word box to help you.
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Hi Mark Yesterday, I played in the final of the
school football championships. Everyone expected
last years champions to win the competition, but
we beat them in the semi-finals.
However, we knew we couldnt win the final as
our opponents, The Dragons, were a very good
team. The crowd cheered as we ran onto the
pitch, but we all felt very nervous. It was a hot
day, so it was tiring to run . Our
gatekeeper played in the first half and
saved every shot. Unfortunately, the rest of us
surprisingly
easily
loudly
fast
well
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played and our coach shouted at us
at half-time. That seemed to work
though, because we all played
in the second half. We controlled the ball
, but we still couldnt score. Then, with
only seconds left, I kicked the ball
towards the net and I scored a goal! We
won the match and everyone thought I was a
hero! Bye for now.
poorly
angrily
skilfully
carefully
hard
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