1. Adverbien der Art und Weise
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbien der Art und Weise
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2. Adverbs of Manner are used to say more about verbs.
Alice ate her hamburger quickly.
Peter rides his bike carefully.
My grandfather drives his car slowly.
Andrea sings beautifully.
The boy smiled happily.
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3. With adverbs of manner you say how people do things.
Alice ate her hamburger quickly.
How did Alice eat her hamburger?
Quickly!
Peter rides his bike carefully.
How does Peter ride his bike?
Carefully!
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4. G. Moosmann-Erdel: "Adverbs of Manner"
Form
Adverbs of manner are often formed from adjectives by adding ‘ly‘ to the end of the adjective.
Adjective Adverb
slow slowly
careful carefully
bad badly
quick quickly
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5. Go to your teacher and ask for worksheet 1.
G. Moosmann-Erdel: "Adverbs of Manner"

6. G. Moosmann-Erdel: "Adverbs of Manner"
Special Forms
If an adjective ends in ‘y‘, you need to change the ‘y‘ to an ‘i‘ before adding ‘ly‘.
happy happily
If an adjective ends in ‘le‘, you need to change the ‘le‘ to ‘ly‘.
terrible terribly
If an adjective ends in ‘ic‘, you need to add ‘ally‘.
electronic electronically
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7. G. Moosmann-Erdel: "Adverbs of Manner"
Irregular Forms
Some adverbs have an irregular form. This means that you have to learn this form by heart.
Adjective Adverb
good well
fast fast
hard hard
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8. Go to your teacher and ask for worksheet 2.
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Word order
word order in sentences without an object:
after the verb
Sita reads well.
word order in sentences with an object
after the object
Sita plays chess well.
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10. Go to your teacher and ask for worksheet 3.
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11. The comparison of adverbs of manner 1
Adverbs ending in ‘ ly‘ form the comparative by adding ‘ more ‘.
more quickly
Lisa reads more quickly.
Adverbs ending in ‘ ly ‘ form the superlative by adding ‘ most ‘.
most quickly
Alisa reads most quickly.
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12. The comparison of adverbs of manner 2
Sita works hard. Ben works harder. Sanjay works hardest.
Adverbs that have the same form as the adjective form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est.
Adverb Comparative Superlative
fast faster fastest
hard harder hardest
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13. The comparison of adverbs of manner 3
Special Forms
Adverb Comparative Superlative
well better best
badly worse worst
Sita reads well, Debbie reads better, Jenny reads best.
Ben sings badly, Nick sings worse, Sanjay sings worst.
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14. Go to your teacher and ask for worksheet 4.
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Adjective or Adverb?
Adverbs are often created from adjectives, e.g. slow becomes slowly
Adjective
Peter is a slow reader.
What is Peter?
A slow reader.
Adverb
Peter reads slowly.
How does Peter read?
Slowly.
While adjectives tell you more about nouns, adverbs tell you more about verbs.
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16. Go to your teacher and ask for worksheet 5.
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17. G. Moosmann-Erdel: "Adverbs of Manner"
Solution Worksheet No 1
slowly
quickly
angrily
worriedly
helpfully
nervously
happily
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Solution Worksheet No 2
Exercise 1
1. angrily 2. fast 3. beautifully
4. terribly 5. thirstily 6. hungrily
7. badly 8. well 9. stupidly
10. happily 11. busily 12. hard
13. easily 14. slowly
Exercise 2
1. well 2. carefully 3. fast
4. hard 5. beautifully 6. happily
7. terribly 8. angrily 9. thirstily
10. easily
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Solution Worksheet No 3
1. Bake the cake slowly for two hours.
2. The dog barked loudly when the phone started to ring.
3. Alice did her homework carefully.
4. The pupil cleaned the board quietly.
5. The man told Mike the way to the train station clearly.
7. We ate our lunch hungrily.
8. The police came fast after the accident.
9. The little boy cried sadly.
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Solution Worksheet No 4
1. cheaply more cheaply most cheaply
2. funnily more funnily most funnily
3. nicely more nicely most nicely
4. badly worse worst
5. carefully more carefully most carefully
6. beautifully more beautifully most beautifully
7. nervously more nervously most nervously
8. well better best
9. fast faster fastest
10. angrily more angrily most angrily
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Solution Worksheet No 5
1. tall, slowly, wonderful, excellent, badly, terrible
2. nice
3. difficult, easily, well
4. beautiful
5. badly
6. clearly
7. happy, cheerfully
8. quickly, unhealthy
9. good, beautifully
10. quiet
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