Adverbs Worksheets and Activities
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Adverbs worksheets
33 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Adverbs vocabulary
2 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Adverbs shadowing
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About Adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or whole sentences. Adverbs of manner are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective (quick → quickly, careful → carefully), but there are important exceptions: good → well, and fast, hard and late keep the same form. She drives carefully. He works hard.
Beginners meet adverbs of frequency early: they normally go before the main verb but after be (I always walk to school; She is never late). Later levels deal with degree adverbs (quite, rather, extremely), comment adverbs (Frankly, Surprisingly) and pairs with different meanings such as hard/hardly and late/lately. Common errors are He speaks English very good and I go always to the gym.
Here you will find printable adverbs worksheets with answer keys, which you can print as PDF or complete online through a class link, plus vocabulary decks, with material for Kids, A1–A2 and C1–C2 classes.
Teaching tips: Adverbs
- Build a frequency line on the board from always (100%) to never (0%) and have learners place usually, often, sometimes and rarely on it.
- Correct 'I go always' consistently: frequency adverbs go before the main verb, but after the verb be.
- Use a mime game: one learner acts out a verb in the manner of an adverb card (angrily, slowly) and the class guesses.
- Highlight false friends in form: hardly means 'almost not', not 'in a hard way', so He hardly works is the opposite of He works hard.
Questions teachers ask
Is 'well' an adjective or an adverb?
Usually it is the adverb of good (She sings well), but it is also an adjective meaning healthy (I'm not well today). That dual role is why learners often say I'm good and You speak good.
Where do adverbs of frequency go in a sentence?
Before the main verb (We often eat out), after be (He is always tired) and after the first auxiliary (I have never been there). Sometimes, usually and often can also go at the start or end for emphasis.
Are 'friendly' and 'lovely' adverbs?
No. They end in -ly but are adjectives, so we say She spoke in a friendly way, not She spoke friendly.