Adverb | English Grammar for Junior Classes - Class 1 PDF Download

Introduction

An adverb is a word or an expression that modifies a verb, adjective, determiner, clause, preposition  or sentence.

• Adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened. We often use more and most, less and least to show degree with adverbs.
• Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective. If the adjective already ends in -y, the -y usually changes to -i.
• There are, however, many common adverbs that do not end in -ly, such as again, also,  just, never,  often, soon, today, too, very, and well.

Examples of Adverb:

• Rohan ran quickly.
• John answered all the questions correctly.
• Rita sang sweetly.
• He is reading loudly.
• She is walking slowly due to injury.
• Sunil is studying sincerely.
• I visited Science museum yesterday.
• They are happily married.
• The lion is roaring angrily.
• My son calls me regularly.
• The wall was painted perfectly.
• She will plant the garden here.
• I went upstairs to get my books.
• She is still inside the house.
• The waiter patiently took the order.
• I always go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
• Rita is watching the movie carefully.
• The snake moved outside through the hole.
• Mom gently carries the baby.
• The movie is starting now.

Types of Adverbs

6 Kinds of the adverb in English grammar for kids:

1. Adverb of manner
2. Adverb of place
3. Adverb of time
4. Adverb of frequency
5. Adverb of degree
6. Interrogative adverbs

Example: 

1. The baby slept peacefully. (Adverb of manner)
   
2. A river flows near his house. (Adverb of place)
   
3. We seldom drink coffee, we prefer tea. (Adverb of time)
4. Avni visited us once. (Adverb of frequency)
5. He is very fast at work. (Adverb of degree)
6. Why are you late? (Interrogative adverb)

1. Adverb of Manner

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object.
Examples:

• The airplane landed safely on the runway.
• He follows my instructions obediently.
• She plays harmonium beautifully.
• He left the room quickly.
• Our driver drives the car carefully.
• Baby drank the milk quickly.
• Seema performed badly in exams.
• He ate the chocolate cake greedily. 
• The child ran towards his mother happily.
• He asked me to leave the house quietly.

2. Adverb of Place

An adverb of place always talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried out.
Adverbs of place are normally placed after a sentence’s object or main verb.
Adverbs of place refer to distance , direction and an object’s position in relation to another object.
Adverbs of place are Up, down, around, away, north, south, east, west, Nearby, far ,away, miles , Below, between, above, behind, through, around , Toward, forward, backward, homeward, westward, eastwards ,there, here, underneath, beyond, inside, outside, across etc.
Examples:

• The dog is hiding under the table.
• The baby crawl towards her mother.
• Put the books there.
• Rohan is standing outside the house.
• I searched everywhere but could not found the ring.
• The birds are flying above the clouds.
• The ships sailed westwards.
• Water flows downhill.
• If the tickets are not numbered, it means you can sit anywhere.
• Bring the boxes here.

3. Adverb of Time

Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened,  for how long, and how often.
Adverbs of time have standard positions in a sentence depending on what the adverb of time is telling us. They are usually placed at the end of the sentence. Adverbs that tell us for how long are also usually placed at the end of the sentence.
In the adverbial phrases that tell us for how long, for is always followed by an expression of duration, while since is always followed by an expression of a point in time.
Adverbs of time are tomorrow, yesterday, today, now, then, tonight, yearly, monthly , weekly, quarterly, before, early, first, last, later, previously, recently, next, just, soon, yet, often, rarely, sometimes , regularly, usually, always, constantly, never, since, hourly, daily, frequently, occasionally etc.
Examples:

• Mohit met Sheena yesterday.
• I have not seen her since Monday.
• I will talk to Sohan later.
• We go out for dinner weekly.
• I usually come home after 8:00 p.m.
• I often spend holidays with my family.
• I always do my work on time.
• John clean his bedroom everyday.
• Susan is never late for work.
• We rarely went to watch a play.

4. Adverb of degree

Adverb of degree tells us about the intensity or degree of an action, an adjective or an adverb.
Adverbs of degree are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify,
Almost, nearly , quite, just, too, enough, very, hardly, completely, enormously, fully, least, less, little, hardly,  entirely, extremely, moderately ,deeply, fully, totally are common adverbs of degree.
Examples: 

• The weather is extremely cold today.
• The Novel is quiet interesting.
• The tortoise is walking too slowly.
• She is just coming in five minutes.
• Are you sure you’ve studied enough to pass the exam?
• Meera is very beautiful.
• The baby had almost finished the milk.
• David is an extremely clever boy
• My house is fully furnished.
• I totally enjoyed the ride.

5. Adverb of frequency

An adverb of frequency describes how often something takes place.
The adverbs of frequency that we use in English are always, usually (or normally), often, sometimes, seldom , occasionally, frequently, regularly, rarely, and never.
Examples

• I never listen to a loud music.
• We always go for a walk after dinner.
• I usually get up late on holiday.
• Rohan often go to the temple.
• You are seldom anxious about my health.
• I sometimes forget to clean my room.
• We read books occasionally.
• Mary hardly drink alcohol.
• We see them rarely.
• She normally gets good marks in exams.