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Adverbs of Manner
Concept sheet | English Language Arts
Grade
3-6
| Secondary
1-2
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An adverb of manner explains how something happened.
A lot of adverbs made from adjectives by adding -ly fall into this category. Here are some examples of adverbs of manner:
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Ending in -ly |
Not ending in -ly |
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accidentally |
anxiously |
dreamily |
straight |
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busily |
carefully |
loudly |
fast |
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excitedly |
bravely |
wisely |
well |
Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb. It is placed before the main verb only when the object of the sentence is very long or when the adverb isn’t the most important part of the sentence.
For example:
Adverbs of Manner List
Here is a list of adverbs of manner:
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accidentally |
angrily |
anxiously |
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badly |
beautifully |
blindly |
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boldly |
brightly |
busily |
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calmly |
carefully |
cautiously |
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clearly |
closely |
correctly |
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cruelly |
deliberately |
doubtfully |
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eagerly |
equally |
fast |
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fatally |
foolishly |
hard |
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hungrily |
kindly |
lazily |
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madly |
mysteriously |
neatly |
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nervously |
noisily |
openly |
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painfully |
patiently |
poorly |
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powerfully |
promptly |
quietly |