Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.

An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its meaning.

"She plays piano." - An adverb of manner can be added to the verb (play) to modify its meaning and give us more information on how she plays piano.

"She plays piano beautifully."

"She plays piano softly."

"She plays piano terribly."

Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. "He left the room quickly."

It can also be used before the verb. "He quickly left the room."

Adverbs of Manner - Examples

"The rain fell heavily."

"When my teacher speaks, we listen carefully."

"Make sure you write neatly."

"She easily passed the test."

Now decide which is the best adverb to use in each sentence:

• 1 - The airplane landed ___ on the runway.
  
  warmly
  frankly
  shyly
  safely
  
  
• 2 - The lawyer told him to answer his questions ___.
  
  truthfully
  greedily
  sleepily
  suspiciously
  
  
• 3 - I was scared during the taxi ride. Our driver drove ____.
  
  recklessly
  repeatedly
  brightly
  generously
  
  
• 4 - If you don't want to put on weight, eat ___.
  
  lazily
  healthily
  gently
  successfully
  
  
• 5 - Because he was late, he got dressed ___.
  
  tenderly
  quietly
  regularly
  hurriedly
  
  
• 6 - She waited ____ for him to arrive.
  
  enormously
  patiently
  closely
  slowly
  
  
• 7 - Speak ___ in the library.
  
  quietly
  quickly
  kindly
  noisily
  
  
• 8 - I liked him a lot. I remember him ___.
  
  tensely
  fondly
  busily
  reluctantly
  
  
• 9 - The acrobat dived ___ through the air.
  
  irritably
  mysteriously
  daringly
  mysteriously
  
  
• 10 - My dog is well-behaved. He follows my instructions ___.
  
  obediently
  rarely
  accidentally
  frantically