A. There are some types of adverbs:

Type

They tell us

Example

Manner
Place
Time
Frequency
Degree

How
Where
When
How often
How much

Slowly, suddenly, carefully…..
Here, there, upstairs, outside….
Now, then, yesterday….
Sometimes, always, never….
Very, quite, almost….

B.

There are three some main positions for adverbs;

Front –beginning

of a sentence;

mid – after the first auxiliary, end- at the end of a

sentence.

Adverbs of manner

can go in the mid or end position.

Adverbs of place

and time, usually go in end position.

Adverbs of frequency

generally go in the mid position.

Most

adverbs of degree

go in mid position.

Others go at the end of a sentence when they describe a verb:

much, lot, a little, terribly….

Exercises:

1. Insert the appropriate adverb in the sentence:

a) Today I feel ________________ ill.

b) ___________ the glass didn’t break.

c) You should _________misbehave.

Really quickly outside never quite tomorrow luckily

Usually ever three times a week perfectly well

d) I must finish my homework ____________.

e) Do you want to go to the cinema ______________?

f) Peter ran _________ when the fire broke out.

g) It ________ rains when I wash my car.

h) I practise fitness training _____________.

i) Have you ________ gone to Italy before?

j) You know __________ what I think about your boyfriend.

k) I’ve __________ enjoyed all the story lessons.

2. Complete the sentences. Put the words (on the right) in the best

order.

a) She just sat ………

b) We have visited the fair …….

c) Albert went ……..

d) I like England……

e) I spent a month …….

f) You can park your car ……

By the river all day

Two years ago

to México very much

in August there

in the garden

peacefully

regularly since 1996

A. There are some types of adverbs:

Type

They tell us

Example

Manner
Place
Time
Frequency
Degree

How
Where
When
How often
How much

Slowly, suddenly, carefully…..
Here, there, upstairs, outside….
Now, then, yesterday….
Sometimes, always, never….
Very, quite, almost….

B.

There are three some main positions for adverbs;

Front –beginning

of a sentence;

mid – after the first auxiliary, end- at the end of a

sentence.

Adverbs of manner can go in the mid or end position.

Adverbs of place and time, usually go in end position.

Adverbs of frequency generally go in the mid position.

Most adverbs of degree go in mid position.

Others go at the end of a sentence when they describe a

verb: much, lot, a little, terribly….

Exercises:

3. Insert the appropriate adverb in the sentence:

l) Today I feel ________________ ill.

m) ___________ the glass didn’t break.

n) You should _________misbehave.

Really quickly outside never quite tomorrow luckily

Usually ever three times a week perfectly well

o) I must finish my homework ____________.

p) Do you want to go to the cinema ______________?

q) Peter ran _________ when the fire broke out.

r) It ________ rains when I wash my car.

s) I practise fitness training _____________.

t) Have you ________ gone to Italy before?

u) You know __________ what I think about your boyfriend.

v) I’ve __________ enjoyed all the story lessons.

4. Complete the sentences. Put the words (on the right) in the best

order.

e) She just sat ………

f) We have visited the fair …….

g) Albert went ……..

h) I like England……

e) I spent a month …….

f) You can park your car ……

By the river all day

Two years ago

to México very much

in August there

in the garden

peacefully

regularly since 1996