Kinds of Adverbs | CBSE Class 3 English Worksheets
Adverbs are words like kindly, gently, there and tomorrow. There are mainly three types of adverbs.
- Adverbs of time
- Adverbs of manner
- Adverbs of place
Adverbs of time
Adverbs of time tell us when the actions mentioned in the sentence take place.
Examples are: today, tomorrow, now, then, last month etc.
- We are leaving tomorrow.
- I want to go now.
- We visited them last month.
Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner show the manner in which the actions are performed. Examples are: bravely, merrily, softly, loudly, silently, happily etc.
- She sat there silently.
- He laughed merrily.
- Why are you shouting loudly?
Adverbs of place
Adverbs of place show where the actions take place.
- It is raining outside.
- The children are playing upstairs.
- We have been living here for ten years.
Formation of adverbs
Manner adverbs are usually formed from adjectives. Most of them end in –ly. Examples are given below.
Kind (adjective) -> kindly (adverb)
Soft -> softly
Eager -> eagerly
Pleasant -> pleasantly
Brave -> bravely
Happy -> happily
Quiet -> quietly
Sad -> sadly
Slow -> slowly
Proud -> proudly
Light -> lightly
Rude -> rudely
Generous -> generously
Merry -> merrily
Easy -> easily
Lazy -> lazily
Neat -> neatly
Note that adjectives ending in ‘y’ form their adverbs by replacing the ‘y’ with ‘ily’.
