{"id":73659,"date":"2020-04-02T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T11:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73659"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:38:42","slug":"what-are-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/what-are-adverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Adverbs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adverbs are words used to modify verbs or adjectives. Sometimes, we use an adverb to modify another adverb. Most words ending in -ly are adverbs. Words indicating time, place, manner, frequency etc. are also adverbs. Examples are: now, then, soon, kindly, softly, tomorrow, ago, before, sometimes, always etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: What are adverbs?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adverbs worksheet for class 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. I was quite surprised to find him there.<\/li>
  2. Have they arrived yet?<\/li>
  3. Somebody is waiting outside. <\/li>
  4. She is so beautiful.<\/li>
  5. All trains are running late today.<\/li>
  6. What did you do then?<\/li>
  7. Granny is coming tomorrow. <\/li>
  8. I would like to live somewhere quiet.<\/li>
  9. She is pretty old.<\/li>
  10. The pudding was too sweet.<\/li>
  11. He never hesitates to help the poor and needy.<\/li>
  12. I still remember that experience.<\/li>
  13. We barely managed to escape.<\/li>
  14. Elephants are commonly found in the rain forests of South India.<\/li>
  15. Lions are rarely found in Kerala.<\/li>
  16. I am not going to buy that ridiculously overpriced laptop.<\/li>
  17. It is rather late now.<\/li>
  18. Have you ever wanted to move to another place?<\/li>
  19. We have got hardly any milk left?<\/li>
  20. We will never find out what happened to them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. quite, there<\/li>
    2. yet<\/li>
    3. outside<\/li>
    4. so<\/li>
    5. late, today<\/li>
    6. then<\/li>
    7. tomorrow<\/li>
    8. somewhere<\/li>
    9. pretty<\/li>
    10. too<\/li>
    11. never<\/li>
    12. still<\/li>
    13. barely<\/li>
    14. commonly<\/li>
    15. rarely<\/li>
    16. ridiculously<\/li>
    17. rather, now<\/li>
    18. ever<\/li>
    19. hardly<\/li>
    20. never<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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