E2L - Adverbs

Whereas an adjective describes a noun, such as ‘pretty’ or ‘ugly’, an adverb describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, such as ‘quietly’ or ‘carefully’.

Adverbs are a collection of words that describe where, how or when an action took place.

To create an adverb, we normally add ly to the adjective:

She spoke quickly.

However, the spelling can sometimes be different:

The girls are dancing happily.

Have a go at the quiz below to test your knowledge of adverbs.

COMPLETE – Adverbs Links to an external site. 

When you are ready, complete the following activities that are slightly more challenging.

COMPLETE – Adverbs exercise Links to an external site.

COMPLETE – Grammar exercise adverbs Links to an external site.