A1 Adverbs

Adverbs for describing how you do something

Spelling
You can make adverbs from adjectives.

• adjective + -ly: quick → quickly, bad → badly
• adjectives with -l, also add -ly: careful → carefully
• adjectives with -y change to -ly: easy → easily, happy → happily

You put most adverbs after the verb: He walked slowly to school.

Adverbs that look like adjectives
Some adverbs have the same spelling as adjectives. You use them the same way as adverbs.

• Fast, hard: He runs fast. She studies hard.

Adverbs for describing how often and how much
You put the following adverbs before the verb.

• Never, rarely, sometimes, often, usually, always: I often play football. I never listen to jazz music.

Very and quite
Some adverbs say how much.

• you put very and quite before the adjective: That music is too loud. This book is quite good.