Adverbs are words that tell us when, where or how an action took place. Examples are: today, yesterday, last year, outside, inside, upstairs, clearly, evidently, kindly, seriously, soon, early etc. Note that most words ending in -ly are adverbs. Likewise, almost all words indicating time or place are adverbs.

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

1. I had a strange dream yesterday.

2. She was here two minutes ago.

3. Put it there.

4. Will you come here, please?

5. They were laughing merrily.

6. The child was crying bitterly.

7. The traffic cop advised him to drive carefully.

8. They are leaving tomorrow.

9. He sat lazily in his armchair.

10. They solved the puzzle cleverly.

11. She works hard.

12. I can see it clearly.

13. We followed them closely.

14. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the news.

15. They are eagerly waiting for the results.

Answers

1. yesterday, 2. ago, 3. there, 4. here, 5. merrily, 6. bitterly, 7. carefully, 8. tomorrow, 9. lazily, 10. cleverly, 11. hard, 12. clearly, 13. closely, 14. pleasantly, 15. eagerly