Recognise Adverbs of Manner and Time

Which word is an adverb in the sentence below?

Bertie walked quickly to the park.

Quickly is an adverb as it tells us how Bertie walked to the park.

Walked is the verb in this sentence and the adverb (quickly) adds extra information about the verb.

Adverbs of Manner

We call this type of adverb an adverb of manner as it tells us how something is done.

How else could Bertie have walked to the park?

Energetically

Happily

Slowly

Bertie walked energetically to the park.

Bertie walked to the park happily.

Bertie slowly walked to the park.

Can you see how the adverb can come before or after the verb (walked) in our sentences?

Most adverbs of manner end in -ly but there are some exceptions.

The adverb well can be used to describe how something is done.

Jade played the piano well.

Adverbs of Time

As well as telling us how something is done, adverbs can tell us when something is done.

Bertie always walked to the park.

Always is an adverb as it tells us extra information about the verb walked.

When did Bertie walk? Always.

This is an adverb of time.

Here are some other adverbs of time:

Never

Yesterday

Often

Soon

Again

Today

Can you put any of these adverbs in our sentence about Bertie walking to the park?

We could have:

Bertie never walked to the park.

Bertie walked to the park often.

Bertie walked to the park today.

In this activity, you’ll be on the hunt for adverbs of manner and time. Good luck.