What Is an Adverb?
Autor: Fabiolous teaching | Publicado: 2015-08-20T13:14:00-03:00


What Is an Adverb
An adverb adds to a verb. In other words, 
an adverb describes, modifies or provides more information about a verb 
in a sentence. So, if you said "I am going to quickly run to the store,"
 the adverb in that sentence (quickly) would be modifying the verb run.
Adverbs
 can be confused with adjectives, which also modify things. However, 
adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. If you said "I have a nice dog," 
dog is the noun which is being modified by the adjective nice. On the 
other hand, if you said that "My dog behaves nicely," behaves would be 
the adverb modifying the verb.
In addition to verbs, adverbs also 
modify adjectives and other adverbs. So, when you say "I have the most 
beautiful dog," the dog is the noun, beautiful is the adjective 
describing the noun, and most is the adverb describing beautiful.

Identifying Adverbs
In
 case you haven’t figured it out by now, there is a trend when it comes 
to identifying adverbs. Many, but not all adverbs, end in the letters 
“ly.” Luckily, this little trick makes it relatively easy to identify 
adverbs in sentences. However, this is not always the case, as some 
frequency adverbs, such as always, often, sometimes, seldom, and never, 
do not follow this rule. Still, it can be a good tip to help you along 
the way.

Adverbs Vocabulary Word List 
    
  



A



aboard
abnormally
about
abroad
absentmindedly
absolutely
abundantly
accidentally



accordingly
actively
actually
acutely
admiringly
affectionately
affirmatively
after



afterwards
agreeably
almost
already
always
amazingly
angrily
annoyingly



annually
anxiously
anyhow
anyplace
anyway
anywhere
appreciably
appropriately



around
arrogantly
aside
assuredly
astonishingly
away
awfully
awkwardly



B


badly
barely
bashfully
beautifully
before



begrudgingly
believably
bewilderedly
bewilderingly
bitterly



bleakly
blindly
blissfully
boldly
boastfully



boldly
boyishly
bravely
briefly



brightly
brilliantly
briskly
brutally
busily



C


calmly
candidly
carefully
carelessly
casually
cautiously
certainly
charmingly



cheerfully
chiefly
childishly
cleanly
clearly
cleverly
closely
cloudily



clumsily
coaxingly
coincidentally
coldly
colorfully
commonly
comfortably
compactly



compassionately
completely
confusedly
consequently
considerably
considerately
consistently
constantly



continually
continuously
coolly
correctly
courageously
covertly
cowardly
crazily



crossly
cruelly
cunningly
curiously
currently
customarily
cutely



D


daily
daintily
dangerously
daringly
darkly
dastardly



dearly
decently
deeply
defiantly
deftly
deliberately



delicately
delightfully
densely
diagonally
differently



diligently
dimly
directly
disorderly
divisively
docilely



dopily
doubtfully
down
dramatically
dreamily
during



E


eagerly
early
earnestly
easily
efficiently
effortlessly
elaborately



eloquently
elegantly
elsewhere
emotionally
endlessly
energetically
enjoyably
enormously



enough
enthusiastically
entirely
equally
especially
essentially
eternally



ethically
even
evenly
eventually
evermore
every
everywhere



evidently
evocatively
exactly
exceedingly
exceptionally
excitedly
exclusively



explicitly
expressly
extensively
externally
extra
extraordinarily
extremely



F


fairly
faithfully
famously
far



fashionably
fast
fatally
favorably



ferociously
fervently
fiercely
fiery



finally
financially
finitely
fluently
fondly



foolishly
forever
formally
formerly
fortunately



forward
frankly
frantically
freely



frequently
frenetically
fully
furiously
furthermore



G


generally
generously
genuinely



gently
genuinely
girlishly
gladly



gleefully
gracefully
graciously



gradually
gratefully
greatly



greedily
grimly
grudgingly



H


habitually
half-heartedly
handily
handsomely
haphazardly
happily



hastily
harmoniously
harshly
hastily
hatefully
hauntingly



healthily
heartily
heavily
helpfully
hence
highly



hitherto
honestly
hopelessly
horizontally
hourly
how



however
hugely
humorously
hungrily
hurriedly
hysterically



I


icily
identifiably
idiotically
imaginatively
immeasurably
immediately



immensely
impatiently
impressively
inappropriately
incessantly
incorrectly



indeed
independently
indoors
indubitably
inevitably
infinitely



informally
infrequently
innocently
inquisitively
instantly



intelligently
intensely
intently
interestingly
intermittently
internally



invariably
invisibly
inwardly
ironically
irrefutably
irritably



J


jaggedly
jauntily



jealously
jovially



joyfully
joylessly



joyously
jubilantly



judgmentally
just



justly



K


keenly
kiddingly



kindheartedly
kindly



knavishly
knottily



knowingly
knowledgeably



kookily



L


lastly
late
lately
later



lazily
less
lightly
likely



limply
lithely
lively
loftily



longingly
loosely
loudly



lovingly
loyally
luckily
luxuriously



M


madly
magically
mainly
majestically
markedly
materially



meaningfully
meanly
meantime
meanwhile
measurably
mechanically



medically
menacingly
merely
merrily
methodically



mightily
miserably
mockingly
monthly
morally



more
moreover
mortally
mostly
much
mysteriously



N


nastily
naturally
naughtily



nearby
nearly
neatly



needily
negatively
nervously
never



nevertheless
next
nicely
nightly



noisily
normally
nosily



not
now
nowadays
numbly



O


obediently
obligingly
obnoxiously
obviously
occasionally



oddly
offensively
officially
often



ominously
once
only
openly



optimistically
orderly
ordinarily
outdoors



outrageously
outwardly
outwards
overconfidently
overseas



P


painfully
painlessly
paradoxically
partially
particularly
passionately



patiently
perfectly
periodically
perpetually
persistently
personally



persuasively
physically
plainly
playfully
poetically
poignantly



politely
poorly
positively
possibly
potentially
powerfully



presently
presumably
prettily
previously
primly
principally



probably
promptly
properly
proudly
punctually
puzzlingly



Q


quaintly
queasily



questionably
questioningly



quicker
quickly



quietly
quirkily



quite
quizzically



R


randomly
rapidly
rarely
readily
really



reasonably
reassuringly
recently
recklessly
regularly



reliably
reluctantly
remarkably
repeatedly
reproachfully



reponsibly
resentfully
respectably
respectfully
restfully



richly
ridiculously
righteously
rightfully
rightly



rigidly
roughly
routinely
rudely
ruthlessly



S


sadly
safely
scarcely
scarily
scientifically
searchingly
secretively
securely
sedately
seemingly
seldom
selfishly
selflessly
separately



seriously
shakily
shamelessly
sharply
sheepishly
shoddily
shortly
shrilly
significantly
silently
simply
sincerely
singularly
shyly



skillfully
sleepily
slightly
slowly
slyly
smoothly
so
softly
solely
solemnly
solidly
silicitiously
somehow
sometimes



somewhat
somewhere
soon
specially
specifically
spectacularly
speedily
spiritually
splendidly
sporadically
spasmodically
startlingly
steadily



stealthily
sternly
still
strenuously
stressfully
strictly
structurally
studiously
stupidly
stylishly
subsequently
substantially
subtly



successfully
suddenly
sufficiently
suitably
superficially
supremely
surely
surprisingly
suspiciously
sweetly
swiftly
sympathetically
systematically



T


temporarily
tenderly
tensely
tepidly



terribly
thankfully
then
there



thereby
thoroughly
thoughtfully
thus



tightly
today
together
tomorrow



too
totally
touchingly



tremendously
truly
truthfully
twice



U


ultimately
unabashedly
unanimously
unbearably
unbelievably



unemotionally
unethically
unexpectedly
unfailingly
unfavorably
unfortunately



uniformly
unilaterally
unimpressively
universally
unnaturally
unnecessarily



unquestionably
unwillingly
up
upbeat
unkindly
upliftingly



upright
unselfishly
upside-down
unskillfully
upward
upwardly



urgently
usefully
uselessly
usually
utterly



V


vacantly
vaguely



vainly
valiantly
vastly



verbally
vertically
very



viciously
victoriously
vigilantly



vigorously
violently
visibly



visually
vivaciously
voluntarily



W


warmly
weakly
wearily
weekly



well
wetly
when
where



while
whole-heartedly
wholly
why



wickedly
widely
wiggly
wildly



willfully
willingly
wisely
woefully



wonderfully
worriedly
worthily
wrongly



Y


yearly



yearningly



yesterday



yet



youthfully



Z


zanily



zealously



zestfully



zestily