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Adverbs of manner + Present
Continuous
Adverbs of manner say how something happens.
We form most adverbs of manner by adding –ly or- ILY to the adjective: slow-slowly ;
noisy – noisily. BUT: hard-hard, fast-fast, good-well.

I Answer the
questions.

Are the
children
Is the
boy
playing
talking
noisily
loudly
or or quietly?
quietly?

Is the girl
dancing
happily or
sadly?
1_______________________
2______________________
3_______________________
Is the child eating
Is the child eating
politely or
politely or greedily?

greedily? 4_____________________

Is the girl
writing carelessly
or carefully?

5_________________________________________
Is the man driving
carefully or
dangerously?

Is the boy running slowly
or quickly?

6____________________
7______________________________

II Write the letters in the correct order and answer the questions. The adverbs of
manner are given in the box.

Politely, dangerously, slowly, beautifully, greedily,
quietly,
loudly,
quickly,
easily, correctly, carelessly,
noisily
1 How is the teacher speaking? LIQUETY
LONISIY
She
is

_______________________________________
2 How are these boys writing? LYSSRECAEL
_____________________________________

7 How are the children playing?
speaking_______________________
8 How is the boy eating? DREGELIY
_______________________________________


3 How is the man driving? ROUSDANLYGE
WOLYLS
______________________________________
4 How is Adam studying? SIEAYL

9 How are Ann and John dancing?
_______________________________________
10 How is John speaking? LOPELITY
______________________________________

________________________________________
5 How are the children singing? UDOLLY
KCLIQUY

11 How is the policeman moving?
______________________________________

________________________________________
6 How is Tom answering? RELYCORTC
LYBETIALUFU

12 How is Jill playing the flute?
______________________________________

________________________________________

KEY
I
1 happily
quickly

2 quietly

3 noisily

4 greedily

5 carefully

6 dangerously

7

II
1 quietly 2 carelessly 3 dangerously 4 easily
noisily 8 greedily
9 slowly 10 politely 11 quickly
12 beautifully

5 loudly

6 correctly

7