1. Uses adverbs appropriately.
Grade 11 English
Unit Four
Competency : 6.9
Uses adverbs appropriately.
Activity 02

2. Objectives
Identify commonly used adverbs.
Find ways of using
Adverbs meaningfully.
Use adverbs appropriately in day today conversation.
Value the ability to use adverbs properly.

4. Adverbs
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

5. Adverbs say the following,
How?
Easily
Happily
Loudly
Quickly
Sadly
Silently
How Often?
Always
Every day
Frequently
Never
Once
Seldom
When?
After
Before
Early
Now
Today
Yesterday
Where?
Inside
Near
Outside
There
Home
Here

6. Adverbs
Sister makes sandwiches quickly and deliciously.
An adverb is a verb helper that modifies and tells us more about the verb.
It tells us when, where or how an action takes place

7. Adverbs of place answer the question – Where ?
Where are the toys?
The toys are on the floor.
Where is Diduni putting the toys?
Diduni is putting the toys inside the box.

8. An Adverb qualifies anything except a Noun or a Pronoun. Ex:
Unit Four – Adverbs Grade 11- English
Adverb
An Adverb qualifies anything except
a Noun or a Pronoun.
Ex:
Sita goes slowly. (Adverb after a verb)
It is a very beautiful puppy. (Adverb before
an adjective)

9. The parrot flew exactly over our head. ( Adverb before a preposition)
Unit Four – Adverbs Grade 11- English
He eats very slowly.
( Adverb before another adverb)
The parrot flew exactly over our head. ( Adverb before a preposition)
They dislike her simply because
she is very selfish. (Adverb before a conjunction)

10. Polythene bags have been thrown away carelessly.
We have worked very hard.

11. Adverbs of Frequency say how often an action takes place. Ex:
She very often walks
to the shrine room.

12. Adverbs of time say when an action takes place.
They went to the science
laboratory yesterday.

13. Adverbs of Reason give a reason to the particular
action.
He cannot come today as he has an examination.

15. Most adverbs of manner are formed by adding – ly to adjectives.
Ex: slowly, loudly, quickly
When an adjective ends with
– l, we add – ly
Ex: carefully, beautifully
– y , we remove –y and add -ly
Ex: happily, noughtily
For adjectives ending with – ll,
We only add -y
Ex: fully
Sometimes, adverbs are formed without any changes in the adjectives.
Ex: fast, hard

16. Underline the adverbs in the following sentences. (Ques.1)
She works in the office orderly.
2. The boy plays with his friends cheerfully.
3. The chief guest arrives gracefully.
4. He touches the pet puppy gently.
5. My mother applies cream smoothly.

17. Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
She works in the office orderly.
2. The boy plays with his friends cheerfully.
3. The chief guest arrives gracefully.
4. He touches the pet puppy gently.
5. My mother applies cream smoothly.

18. Underline the adverbs of frequency.
They rarely go to see a film.
2. This boy never scores much in mathematics.
3. She daily comes to the shrine room.
4. They occasionally celebrate birthday parties.
5. My brother everyday plays cricket.

19. Underline the adverbs of frequency. (Answers)
They rarely go to see a film.
2. This boy never scores much in mathematics.
3. She daily comes to the shrine room.
4. They occasionally celebrate birthday parties.
5. My brother everyday plays cricket.

20. Fast
greedily

21. Change these words into adverbs.
Ex: honest - honestly
Ex : successful - successfully
happy -
wonderful -
sad -
powerful -
safe -
careful -
correct -
skillful -

22. Change these words into adverbs. (Answers)
Ex: honest - honestly
Ex : successful - successfully
happy - happily
wonderful - wonderfully
sad - sadly
powerful - powerfully
safe - safely
careful - carefully
correct - correctly
skillful - skillfully

23. Underline the adverbs in
these sentences.
Open the door very slowly and quietly.
2. My little brother is splashing
water in the pool noisily.
3. Can you come here quickly?
4. We sometimes go out for dinner.
5. They usually lock the door
when they go out.

24. Underline the adverbs in
these sentences. (Answers)
Open the door very slowly and quietly.
2. My little brother is splashing
water in the pool noisily.
3. Can you come here quickly?
4. We sometimes go out for dinner.
5. They usually lock the door
when they go out.

25. She drives the car swiftly.
Adverbs of Manner shows how an action takes place.
She drives the car swiftly.

26. Adverbs of Place say
Where the action takes place.
We stay inside the garden
for three hours.

27. Complete the following sentences.
The president did the speech …………….. .
She puts the coins ………………..
3. They won’t come today ………………….
4. He gas dug a big pit ………………..
5. They went to the temple …………………..
6. They …………….. visit grandmother.
7. She …………. scolds another.
8. The teachers ……….. wish good for
their students.
( because of the alms giving, inside the bag, never, efficiently, always, frequently, today, as it’s raining )

28. Complete the following sentences.
The president did the speech efficiently.
She puts the coins inside the bag.
3. They won’t come today as it’s raining.
4. He gas dug a big pit today.
5. They went to the temple because of the
alms giving.
6. They frequently visit grandmother.
7. She never scolds another.
8. The teachers always wish good for
their students.
( because of the alms giving, inside the bag, never, efficiently, always, frequently, today, as it’s raining )

29. Use the most suitable word and fill in the blank.
For many years the prices of commodities have been
……………… ( continuing, continuously, continue)
2. The services of the carpenters are
are ……. . ( cost, costing, costly )

30. Use the correct word formation
and write sentences. ( very much,
Although, because, near, now)
Ques.2)
They have a meeting ………… .
2. The book is ………. the radio.
3. She likes the cakes ………….. .
4. Mother does not come ………….. she is not well.
5. …………….. she is tired she came to the party.

31. Use the correct word formation
and write sentences.
They have a meeting now.
2. The book is near the radio.
3. She likes the cakes very much.
4. Mother does not come because she is not well.
5. Although she is tired she came to the party.

32. Use the correct word formation and write sentences
Use the correct word formation and write sentences.( quickly, here, unless, early)
Grandmother cooks the meal ………. .
2. We all can meet …….. .
3. You may repair the machine……….. .
4. ……… you come we do not keep the party.

33. Use the correct word formation and write sentences.
Grandmother cooks the meal early.
2. We all can meet here.
3. You may repair the machine quickly.
4. Unless you come we do not keep the party.

34. Use the most suitable verb formation in the sentences.
( so that, twice, always, as)
She ………. ..walks to the market.
2. They do not come ……… they are really busy.
3. The boy is sick …………… he was taken to the doctor.
4. She sang the song ………… on the stage.

35. Use the most suitable verb formation in the sentences.
( so that, twice, always, as)
She always walks to the market.
2. They do not come as they are really busy.
3. The boy is sick so that he was taken to the doctor.
4. She sang the song twice on the stage.

36. Use the most suitable verb in the sentences.
( soon, far, if, surely )
1. ……. you come we will go the party.
2. They live …….. from town.
3. They might have done the work ……… .
4. Please come back the hall …….. .

37. Use the most suitable verb in the sentences.
( soon, far, if, surely )
1. If you come we will go the party.
2. They live far from town.
3. They might have done the work surely.
4. Please come back the hall soon.

38. Use the correct verb formation in the sentences.
( near, once, because, so)
……….. upon a time there lived a poor farmer.
2. She was with her friends …….. she could plan it well.
3. Mother got late ………..of the heavy rain.
4. We all get together ……. the boutique.

39. Use the correct verb formation in the sentences.
( near, once, because, so)
Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer.
2. She was with her friends so she could plan it well.
3. Mother got late because of the heavy rain.
4. We all get together near the boutique.

40. Use the correct verb formation in the sentences.
( slowly, soon, partly, thrice)
They visited us ……… for the week.
Uma is …… unconscious
after the accident.
3. The president call for a meeting………. .
4. She writes very……… .

41. Use the correct verb formation in the sentences.
( slowly, soon, partly, thrice)
Ques.3
They visited us thrice for the week.
Uma is partly unconscious
after the accident.
3. The president call for a meeting soon.
4. She writes very slowly.

42. Objectives
Identify commonly used adverbs.
Find ways of using
Adverbs meaningfully.
Use adverbs appropriately in day today conversation.
Value the ability to use adverbs properly.