1. ADVERBS

2. An adverb modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. When modifying an adjective or another adverb, an adverb usually comes before the word. When modifying a verb, an adverb can occupy different positions in the sentence.

3. The woman walked slowly.
(modifies a verb).
Extremely cold weather can be dangerous.
(modifies an adjective).
It snows very often in November.
(modifies another adverb).

4. An adverb may tell when, where, or how about a verb
An adverb may tell when, where, or how about a verb. It may also tell to what extent a quality exists. This kind of adverb is called intensifier. Very, too, rather, quite and almost are all intensifiers.

5. Many adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives
Many adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives. However not all words that end in –ly are adverbs. The words friendly, lively, and lonely are usually adjectives. Similarly, not all adverbs end in –ly. Some that do not are afterward, sometimes, later, often, soon, here, there, everywhere, fast, hard, long, slow and straight.

6. EXERCISE
People walking in rocky areas sometimes come across rattlesnakes. Some people are quite afraid of snakes. If not provoked, rattlesnakes are not very dangerous. People often find rattlesnakes in dry, rocky areas. If the temperature drops quickly, a rattlesnake can die.

7. People walking in rocky areas sometimes come across rattlesnakes
People walking in rocky areas sometimes come across rattlesnakes. Some people are quite afraid of snakes. If not provoked, rattlesnakes are not very dangerous. People often find rattlesnakes in dry, rocky areas. If the temperature drops quickly, a rattlesnake can die.

8. Complete each sentence by writing an adverb in the spaces:
1- People assume that all Hollywood stars are happy.
2- look before you cross the street.
3- He drives , that’s why he made an accident yesterday.
try to chase or pick up a snake.

9. 1- People wrongly assume that all Hollywood stars are extremely happy.
2- look carefully before you cross the street.
3- He drives carelessly, that’s why he made an accident.
4- Never try to chase or pick up a snake.

10. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS
The comparative form of an adverb compares two actions. The superlative form of an adverb compares more than two actions. Long adverbs and adverbs ending in –ly require the use of more and most. Shorter adverbs need –er and –est as an ending.

11. Comparative: Superlative:
She records the experiment more accurately than he does.
Alicia studied harder than Rex did.
Superlative:
She recorded the experiment most accurately of all the students.
Alicia studied hardest of all.

12. Some important adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms :
Adverb comparative superlative
Well better best
Badly worse worst
Little (amount) less least

13. Exercise Fill in each blank with the correct form of the adverb:
Adverb comparative superlative
1- swiftly
2- easily
more rapidly
farther
best
6- fast

14. Adverb comparative superlative
7- neatly
most happily
9- badly
10- straight
most truly
12- often
more closely
14- soon
most fully

15. Adverb comparative superlative
1- swiftly more swiftly most swiftly
2- easily more easily most easily
3- rapidly more rapidly most rapidly
4- far farther farthest
5- well better best
6- fast faster fastest
7- neatly more neatly most neatly
8- happily more happily most happily
9- badly worse worst

16. Adverb comparative superlative
10- straight straighter straightest
11- truly more truly most truly
12- often more often most often
13- closely more closely most closely
14- soon sooner soonest
15- fully more fully most fully