Read this sentence :
They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
The word complete is an adjective. When you add –ly to it, it becomes an adverb.
Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.
Use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly
(i) The report must be read …………. so that performance can be improved.
(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions ……………shrugging his shoulders.
(iii) We all behave ……………when we are tired or hungry.
(iv) The teacher shook her head …………when Ravi lied to her.
(v) I ………..forgot about it.
(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled ……….and turned away.
(vii) The President of the Company is …………..busy and will not be able to meet you.
(viii) I finished my work ……………so that I could go out to play.
Remember:
An adverb describes action. You can form adverbs by adding –ly to adjectives.
Spelling Note: When an adjective ends in y, the y changes to i when you add –ly to form an adverb. For example: angry : angrily
3. Make adverbs from these adjectives. (i) angry (ii) happy (iv) sleepy (vi) noisy (viii) gloomy
Qu. Find the adverbs in the passage below.
We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework……..
(b) It rains……….in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work………..
(d) The dog serves his master ….. . .
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ………get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ……….in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally, sometimes)
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her………. . (suddenly, seriously, immediately)