Use of Adverbs in English Grammar, Study notes of English

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Lesson 52 Adverbs of Manner  My mom speaks English poorly.  He plays volley‐ball well.  You eat food so slowly.  Why do we use “adverbs”? [FUNCTION]  ‐ To describe a verb   They are studying quietly. (“quietly” describes the verb study)  He speaks loudly all the time. (“loudly" describes the verb speak) How do we use “adverbs of manner”? [FORM]  [1] Usually you make an adverb by adding “ly” to an adjective [ adjective + ly ]        quiet   +  ly     =   quietly         poor    +  ly     =   poorly       slow    +  ly     =   slowly  [2] If the adjective ends with “y” then you drop the “y” and add “ily” [ adjective (‐y) + ily ]          easy  (‐y) + ily     =  easily         angry (‐y) + ily     =  angrily        happy (‐y) + ily     =  happily   [3] Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective ‐late    ‐early   ‐hard    ‐fast  Don’t arrive late.    (late describes the verb arrive)  He arrived early.    (early describes the verb arrived)  You kick hard.       (hard describes the verb kick)  Don’t drive fast.     (fast describes the verb drive)        The adverb of  “good = well”  You play piano well. (well describes the verb play)  I speak well.  (well describes the verb speak)  You play this game well.    (well describes the verb play)  Lesson 52 Make the Adverb  Adjective  Adverb Adjective Adverb  angry  angrily happy fast  fast slow good bad sudden nice noisy quiet hard soft careful careless polite rude quick loud Read it Out Loud  Work with a partner. Partner [A] reads the sentence out loud. Partner [B] finishes it with  an adverb that makes sense.  [1] You are eating too fast, please eat __slowly__. [2] I finally got the heavy door open after pushing ___________. [3] Wow she sounds great, she sings so ____________. [4] He was fighting with his brother and he yelled __________. [5] There is a lot of ice on the ground today, please walk ___________. Switch jobs now. Partner [B] reads the sentence, Partner [A] makes the adverb.  [6] I don’t understand anything he said that teacher spoke too __________. [7] Your burping, farting and saying bad words, why are you acting so _________. [8] Easy now, that is made of glass. Please put it down __________. [9] He was the perfect gentlemen, he was acting so _________. [10] I want him to play on my team, he runs so ____________. Switch jobs now. Partner [A] reads the sentence, Partner [B] makes the adverb.  [11] I’m trying to study, can you please speak more ___________. [12] It looks great, you wrapped that Christmas present very ___________. [13] Oh that car scared me, it was driving so __________. [14] It’s only a game so don’t punch me so ___________. [15] Look at what time it is! Why did you arrive _________? Lesson 52 Describe Yourself  [A] Read the following situations. Then describe how you do each situation. [1] Play soccer [5] Eat your food [2] Study for a test [6] Cook food [3] Ride you bicycle [7] Act towards your teachers [4] Clean your room [8] Act towards your enemies Example: [1] I play soccer very well. I run very quickly and kick very hard.  [B] Read the following situations. Then describe how someone you know does each situation. [1] Plays soccer [5] Eats their food [2] Studies for a test [6] Cooks food [3] Rides their bicycle [7] Acts towards their teachers [4] Cleans their room [8] Acts towards their enemies Example: [1] My brother plays soccer badly. He runs so slowly and he   can't see well.  [C] Read the following situations. Then describe a story from the past about each one. You can make up a lie if you have never seen it happen. [1] A car accident you saw [5] A great sports play you saw [2] A crazy man you saw somewhere [6] A famous person’s story [3] A scary moment that happened to you  [7] A game you played [4] Something that happened to you at school Example: [1] I saw a terrible car accident Yesterday. The blue car was driving  very fast. And it went through the red light so carelessly. It hit   a bus right in the side very hard. The bus driver got our and   yelled very loudly at the driver. Luckily no one was hurt.  Lesson 52 Homework  [1] Take the adjectives from the box and change them to the adverb form and fill in the sentences. angry   fast    good    sudden  noisy  careful  polite   quick    hard    happy  [1] The children play so ___happily___ together. [2] The bullet train gets you to Seoul so _______________. [3] You have to pick up the snake _______________. [4] Act _______________ when you meet the Queen of England. [5] Stop talking so _______________ in the library. [6] My father yells _______________when he is driving and gets upset. [7] Push the door _______________ to open it because it is a heavy wood door. [8] If you do your homework _______________ your score will be great. [9] He jumped up _______________ because he was very excited. [10] Get dressed _______________ we are late for our airplane! [2] Chose either the adverb or the adjective to complete the following sentences. Then write what is being described on the blank line at the end of the sentence.      Remember:   Adverbs describe a verb    Adjectives describe a noun  [1] The bed is very < soft / softly > so I can sleep very well.   bed ‐ noun  [2] He can play sports < good / well > because he is strong.  play ‐ verb  [3] The homework was < easy / easily > and I finished it fast.   _________ [4] Please walk < quiet / quietly > because mom is sleeping.    _________ [5] My friends are < angry / angrily > that I didn't help them.    _________ [6] Danny looks < happy / happily > today.    _________  [7] You always speak so < nice / nicely > to everyone. _________  Writing Assignment:  Write 2 short paragraphs using adverbs to describe skills, habits, hobbies and  how people do different things. The first paragraph should be about you. The second  paragraph should be about someone else like your family member, friend or teacher.  Lesson 52 LESSON 52 / Adverbs of Manner PRESENTATION: [1] -Explain that adverbs describe the verbs (actions) in the sentence not the nouns (things) -Show the different spelling types and the adverbs that have the same form as the adjectives. PRACTICE: [1] -Have s/s in pairs or small groups using "Shout it Out" - s/s work together to fill out the table with the adverb forms of each adjective. ANSWERS: Adjective  Adverb  Adjective  Adverb  Angry  angrily  happy  happily  fast  fast  slow  slowly  good  Well  bad  badly  sudden  suddenly  nice  nicely  noisy  noisily  quiet  quietly  hard  hard  soft  softly  careful  carefully  careless  carelessly  polite  politely  rude  rudely  quick  quickly  loud  loudly  -next have the students fill out the sentences by speaking first and then writing in the answers. -they should switch roles of reading the sentence and thinking of the adverb to answer with. [2] -Have s/s in pairs or small groups using "Opposites" -partner A reads the sentence from the paper as it is (no changes) -partner B listens only (don't look at the paper) and changes the adverb to the opposite and repeat the sentence with the new opposite adverb substituted in. ANSWERS: [1] Please you shouldn’t eat so fast.Please you shouldn't eat so slowly.  [2] Oh my god, you sing so badly. Oh my god, you sing so well. [3] Don’t eat so nosily. Don't eat so quietly.  [4] Don’t hit that so hard. Don't hit so softly. [5] You drive so carefully. You drive so carelessly. [6] They finished so quickly. They finished so slowly.  [7] Your brother acts so politely. Your brother acts so rudely.  [8] And they lived happily ever after. And they lived sadly ever after. [9] I was walking slowly when I fell down the stairs. I was walking quickly when I fell down the stairs. [10] My brother dances so well. My brother dances so pooly.  [11] That piece of the puzzle fits nicely right here. That piece of the puzzle fits badly right there.  [12] The dog eats so quietly. The dogs eats so nosily.  [13] Why do you kick the ball so softly? Why do you kick the ball so hard? [14] Our Bus driver drives carelessly. Our bus driver drives carefully.  [15] You behave very rudely when I see you nowadays. You behave very politely when I see you nowadays.  [16] My dad always listens to his music loudly. My dad always listens to his music quietly.  PRODUCTION: [1] -Have s/s in pairs or small groups using "Give Some Advice" -encourage students to us both should and shouldn't for each adverb. They should make 3 sentences for each adverb listed in 1-6. In question 7 they are given some additional adverbs and they can continue the same way as is 1-6 using three should or shouldn't sentences with the same adverb. POSSIBLE ANSWERS: [1]Things you should and shouldn't do "quietly"  In the library you should speak quietly./ You shouldn't cheer for your favorite team quietly.  You have to write your school test or exam quietly.