Adverbs -- Common List in American English
This is a selected set of adverbs for the beginning student to have a starter set to help further describe actions. An ADVERB modifies a verb. It helps to tell "how,"
"when" or "where" the action took place. I have used it by picking a verb such as ran in a sentence such as "She ran," "She lost" or "He spoke." Students then must
pick an adverb to add to the sentence such as "She ran yesterday" or "She ran quickly to the store" or "She runs annually in the big race." This gives the student a
chance to use them in a sentence. An adverb can also modify another adverb. Such as "She ran very quickly to the store."
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accidentally
afterwards
almost
always
angrily
annually
anxiously
awkwardly
badly
blindly
boastfully
boldly
bravely
briefly
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
correctly
courageously
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crossly
cruelly
daily
defiantly
deliberately
doubtfully
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
even
eventually
exactly
faithfully
far
fast
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fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frantically
gently
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gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hastily
honestly
hourly
hungrily
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
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mysteriously
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nearly
neatly
nervously
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noisily
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obediently
obnoxiously
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painfully
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly
97. reluctantly
98. repeatedly
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102. sadly
103. safely
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105. selfishly
106. seriously
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sternly
successfully
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tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
tomorrow
too
truthfully
unexpectedly
very
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
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weakly
wearily
well
wildly
yearly
yesterday