Adverbs Matching

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What is Adverb Matching?

When we talk about adverb matching, we make reference to the fact that there can be two sets of cards (one set with adverbs and another set with verbs/ actions/activities). As students or mates (actually whatever method you pick to follow) someone can pick an adverb and a verb to match, then enact out the actions of the card. In order to test and develop your understanding of adverbs, verbs, their grammar and their implementation, we have designed matching adverbs games. Let’s play the matching adverbs games and test your grammar skills.

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Adverb Matching Games

The below concept of Adverb matching game is created for moderate ability for students and English speakers to test their grammatical aptitude with respect to usage of adverbs and verbs matching. The game functions effectively with a teacher or an adult supporting the reading, depending on the comprehending power of the children. These matching adverbs games consist of cards with sentences and more cards with adverbs. Now all you have to do is fill in the blanks with a suitable time adverb.

1. She has known him ............ a long time.

Since
For
From
By

Answer: B- for

2. I once learnt to play the piano ............ five years.

For
From
Till
Since

Answer: A – for

3. I have been studying .................................. 5 o’clock, and now i am completely exhausted

for
From
Since
by

Answer: since

4. The nation has experienced the worst inflation ............................... five years.

Since
Till
From
in

Answer: D- in

5. She will be available here .................................. 6’o o'clock onwards.

For
Since
From
until

Answer: C – from

6. ................ now on, I’m going to go swimming every day.

For
From
Since
With

Answer: B- from

7. ............. the dawn of civilization, people have created war.

Since
In
For
From

Answer: D- from

8. By next Diwali, we will have been in India ................. ten years.

since
In
for
from

Answer: for

9. I think the plane is ................. to take off.

about
will
around
near

Answer: A – about

10. The Prime Minister is to visit the United States .............. July

in
on
for
from

Answer: A – in

Matching Adverbs To Verbs

A	B
Talk	Wisely
Write	quickly
Sleep	Soundly
Think	Peacefully
Dress	Gracefully
Eat	slowly
Walk	Steadily
Scream	Loudly
Sing	Melodiously
Sit	Quietly
Play	Honestly
Speak	Clearly
Spell	Correctly
Write	Properly
Open	Carefully

How To Spot Adverbs Easily

Adverbs can be spotted easily in a sentence with the help of the below Adverbs List. There are many words in English Grammar that work as adverbs. The following list is fragmented into segments that list adverbs by function. Moreover, after going through the below list, you will be able to think of additional adverbs that you can add to your own list – after all, there are hundreds of thousands.

Adverbs Ending with –ly

There are a number of adverbs that end with “-ly”. This makes it quite simple to find out the adverbs in most sentences.

Gracefully
Thoughtfully
Abruptly
Happily
Cheerfully
Carefully
Boldly
Excitedly
Deliberately
Horribly
Terribly
Willingly
Financially
Mildly
Joyfully
Comically
Economically
Socially
Openly
Quickly
Rapidly
Poorly
Sadly
Monthly
Yearly

Adverbs Telling Happening of an Action

Some adverbs tell us where the action occurred. These are referred to as adverbs of place.

Here
There
Anywhere
Everywhere
Elsewhere
Inside
Outside
Upside
Upstairs
Underground

Adverbs Telling How and When an Action Happen

Certain adverbs tell us about when or how often the action took place. These are referred to as adverbs of time and adverbs of frequency.

Before
After
Later
Now
Always
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
Future

Adverbs Telling the Extent of an Action

Many adverbs let us know the extent of the action such as:-

Almost
Enough
Quite
So
Very
Too
Instead
Rather

Adverbs Used as Intensifiers

Following are the adverbs that can be used as intensifiers such as:-

Certain
Really
Absolutely
Completely

Adverbs Telling the Way of Action

Certain adverbs known as adverbs of manner let us know about the way in which something was performed such as:-

Joyfully
Cheerfully
Briskly
Randomly
Unexpectedly
Expectantly
Willingly
Gratefully

Order of Adverbs

Adverbs of manners
Adverbs of place
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of time
Adverbs of purpose

Interesting Facts

An adverb of manner shows how an action is conducted. These adverbs of manners are adjectives that most often end with -ly added to the end, but this is not always the case.
An adverb of place, sometimes also referred to as spatial adverbs, shows where an action happens.
An Adverb of frequency is used to show time or how often something happens
Adverbs of time, normally placed at the end of a sentence, are seemingly similar to adverbs of frequency that tell us when something occurs.
Adverbs of purpose, sometimes referred to as adverbs of reason, are used to explain why something happened.

FAQs on Adverbs Matching

1. What is an adverb?

An adverb is an English term which in incorporated in the sentences to modify or qualify different types of words including a verb, adjective, a clause, another adverb, or any other kind of word or phrase, with the exception of adjectives and determiners, that directly changes nouns. An excellent way to understand adverbs is to imagine them as the words that render context. Particularly adverbs give a description of how, when, where, in what manner and to what extent something happens or is done. Generally, we can find out an adverb by the fact that it commonly ends in –ly, but there are many adverbs that don’t end in this manner. In addition, adverbs can be incorporated in different combinations with each other.

2. What are adverb clauses?

Some groups of words cater to the similar functions as that of adverbs. These are referred to as adverb clauses. You can make your sentences even more interesting and simple to speak and read using adverb clauses.