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The words brightly, quickly, sweetly and loudly show how the actions are
done. They add some meaning to the verbs shines, runs, sings and barks.
They are called adverbs.
Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
Read these adverbs carefully.
Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb
brave bravely quiet quietly
correct correctly sad sadly
neat neatly slow slowly
Test Yourself
A. Fill in the blanks by adding -ly to the adjectives given in brackets.
1. Ria writes ___________________. (neat)
2. Ruchika speaks ___________________ . (polite)
3. The baby slept ___________________ . (sound)
4. Rajat walks ___________________ . (quick)
5. Sanchit shouted ___________________ . (loud)
B. Read the sentences and circle the adverbs.
1. The baby smiled at me sweetly.
2. Rahul is eating ice cream slowly.
3. Tania does her homework neatly.
4. The moon shines brightly at night.
5. My teacher speaks softly.
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