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Grammar Lesson • 12 Mins

Adverbs of Manner with the Present Simple

Level: A1 Beginners

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How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher Guidance

• Guide students through the 4 rule cards below (takes ~4 minutes), then let them work through the 12 practice tasks.

• Check answers together at the end of the 12-minute lesson using the instant checks.

🎒 Learner Steps

• Read the 4 easy rule cards first to see how word endings and action words change.

• Complete the 12 interactive questions below, from easy choices to fixing a chat message.

📖 Simple Grammar Rules

Pattern + Examples

Rule 1: Add -ly to describe actions

Some words say how you do something. Most of them add -ly to the end of the word: quiet becomes quietly and slow becomes slowly.

✅ Topic Examples

• The girl waits quietly.

• The skater rides slowly around the curve.

💡 Quick Test

RIGHT: She rides slowly.

WRONG: She rides slow.

Rule 2: Position after the verb or object

Put the word that says how after the verb, or after the thing you act on. Never put it between the action and the thing.

✅ Topic Examples

• Lena shuts the gate softly.

• The boy jumps the gap carefully.

⚖️ Compare

RIGHT: She opens the door slowly.

WRONG: She opens slowly the door.

Rule 3: Special words - fast & hard

The words fast and hard never change. Do not add -ly to them!

✅ Topic Examples

• My brother works hard.

• The skater takes the curve fast.

⚖️ Compare

RIGHT: He runs fast.

WRONG: He runs fastly.

Rule 4: Good changes to Well

Use good for a thing or person, but change it to well when telling how an action is done.

✅ Topic Examples

• My sister sings well.

• The skater grabs the board well.

⚖️ Compare

RIGHT: He skates well.

WRONG: He skates good.

⚡ Golden Rule Pattern

Person / Thing + Action Verb + (Object) + Adverb (-ly / fast / hard / well)

Example: "He rides his scooter fast." • Always place the adverb after the verb or object!

Practice Time

Complete 12 items to test your knowledge.

12 Tasks

Part 1: Choose the correct sentence

Question 1 of 12 Hint: (position)

Which sentence has the correct word order?

____ a. She cleans slowly her board. ____ b. She cleans her board slowly.

Question 2 of 12 Hint: (order)

Which sentence is correct?

____ a. The boys carry the board carefully. ____ b. The boys carry carefully the board.

Question 3 of 12 Hint: (form)

Which sentence uses the special word 'hard' correctly?

____ a. She grips the bar hardly. ____ b. She grips the bar hard.

Part 2: Rewrite the sentences

Question 4 of 12 Hint: (ending)

Rewrite using an adverb made from the word in brackets:

"Mia is a loud skater. (loud)"

Mia skates ____ .

Question 5 of 12 Hint: (special)

Rewrite using an adverb made from the word in brackets:

"Tom is a good stunt rider. (good)"

Tom does stunts ____ .

Question 6 of 12 Hint: (ending)

Rewrite using an adverb made from the word in brackets:

"The boy is careful on the bump. (careful)"

The boy rides over the bump ____ .

Part 3: Fill the gaps

Question 7 of 12 Hint: (ending)

Choose the right word form to complete the sentence:

My little brother skates ____ . (bad)

Question 8 of 12 Hint: (special)

Choose the right word form to complete the sentence:

He jumps over the gap ____ . (good / well)

Question 9 of 12 Hint: (form)

Choose the right word form to complete the sentence:

They finish the final lap ____ . (fast / fastly)

Part 4: Correct the errors in a chat message 3 Mistakes

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Scooter Club Chat

Fix the highlighted errors below

Error 1 of 3 Hint: (form)

💬 "I rode my scooter fastly yesterday."

Correct word: ____

Error 2 of 3 Hint: (order)

💬 "Then I washed carefully my scooter."

Correct words: ____

Error 3 of 3 Hint: (special)

💬 "But I grabbed the handles good!"

Correct word: ____

🎉 Great job! You have practiced all 4 rules of adverbs of manner with the present simple.

Adverbs of Manner with the Present Simple

Adverbs of Manner with the Present Simple

How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher Guidance

🎒 Learner Steps

📖 Simple Grammar Rules

Practice Time

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