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ESL Vocabulary Resources - Learn to Speak English

Common Adverbs

 

 

 


of poor quality or a low standard. "a bad diet"

completely; entirely. "she knew world capitals cold by age nine"


far down or in; deeply. "traveling deep into the countryside"


before the usual or expected time. "I was planning to finish work early today"


without difficulty or effort. "we all scared real easy in those days"


at high speed. "he was driving too fast"


without cost or payment. "ladies were admitted free"


well. "my mother could never cook this good"


excellently; very well. "we played awful, they played great"


with a great deal of effort. "they work hard at school"


(chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance. "you go deep and you go short"


at a slow pace; slowly. "the train went slower and slower"


into small pieces. "cut the okra up small"


softly. "I can just speak soft and she'll hear me"

 
   

THE 400 MOST COMMONLY USED ADVERBS:

abnormally equally merrily sternly
about especially miserably still
above even mockingly strictly
abroad evenly monthly successfully
abroad eventually more suddenly
absentmindedly everywhere mortally supposedly
absolutely exactly mostly surprisingly
accidentally excitedly mysteriously suspiciously
actually extremely naturally sweetly
adventurously fairly nearly swiftly
afterwards faithfully neatly sympathetically
again famously nervously tenderly
ahead far never tensely
alike faraway nicely terribly
almost fast noisily thankfully
already fatally not then
alright ferociously now thence
also fervently nowhere thereafter
alternatively fiercely obediently therefore
altogether fondly obnoxiously therein
always foolishly oddly therein
annually forth offensively thereon
anxiously fortunately officially thereupon
anyway forward often thoroughly
anywhere frankly only though
anywhere frantically openly thoughtfully
apart freely optimistically through
arrogantly frenetically out throughout
aside frightfully outside thus
awkwardly fully over tightly
back furiously overconfidently tomorrow
bashfully generally painfully too
beautifully generously partially tremendously
beforehand gently patiently triumphantly
behind gladly per truly
below gleefully perfectly truthfully
beside gracefully perhaps ultimately
besides gratefully physically unabashedly
best greatly playfully unaccountably
better greedily politely unbearably
between happily poorly under
beyond hastily positively underneath
bitterly healthily potentially unethically
bleakly heavily powerfully unexpectedly
blindly helpfully promptly unfortunately
blissfully helplessly properly unimpressively
boastfully hence punctually unless
boldly henceforth quaintly unlike
bravely here queasily unnaturally
briefly hereabouts queerly unnecessarily
brightly hereafter questionably until
briskly hereupon quicker unto
broadly herewith quickly up
busily highly quietly upbeat
by honestly quirkily upon
calmly hourly quizzically upright
carefully hungrily randomly upside-down
carelessly immediately rapidly upward
cautiously innocently rarely urgently
certainly inquisitively readily usefully
cheerfully instantly really uselessly
clearly intensely reassuringly usually
cleverly intently recklessly utterly
closely interestingly regularly vacantly
coaxingly inwardly reluctantly vaguely
colorfully irritably repeatedly vainly
commonly jaggedly reproachfully valiantly
completely jealously restfully vastly
constantly jovially righteously verbally
continually joyfully rightfully very
coolly joyously rigidly viciously
correctly jubilantly roughly victoriously
courageously judgmentally rudely violently
crossly just safely vivaciously
cruelly justly scarcely voluntarily
curiously keenly scarily warmly
currently kiddingly searchingly weakly
daily kindheartedly sedately wearily
daintily kindly seemingly well
dearly knavishly seldom wetly
deceivingly knowingly selfishly wherever
deeply knowledgeably separately wholly
defiantly kookily seriously wildly
deliberately lazily shakily willfully
delightfully less sharply wisely
diligently lightly sheepishly with
dimly likely shrilly within
doubtfully limply shyly without
down lively silently woefully
downstairs loftily sleepily wonderfully
dreamily longingly slowly worriedly
during loosely smoothly worthily
easily loudly softly wrongly
either lovingly solemnly yawningly
elegantly loyally solidly yearly
elsewhere madly sometimes yearningly
energetically majestically somewhere yesterday
enormously meaningfully soon yet
enough mechanically speedily youthfully
enthusiastically merely stealthily zestily
 
 
 
 
 
 


See also :

Grammar : Adjectives

Vocabulary : Colors

For Pictures, see : The Oxford Picture Dictionary, page 11.

For Vocabulary Games, see : Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun.





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