Adverbs in English
Grammar

Adverbs are words that describe verbs. In the sentence below, "slowly" describes how he walks.

He walked slowly.

-ly
In English, we generally add ly to the adjective to form the adverb.

adjective - adverb
slow - slowly

y → ily
If an adjective ends in y, change the y to i and then add ly.

adjective - adverb
easy - easily

le → ly
If an adjective ends with le, change the le to ly.

adjective - adverb
simple - simply

Irregular Adverbs
Some adverbs are irregular. You don't add ly.

adjective - adverb
fast - fast (It's irregular because we don't add ly when we change the adjective to an adverb.)
good - well

Exercise - Adverbs

Change the adjective to an adverb.

Example
quick

Exercise - Adverbs in a sentence

Change the adjective in parentheses to an adverb and use it in the sentence.

Example
He drives. (quick)

Can

The word can in English means to be able to.

I can swim.

The negative form of can is cannot or the contraction can't.

I cannot swim.
I can't swim.

To form a question, can goes before the subject.

Can you swim?

Exercise - The verb can

Answer the questions with a short answer of "Yes, I can." or "No, I can't." depending on what you can or cannot do. There are no right or wrong answers.

1. Can you swim?

2. Can you ride a bicycle?

3. Can you play baseball?

4. Can you play tennis?

5. Can you ride a horse?

6. Can you ski?

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Exercise - Sentences with can or can't

Write a sentence using can or can't depending on what you can or cannot do. Click the CHECK button to check your answers when you finish.

example
play football - or -
(It depends on your ability to play football.)

Find the Mistake

Instructions
Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version.

example
He are a teacher. → He is a teacher.

Writing

Write a sentence (or several sentences) using can or can't and an adverb.

examples:
My daughter can sing beautifully.
I can't swim fast.

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