Adverbs -- Common List in American English - Page 1

This is a selected set of adverbs for the beginning student to have a starter set to help further describe actions. An ADVERB modifies a verb. It helps to tell "how," "when" or "where" the action took place. I have used it by picking a verb such as ran in a sentence such as "She ran," "She lost" or "He spoke." Students then must pick an adverb to add to the sentence such as "She ran yesterday" or "She ran quickly to the store" or "She runs annually in the big race." This gives the student a chance to use them in a sentence. An adverb can also modify another adverb. Such as "She ran very quickly to the store."

  1. abidingly
  2. abjectly
  3. ablaze
  4. ably
  5. abnormally
  6. about
  7. abroad
  8. abruptly
  9. absently
  10. absentmindedly
  11. absolutely
  12. abstractly
  13. absurdly
  14. abundantly
  15. abusively
  16. abysmally
  17. acceptably
  18. accessibly
  19. accidentally
  20. accordantly
  21. accordingly
  22. accountability
  23. accurately
  24. accusingly
  25. acidly
  1. acquiescently
  2. acquisitively
  3. actively
  4. actually
  5. acutely
  6. adamantly
  7. additionally
  8. adeptly
  9. adequately
  10. adjustably
  11. admirably
  12. admiringly
  13. adorably
  14. adoringly
  15. adroitly
  16. advantageously
  17. adventuresomely
  18. adventurously
  19. adversely
  20. advisably
  21. advisedly
  22. affably
  23. affectedly
  24. affectingly
  25. affectionately
  1. affectively
  2. affordably
  3. aft
  4. afterwards
  5. again
  6. agedly
  7. agelessly
  8. aggravatingly
  9. aggressively
  10. agility
  11. agonizingly
  12. agreeably
  13. ahead
  14. aimlessly
  15. airily
  16. alarmingly
  17. alertly
  18. allowedly
  19. alluringly
  20. allusively
  21. almost
  22. alongside
  23. aloud
  24. already
  25. alright
  1. also
  2. alternately
  3. alternatively
  4. altogether
  5. altruistically
  6. always
  7. amazingly
  8. ambitiously
  9. amenably
  10. amicably
  11. amorously
  12. amphibiously
  13. amply
  14. amusingly
  15. analogously
  16. analytically
  17. anemically
  18. anew
  19. angelically
  20. angrily
  21. annoyingly
  22. annually
  23. anonymously
  24. answerably
  25. antagonistically

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