English — Adverbs of Frequency and Manner — Formation, Rules, Examples and Exercises — English — First Year Secondary — Algerian Curriculum

Lesson Objectives

• Learn what adverbs of frequency and manner are.
• Know how to form and use them correctly in sentences.
• Practice with exercises and real-life examples.

1. Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency tell us how often an action happens. They answer the question “How often?”

Common Adverbs of Frequency

Adverb	Meaning	Percentage
Always	دائماً	100%
Usually	عادةً	90%
Often	غالباً	70%
Sometimes	أحياناً	50%
Rarely	نادراً	10%
Never	أبداً	0%

Position in the sentence

• Before the main verb: Subject + adverb + verb. She always wakes up early.
• After the verb “to be”: Subject + to be + adverb. He is always happy.
• At the beginning or end of the sentence: Sometimes I go to the park. / I go to the park sometimes.

2. Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner tell us how an action is done. They answer the question “How?”

Formation

Most adverbs of manner are formed by adding -ly to the adjective:

• Quick → quickly (بسرعة)
• Careful → carefully (بعناية)
• Quiet → quietly (بهدوء)
• Bad → badly (بشكل سيء)
• Beautiful → beautifully (بجمال)

Irregular adverbs

• Good → well (جيداً)
• Fast → fast (بسرعة – نفس الصيغة)
• Hard → hard (بجد – نفس الصيغة)
• Early → early (مبكراً)

Position in the sentence

• After the verb: She sings beautifully.
• After the object (if any): He drives his car carefully.

3. Examples

• I always do my homework. (أنا دائماً أقوم بواجباتي)
• She never eats fast food. (هي لا تأكل الوجبات السريعة أبداً)
• They speak English fluently. (هم يتحدثون الإنجليزية بطلاقة)
• He ran quickly to catch the bus. (هو ركض بسرعة للحاق بالحافلة)

4. Exercises

Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences with the adverb in brackets

1. She gets up early. (always) → She always gets up early.

2. They play football on weekends. (sometimes) → Sometimes they play football on weekends. / They sometimes play football on weekends.

3. He speaks English. (well) → He speaks English well.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct word

1. She sings (beautiful / beautifully). → beautifully

2. He is a (careful / carefully) driver. → careful (adjective before noun)

3. They (never / always) go to school on time – they are never late! → always

4. She writes (neat / neatly). → neatly

Summary

Adverbs of frequency tell us how often (always, never, sometimes), while adverbs of manner tell us how (quickly, carefully, well). Remember: adjectives describe nouns, adverbs describe verbs. Practice using them in your daily conversations!