List of 100 Adverbs
Developing a list of 100 adverbs may be difficult since the adverb is one of the very most absolutely, positively, completely, totally and truly confused parts of speech in the English language. You see, adverbs are often confused with adjectives. It's a relatively simple mistake to make, as both adjectives and adverbs describe things. This article will give you a list of 100 adverbs plus a brief summary of the difference between adverbs and adjectives.
List of 100 Adverbs
This list of 100 adverbs can also be useful when understanding what an adverb is and how to identify one:
- Accidentally- I accidentally break
- Always- I always go
- Angrily- I angrily shout
- Anxiously- I anxiously await
- Awkwardly- I awkwardly jump
- Badly- I badly want
- Blindly
- Boastfully
- Boldly- I boldly go
- Bravely- I bravely lead
- Brightly
- Cheerfully
- Coyly
- Crazily
- Defiantly
- Deftly- I deftly maneuver
- Deliberately
- Devotedly- I devotedly call
- Doubtfully
- Dramatically- I dramatically sigh
- Dutifully- I dutifully attend
- Eagerly
- Elegantly
- Enormously
- Evenly
- Eventually- - I’ll eventually come
- Exactly
- Faithfully
- Finally
- Foolishly- I foolishly charged
- Fortunately- I fortunately received
- Frantically- I frantically looked
- Frequently- I frequently stay
- Gleefully
- Gracefully
- Happily
- Hastily
- Honestly
- Hopelessly- I hopelessly wait
- Hourly
- Hungrily- I hungrily ate
- Innocently
- Inquisitively
- Irritably
- Jealously
- Justly- I justly deserved
- Kindly- The kindly old man
- Lazily
- Loosely- The loosely tied knot
- Madly
- Merrily
- Mortally- I mortally wounded
- Mysteriously- The mysteriously absent stranger
- Nervously
- Never- I never whisper
- Obediently
- Obnoxiously- The obnoxiously loud phone
- Occasionally- I occasionally giggle
- Often- I often smile
- Only- The only white dog
- Perfectly
- Politely
- Poorly
- Powerfully
- Promptly- He promptly arrived
- Quickly- I quickly run
- Rapidly- I rapidly fall
- Rarely- I rarely yell
- Really- The really pretty house
- Regularly- Your regularly scheduled program
- Rudely- I rudely shouted
- Safely
- Seldom- I seldom cry
- Selfishly
- Seriously- The seriously early boy
- Shakily
- Sharply
- Silently
- Slowly- I slowly walk
- Solemnly
- Sometimes- I sometimes frown
- Speedily- I speedily deliver
- Steadily- I steadily stride
- Sternly- I sternly scolded
- Technically
- Tediously
- Tenderly
- Terrifically
- Tightly- The tightly wound thread
- Totally
- Tremendously
- Unexpectedly- I unexpectedly arrived
- Usually- I usually leave
- Victoriously
- Vivaciously
- Warmly
- Wearily
- Weekly
- Wildly
- Yearly
What Is an Adverb
An adverb adds to a verb. In other words, an adverb describes, modifies or provides more information about a verb in a sentence. So, if you said "I am going to quickly run to the store," the adverb in that sentence (quickly) would be modifying the verb run.
Adverbs can be confused with adjectives, which also modify things. However, adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. If you said "I have a nice dog," dog is the noun which is being modified by the adjective nice. On the other hand, if you said that "My dog behaves nicely," behaves would be the adverb modifying the verb.
In addition to verbs, adverbs also modify adjectives and other adverbs. So, when you say "I have the most beautiful dog," the dog is the noun, beautiful is the adjective describing the noun, and most is the adverb describing beautiful.
Identifying Adverbs
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, there is a trend when it comes to identifying adverbs. Many, but not all adverbs, end in the letters “ly.” Luckily, this little trick makes it relatively easy to identify adverbs in sentences. However, this is not always the case, as some frequency adverbs, such as always, often, sometimes, seldom, and never, do not follow this rule. Still, it can be a good tip to help you along the way.