Adverb of Maner

Adverbs of manner tell us how someone does something or how something happens. They usually come after the main verb:

• He drank quickly. [after the verb] 
• He drank the water quickly. [after the object] 
• He drank quickly the water. [NOT between the verb and object] 

Most adverbs of manner end in -ly. Exceptions include well, hard, late and fast (see irregular adverbs).

Adverbs of manner form the largest group of adverbs. We make most of them simply by adding -ly to their corresponding adjective. This is an alphabetical list of 130 common single-word adverbs of manner. Adverbs of manner that do not end in -ly are shown in bold.

accidentally (adv) tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên
angrily (adv) giận dữ, cáu
anxiously (adv) băn khoăn, lo lắng
awkwardly (adv) vụng về
badly (adv)
beautifully (adv)
blindly (adv) mù quáng
boldly (adv) táo bạo, liều lĩnh
bravely (adv) dũng cảm, gan góc
brightly (adv) tươi sáng, rực sỡ
busily (adv) bận rộn
calmly (adv) bình tĩnh; yên lặng, êm đềm
carefully (adv)
carelessly (adv) cẩn thận, chu đáo
cautiously (adv) thận trọng, cẩn thận
cheerfully (adv) vui vẻ, phấn khởi
clearly (adv) rõ ràng, sáng tỏ
closely (adv) gần gũi, thân mật; chặt chẽ, khít; kỹ lưỡng, tỉ mỉ
correctly
courageously
cruelly
daringly
deliberately
doubtfully
eagerly
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
eventually
exactly
faithfully
fast
fatally
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frankly
frantically
generously
gently
gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hard
hastily
healthily
honestly
hungrily
hurriedly
inadequately
ingeniously
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
loosely
loudly
madly
mortally
mysteriously
neatly
nervously
noisily
obediently
openly
painfully
patiently
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly
reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully
roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
selfishly
sensibly
seriously
sharply
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
so
softly
solemnly
speedily
stealthily
sternly
straight
stupidly
successfully
suddenly
suspiciously
swiftly
tenderly
tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
truthfully
unexpectedly
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wildly
wisely

Here’s a list of 50 common adverbs of manner, with examples of verbs we can use them with.

Adverb of manner

Examples of usage

angrily anxiously awkwardly badly beautifully calmly carefully carelessly cautiously cheerfully clearly closely correctly deliberately eagerly easily enthusiastically fast fondly frankly frantically gently happily healthily hurriedly innocently inquisitively kindly loudly mysteriously naturally neatly nervously noisily obediently patiently perfectly politely powerfully quickly reluctantly repeatedly safely shyly silently slowly softly stupidly suspiciously well

react angrily, speak angrily, say something angrily wait anxiously, say something anxiously stand awkwardly, hold something awkwardly play badly, perform badly sing beautifully, play an instrument beautifully act calmly, wait calmly speak carefully, walk carefully, drive carefully drive carelessly, act carelessly speak cautiously, act cautiously smile cheerfully, whistle cheerfully speak clearly, explain something clearly look closely spell correctly make a mistake deliberately, lie deliberately ask eagerly pass a test easily, win easily clap enthusiastically, react enthusiastically drive fast, talk fast remember someone fondly say something frankly, speak frankly search frantically, run frantically hold something gently, touch something gently live happily eat healthily, live healthily speak hurriedly, walk hurriedly say something innocently, act innocently ask inquisitively, look at someone inquisitively act kindly, speak kindly, say something kindly speak loudly, knock loudly, sneeze loudly act mysteriously, disappear mysteriously act naturally fold something neatly, write neatly wait nervously, speak nervously, stutter nervously walk noisily, eat noisily listen obediently wait patiently, listen patiently work perfectly, time something perfectly ask politely, smile politely, tell someone politely strike, hit a ball powerfully swim quickly, speak/talk quickly, react quickly ask reluctantly, reluctantly agree to something ask repeatedly arrive safely, get home safely ask shyly, smile shyly tiptoe silently, leave silently drive slowly, repeat slowly whisper softly act stupidly, behave stupidly act suspiciously, say something suspiciously play well, speak well