Adverbs are words that describe verbs and adjectives. They add to your story by describing how, where, when, and how much.
Your story character could "drink milk"... or she could "gulp down loudly, downing too much, too quickly." Adverbs help your story be more specific and more interesting. See our story samples for more better adverbs in action.
Use these lists of adverbs to describe your verbs and adjectives. (You can also use our Adjectives List to create adverbs, usually by adding "-ly" to the adjective.)
Choose an Adverbs List:
- Easy Adverbs List - 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade adverbs
- Advanced Adverbs List - 5th grade, 6th grade, middle school adverbs
Activities:
Also try our adverb activities.
Adverbs List- For Kids Grades 2, 3, 4
Download the adverbs list for kids in 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade: PDF Download-- Adverbs List (2nd, 3rd, 4th grade)
daily
early
soon
now
always
never
sometimes
finally
suddenly
everywhere
anywhere
down
here
there
very
quite
actually
exactly
completely
totally
greatly
busily
lazily
carelessly
bravely
mightily
cleverly
bashfully
daringly
proudly
fairly
wisely
foolishly
truthfully
fairly
honestly
truly
happily
cheerfully
joyfully
awfully
gloomily
excitedly
calmly
wildly
oddly
rudely
selfishly
strictly
politely
kindly
gently
quietly
caringly
hopefully
jokingly
quickly
swiftly
well
wonderfully
terribly
easily
simply
lovingly
deeply
endlessly
beautifully
adorably
sloppily
messily
hideously
dreadfully
cruelly
slowly
perfectly
carefully
Adverbs List- Grades 5, 6, Middle School
Download the list for kids in 5th grade, 6th grade and middle school: PDF Download-- Adverbs List (5th, 6th, Middle School)
daily
early
soon
now
rarely
recently
always
never
usually
sometimes
generally
likely
almost
already
probably
normally
constantly
directly
eventually
finally
currently
immediately
suddenly
everywhere
elsewhere
anywhere
up
back
down
here
there
below
out
very
quite
actually
especially
instead
rather
exactly
certainly
specifically
completely
extremely
highly
widely
originally
totally
absolutely
greatly
busily
lazily
carelessly
clumsily
bravely
mightily
cleverly
bashfully
daringly
proudly
fairly
wisely
foolishly
truthfully
loyally
truly
honestly
happily
cheerfully
joyfully
awfully
gloomily
excitedly
calmly
wildly
oddly
alertly
sleepily
rudely
selfishly
strictly
politely
amusingly
kindly
gently
quietly
caringly
hopefully
jokingly
wistfully
richly
generously
fairly
equally
knowingly
quickly
swiftly
hastily
rapidly
well
splendidly
wonderfully
terribly
easily
simply
effortlessly
lovingly
grandly
heavily
deeply
endlessly
beautifully
adorably
sloppily
messily
crisply
snugly
stiffly
hideously
dreadfully
cruelly
properly
slowly
roughly
perfectly
carefully
seriously
