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A1.30.2 Spanish grammar: Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner describe the way or style in which something happens. These adverbs answer the question 'how?'.

Gramática: Adverbios de modo

A1 Spanish Adverbs of manner

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 30: Salud y Bienestar (Health and wellbeing)

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  1. Adverbs of manner are words that describe how an action is performed.
  2. They are formed by adding the suffix "-mente" to the feminine form of an adjective. Example: Rápido --> Rápidamente.
AdverbioDescripciónEjemplo
Rápidamente (Quickly)Rápida + menteToma el medicamento rápidamente. (Take the medicine quickly.)
Difícilmente (Hardly)Difícil + menteEl enfermo puede toser difícilmente. (The patient can cough with difficulty.)
Bien (Well)Adverbio simpleEl doctor me ayuda bien. (The doctor helps me well.)
Mal (Badly)Adverbio simpleEl enfermo se siente mal. (The patient feels bad.)
Con cuidado (Carefully)Expresion adverbialEl doctor ayuda con cuidado. (The doctor helps carefully.)

Exceptions!

  1. Additionally, there are simple adverbs that do not have the ending "-mente". Example: "Bien."
  2. There are also adverbial expressions. Example: "Con cuidado."

Exercise 1: Adverbs of manner

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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lentamente, mal, con cuidado, bien, con dificultad, necesariamente, fuertemente, rápidamente, fácilmente

1. Necesario: La alergia se trata ....

La alergia se trata necesariamente.
(The allergy is necessarily treated.)

2. Difícil: Me levanto ....

Me levanto con dificultad.
(I get up with difficulty.)

3. Rápido: Los síntomas vienen ....

Los síntomas vienen rápidamente.
(The symptoms come quickly.)

4. Cuidado: Tengo que toser ....

Tengo que toser con cuidado.
(I have to cough carefully.)

5. Malo: El enfermo se siente ... por la fiebre.

El enfermo se siente mal por la fiebre.
(The patient feels unwell due to the fever.)

6. Bueno: Hoy me siento .... No estoy cansada.

Hoy me siento bien. No estoy cansada.
(Today I feel well. I am not tired.)

7. Fácil: Me pongo enfermo ....

Me pongo enfermo fácilmente.
(I get ill easily.)

8. Lento: La fiebre baja ... después de tomar el medicamento.

La fiebre baja lentamente después de tomar el medicamento.
(The fever goes down slowly after taking the medicine.)

9. Fuerte: Me duele el cuerpo ....

Me duele el cuerpo fuertemente.
(My body hurts badly.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. Con cuidado
(Carefully)
2. Fuertemente
(Severely)
3. Rápidamente
(Quickly)
4. Con dificultad
(With difficulty)
5. Fácilmente
(Easily)
6. Necesariamente
(Necessarily)
7. Bien
(Well)
8. Mal
(Bad)