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50 Questions with Adverbs of Manner

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Conversation Questions with Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner are used to show how things are done. They add extra details to English sentences and questions. For English language learners, they are a great asset to build, as they make sentences much more descriptive and improve the complexity of both speaking and writing.

These discussion questions with adverbs get students talking in interesting ways. They can also be used by just about anyone who wants to get to know someone else a little bit better.

Both the printables have a picture description activity in which learners are to describe what is happening in the photographs using adverbs of manner. If we look at the first PDF above, for example, some practical sentences could be –

  1.  The boy is hugging the rabbit lovingly.
  2.  The woman is eating healthily.
  3. The man is painting creatively.
  4. He is happily watering the garden.
  5.  The ballerina is gracefully dancing.
  6. The man is bravely surfing a huge wave.

The first printable PDF has these questions with adverbs of manner –

1 – What is a food that you like to eat very slowly? Why is it that you do this?

2 – What things do you do very carefully? Why are you so careful when doing them?

3 – Which animal would you say moves the most gracefully? Where have you seen one?

4 – What is something that you think you do well? What kinds of things do you do badly?

5 – Do you know anyone who can speak more than 1 language fluently? Which languages?

6 – What is a game or sport that you play or do enthusiastically? How is it played?

7 – Who is someone you know that does things very skillfully? What things can they do?

8 – What kinds of activities require people to wait patiently or silently?

9 – Would you say that people in your country act politely to strangers? Why so?

10- Are you able to speak confidently in front of a large crowd? When did you last do this?

11- Have you ever broken something deliberately? What did you break and why?

12- When was the last time that you dressed formally? What was the occasion?

13- What are some activities that you enjoy doing quietly? Do you do these things alone?

14- Is there something that you are gradually trying to improve? What is it?

15- Have you ever given advice to help a person do something correctly? What was it?

16- What is a mistake you have made repeatedly? How can you learn not to do this again?

17- Can you think of a decision that you believe you made very wisely? What was it?

18- How do you feel about people who eat noisily? Is this acceptable in your culture?

19- When did a person last behave kindly to you? What was it that they did or said?

20- What is something that you have done successfully and are very proud of?

21- Do you always answer questions truthfully, or do you sometimes tell small lies?

22- What things is your country historically well-known for? Do you like these things?

23- Have you ever seen someone acting suspiciously in your neighborhood? How so?

24- What are some jobs that require people to work very precisely or accurately?

25- Do you think that you could teach a dog to behave obediently? How would you do it?

adverbs of manner questions 2
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Adverbs of manner questions 2

1 – What is the last thing that you remember doing very happily? Why were you so happy?

2 – Where would you go to get your phone or computer fixed professionally?

3 – What is something that will hopefully achieve in the next 10 years? How will you do it?

4 – Have you ever hidden something secretly? What did you hide and why?

5 – What is something that you rarely do that you would love to do much more often?

6 – Have you ever tried hard at something but failed badly? What went wrong?

7 – What are some things people should do to treat people respectfully in your culture?

8 – Who is a person that you feel comfortable speaking very openly with?

9 – What are 3 countries in which you think people live very comfortably? Why so?

10- Would you say that you live and eat healthily? What could you do to be healthier?

11- What is something that has happened unexpectedly in your life in the past week?

12- When was the last time a person spoke to you angrily? Why were they upset?

13- Do you know anyone who speaks very softly? Do you enjoy talking to them?

14- What is something that would make you jump up and down wildly?

15- Can you think of a time when you believe that you were treated unfairly?

16- Have you ever watched someone do something dangerously? Did it make you worry?

17- What is something that you often do sleepily late at night or early in the morning?

18- How far is it approximately from where you live to your parents’ home?

19- What is something that you like to do in a leisurely way? How often do you do it?

20- When have you seen a person act very bravely or courageously? What did they do?

21- Have you ever stopped doing a hobby very abruptly? Why did you stop doing it?

22- Is there anything that you find hard to do calmly? Why do you think this is so?

23- What can happen when people do things hurriedly? Can you think of any examples?

24- If you had money troubles, would your best friend help you willingly without question?

25- Which charity would you like to give generously to? What does the charity do?

Further activities

Once your class has finished discussing the adverbs of manner questions, ask learners to circle all the adverbs on their worksheets. Once they have done this, they can do things such as arrange them in alphabetical order, use them to create sentences, or even write their own questions.

For another speaking activity that involves adverbs, be sure to check out the adverbs of frequency questions.

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