Adverbs of Manner ESL Games, Worksheets and Activities

Adverb Animals

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Activity - Vocabulary: Writing Descriptions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this interesting adverbs of manner activity, students describe an animal by writing sentences with verbs and manner adverbs. Students then guess each other's animals from the sentences. Students... read more

Battle it out

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Pair Work

Here is a free adverbs of manner game to help students practice basic manner adverbs. The aim of the game is for students to find all their opponent's battleships (adverbs) by calling out coordinates on a grid. If... read more

Complete the Exercises Carefully

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Worksheet - Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Table Completion, Changing Word Forms, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Error Correction

Here is a comprehensive adverbs of manner worksheet to help introduce elementary students to some common manner adverbs. First, students read about how... read more

The Right Adverb

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Board Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Matching, Gap-fill, Guessing - Group Work

Here is an enjoyable adverbs of manner board game to help students practice various manner adverbs. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and... read more

Adverbs Introduction

Pre-intermediate (A2) 35 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Word Formation, Rewriting Sentences, Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work

This productive adverbs of manner worksheet helps to teach students how to form and use manner adverbs. To begin,... read more

My Way

Pre-intermediate (A2) 35 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Forming Sentences, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this engaging adverbs of manner game, students guess how their classmates do everyday activities. Students... read more

Name Someone Who...

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Naming, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this free adverbs of manner game, students name people who perform activities in a particular manner. In groups,... read more

Say It Correctly!

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Activity - Vocabulary: Crossword, Writing Sentences, Miming, Guessing - Group and Pair Work

In this creative adverbs of manner activity, students complete a crossword by listening to incomplete sentences and guessing the missing adverbs of manner... read more

Sentence Surplus

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work

Here is an imaginative adverbs of manner game for students to play in class. Write a phrase on the board, e.g. 'She was speaking...' The teams then get... read more

Four in a Row

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences - Pair Work

In this creative adverbs of manner game, students play Connect 4 by associating verbs with adverbs of manner and making sentences with the words... read more

How would you...?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Adverb of Manner Games - Vocabulary and Grammar: Matching, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work

Here are two fun adverbs of manner games to help students practice manner adverbs. In groups, students begin by... read more

It's something I do...

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Asking Questions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this entertaining adverbs of manner guessing game, students practice manner adverbs by guessing how a partner does different things. In pairs,... read more

Tell me about...

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this free adverbs of manner speaking activity, students discuss various topics using manner adverbs. One student... read more

Advanced Adverbs

Upper-intermediate (B2) 35 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Categorising, Gap-fill, Forming Collocations, Writing Sentences

This insightful adverbs of manner worksheet helps students learn and practice some advanced manner adverbs. To... read more

How do I do it?

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Miming, Guessing, Forming Sentences - Group Work

In this amusing adverbs of manner game, students mime activities in the manner shown on cards for other students to guess. A student from Team A comes to... read more

Level Up

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences - Group Work

In this challenging adverbs of manner board game, students make adverb-verb collocations and then use the collocations in sentences. Write thirty-four... read more

Manner Matters

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Adverbs of Manner Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work

In this productive adverbs of manner speaking activity, students complete, ask and answer conversation questions that... read more