List of adverbs for kids creative writing- easy and advanced lists

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.)


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