Example: hatefully is similar to balefully

Adverbs are words that describe verbs e.g. The caring boy went to the clearing where he tenderly nursed the weak, injured sparrow.

Tenderly is the adverb that describes the verb nursed. The adverb provides some detail as to how the boy nursed the bird.

Task – unscramble the adverbs and match them up into correct pairs of synonyms.

suspiciously fatally

menacingly convincingly

mortally sympathetically

thoughtlessly negatively

perilously inconsiderately

persuasively distrustfully

sensitively unkindly

daringly positively

tenderly sadly

theatrically dangerously

optimistically victoriously

wistfully exaggeratedly

nonchalantly lovingly

immediately disobediently

insightfully thoroughly

insensitively calmly

triumphantly adventurously

defiantly instantly

painstakingly perceptively