Adverbs Word Search
Play a Adverbs word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: QUICKLY, SLOWLY, CAREFULLY, LOUDLY, SOFTLY, OFTEN, ALWAYS, NEVER, SELDOM, RARELY, USUALLY, SOMETIMES.
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Adverbs word list, defined
- QUICKLY /kwɪklɪ/ · adverb
- In a quick manner; without delay. Used to indicate the speed at which something is done. Related: rapidly, swiftly, hastily, promptly.
- SLOWLY /ˈsloʊli/ · adverb
- In a slow manner; not quickly. Used to indicate a gradual or deliberate pace. Related: gradually, leisurely, deliberately, hesitantly.
- CAREFULLY /ˈkɛəfəli/ (UK), /ˈkɛrfəli/ (US) · adverb
- In a manner that takes care to avoid harm, error, or damage; with close attention and thoroughness. Related: cautiously, meticulously, thoroughly, attentively.
- LOUDLY /lɔʊdli/ · adverb
- In a loud manner; with a loud voice or sound. Used to express strong emphasis or to convey a sense of urgency. Related: boisterously, noisily, loudly, vociferously.
- SOFTLY /ˈsɒftli/ · adverb
- In a soft manner; quietly or gently. Used to indicate a gentle or quiet action or sound. Related: quietly, gently, silently, mutedly.
- OFTEN /ɔːfən/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something happens frequently or is a common occurrence. Often is used to express frequency or regularity, and can be used to describe a wide range of situations, from everyday events to more general or habitual actions. Related: usually, frequently, regularly, commonly.
- ALWAYS /ˈɔːlweɪz/ · adverb
- At all times; on every occasion or without exception. It can also express a continuing or permanent state, as in 'she has always loved music.' Related: invariably, constantly, perpetually, forever.
- NEVER /nɛvər/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something will never happen or is not possible. Never is also used to emphasize the negation of a statement. Related: hardly ever, seldom, rarely, occasionally.
- SELDOM /ˈsɛldəm/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something happens or is done very infrequently. Not often or rarely. Related: rarely, hardly ever, seldomly, infrequently.
- RARELY /ˈreɪli/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something does not happen often or is not usual. It is often used to express that something is not typical or expected. Related: seldom, infrequently, occasionally, rarely.
- USUALLY /ˈjuːzʊəli/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something is the case most of the time or as a general rule. It is often used to express a habitual or customary action. Related: ordinarily, generally, mostly, often.
- SOMETIMES /ˈsɒmˌtaɪmz/ · adverb
- Used to indicate that something happens or is done occasionally, but not regularly. At times; occasionally. Related: occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time.
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