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 /ˈkwɪkli/ · adverb
- At a fast speed; in a short time. It can also mean promptly or without delay. Related: fast, rapidly, swiftly, speedily.
- SLOWLY /ˈsləʊli/ (British); /ˈsloʊli/ (US) · adverb
- At a slow speed or rate, without much movement or rapid change. It can also mean gradually or over a prolonged period. Related: gradually, steadily, gently, leisurely.
- 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 /ˈlaʊdli/ · adverb
- In a loud manner, especially at a high volume or with conspicuous emphasis. Related: aloud, noisily, at full volume, emphatically.
- SOFTLY /ˈsɒftli/ (British); /ˈsɔːftli/ (US) · adverb
- In a gentle, quiet, or delicate manner, especially without force or noise. Related: gently, quietly, lightly, faintly.
- OFTEN /ˈɔːfən/ · adverb
- Frequently; on many occasions or many times. It can also mean sometimes, especially when contrasted with always or in contexts such as “often misunderstood.” Related: frequently, commonly, regularly, frequently.
- 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 /ˈnɛvər/ (US); /ˈnɛvə/ (UK) · adverb
- At no time; not on any occasion. It can also express emphatic surprise or disappointment, as in an emphatic “I never!” Related: not ever, not once, at no time.
- SELDOM /ˈsɛldəm/ · adverb
- Not often; rarely. Seldom describes something that happens only infrequently or only on a small number of occasions. Related: rarely, infrequently, hardly ever, scarcely ever.
- RARELY /ˈreəli/ (British), /ˈrɛrli/ (American) · adverb
- Not often; infrequently or seldom. It is also used to indicate that something happens to an unusual degree. Related: seldom, infrequently, scarcely ever, hardly ever.
- USUALLY /ˈjuːʒuəli/ · adverb
- In most cases or under normal circumstances; generally. It indicates that something is typical rather than certain. Related: generally, normally, typically, ordinarily.
- SOMETIMES /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ · adverb
- At times or on some occasions, but not regularly or always. It indicates that something happens intermittently or occasionally. Related: occasionally, now and then, at times, every so often.
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