Adverbs Game

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UPDATE August 2024 - by popular request, the audio has been changed to the polite English lady.

This is a simple game for practicing and reviewing adverbs in English. The aim is to help beginner level ESL students use adverbs in a fun way.

The game has 3 parts. In the first part, you see an image of a person doing an action. You have to click on the verb phrase to describe what the person is doing. A new image is then presented showing a person doing the action in a particular manner. You then have to click on the adverb to describe the manner in which the person is doing the action. The second part reviews these adverbs. You see adverb text and 3 different images. You have to click on the image that matches the text. In the final part, you have to make longer sentences to match the images.

The game is divided into 4 rounds with 6 adverbs in each round. Listed below are the adverbs used in each round together with the verb phrase associated with each:

Round 1

• run - quickly
• play the guitar - badly
• study - hard
• lift weights - easily
• play the flute - well
• sit down - comfortably

Round 2

• paint a picture - beautifully
• work - happily
• ride a skateboard - safely
• ride a motorbike - dangerously
• listen - carefully
• shout - angrily

Round 3

• play tennis - badly
• do homework - well
• work - hard
• eat - messily
• walk - slowly
• ride a bike - quickly

Round 4

• eat - hastily
• dance - beautifully
• cross the river - carefully
• work - quietly
• snore - noisily
• look at a picture - closely

This game is made in Javascript using the Pixi.js library. If you have any comments, questions or feedback, then please use the form below to post a message.