The Internet is everywhere now and it shouldn't be overlooked as an excellent educational tool. Online adjective games such as "Pick It," "Rats" and "Blast the Rocket," use multimedia to challenge students to pick out or use adverbs in an interactive manner. These games are perfect for learning adverbs on a individual scale. Furthermore, if you're a teacher, assigning games is a great alternative to assigning piles of grammar sheets as homework. Follow up the next day by asking each student to write a short report on how the game worked, their objectives and their score. Although these games are a target for a younger audience, it doesn't mean adults learning English as a second language can't hone their adverbs skills with them as well.
Charades is a great game for all ages. This game works best with adverbs that describe an action, not a time or place. Make a pile of cue cards with a single action adverb written on each card. Place the cards on a table at the front of the room, adverb side down. Ask a player to come to the front of the room and pick up a card. Give them a chance to read the card and prepare for the game. The rest of the players command the player who knows the adverb to perform an action such as, "sit down," "walk across the room," or "do jumping jacks." The player who knows the adverb must act out each command in the manner of the adverb. If the adverb is sluggishly, for example, the player must sit down sluggishly and walk across the room sluggishly. After three commands the rest of the players must guess the adjective. Alternatively, split the group into two teams for a more competitive edge.
It's easy to get stuck on adverbs that end with an "ly" such as slowly, carefully and eagerly because there are so many of them. A great game to play to break the habit of using "ly"-ending adverbs is the no-ly-words-allowed game.
Divide the group of players into even teams. Set a timer for five minutes and give each group a sheet of paper and one pencil. Start the timer and challenge each group to come up with as many adverbs as possible that don't end with an "ly" before the time is up. The group with the most adverbs wins. Ask each group to read out their list to and challenge the class to pick out correct and incorrect adverbs.
Around the world is a timeless classroom games that is used to teach almost any subject. Build a spinner out of cardboard and divided the spinner into three sections -- where, how and when. Ask the student sitting at the desk in the back right corner to stand next to the student sitting at the desk in the front left corner of the room. Spin the spinner and as soon as it stops, instruct the students to say an adverb describing where, how or when out loud as fast as possible. The winner moves on to the next student and the loser sits down at the desk. Go around the room a few times to give each student multiple chances to play. Write down each spoken adverb to avoid repeats.