The 100 Most Common Adverbs in English

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1. about	35. fast	69. particularly
2. actually	36. finally	70. perhaps
3. again	37. forward	71. pretty
4. ago	38. hard	72. probably
5. ahead	39. here	73. quickly
6. all	40. home	74. quite
7. almost	41. how	75. rather
8. alone	42. however	76. really
9. already	43. in	77. recently
10. also	44. indeed	78. right
11. always	45. instead	79. simply
12. around	46. just	80. so
13. as	47. later	81. sometimes
14. away	48. least	82. soon
15. back	49. less	83. still
16. before	50. little	84. suddenly
17. best	51. long	85. that
18. better	52. maybe	86. then
19. both	53. more	87. there
20. certainly	54. most	88. thus
21. clearly	55. much	89. to**
22. close	56. nearly	90. today
23. directly	57. never	91. together
24. down	58. no	92. tonight
25. early	59. now	93. up
26. either	60. of course*	94. usually
27. else	61. off	95. very
28. enough	62. often	96. well
29. especially	63. okay	97. when
30. even	64. on	98. where
31. eventually	65. once	99. why
32. ever	66. only	100. yet
33. exactly	67. out
34. far	68. over

* “Of course” is an adverbial phrase rather than a single adverb. It functions as an adverb in a sentence, typically indicating agreement, affirmation, or certainty.

** “The door was left open, so I pushed it to.” (In this sentence, “to” functions as an adverb meaning “shut” or “closed.” It describes the action of moving the door to a closed position.)

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The 100 Most Common Adverbs in English

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