ADVERBS OF

AFFIRMATION
AND NEGATION
AFFIRMATION
- THE ACT OR PROCESS OF
AFFIRMING SOMETHING .
•NEGATION
-THE ACT OF DENIAL
-“ DENY, SAY NO”
ADVERBS OF AFFIRMATION
- IT IS AN ADVERB WHICH IS
USED IN A SENTENCE TO AFFIRM IT AS
TRUE.
- STATEMENT IS TRUE OR
POSITIVE.
ADVERBS OF NEGATION
- WHEN WE WANT TO SAY
THAT SOMETHING IS NOT TRUE OR IS
NOT THE CASE, WE CAN USE
NEGATIVE WORDS, PHRASES OR
CLAUSES.
• ABSOLUTELY
AFFIRMATIVE WORDS
• AFFIRMATIVELY
• ASSERTEDLY
• CLEARLY
• TRULY
• DEFINITELY
• EXACTLY
• ALRIGHT
• POSITIVELY
• REALLY
• SURELY
• YES
• UNDOUBTEDLY
• CERTAINLY
 NEGATION WORDS
• NOTHING
• NOWHERE
• NOT AT ALL
• CONTRADICTORY
• ALMOST
• INVALIDLY
• NEVER
• NO
• NOT
• HAVEN’T
• RARELY
• SCARCELY
• NOTHING
 SAMPLE SENTENCES
AFFIRMATION
1. HE IS CERTAINLY RIGHT.
2. I AM SURELY GOING TO THE PARTY.
3. ALEXA CLEARLY STATES HER CONCERN.
4. ANDREW EXACTLY KNOWS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
5. SHE IS DEFINITELY MAKING IT TO THE TOP.
 NEGATION
1. CASSEY IS NO GOOD FOR HER.
2. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM.
3. SAM INVALIDLY CHECKED THE RECEIPT GIVEN TO HIM.
4. THE GENERATOR I HAVE IS SCARCELY EVER USED.
5. THE BROTHERS HARDLY EVER MEET EACH OTHER.
• I am _______ going to school today.
• You have _______ to do with my business.
• I can ______ repay my parents for their blessings.
• You can ________ consult a doctor if required.
• His solo performance was _______stunning.
• I am ______ going to the party because of the exams.
• Water is _______available during summer.
• Rahul _______got his phone registered for mobile gaming.
• ______ convict will admit to his crime unless proven.
• I reached there on time but the Principal was _______ to be seen.

DEFINITELY NOWHERE SCARCELY CERTAINLY

NOT NO
NOTHING NEVER ABSOLUTELY INVALIDLY
DIRECTION: THE BOXES BELOW SHOWS THE ADVERBS OF AFFIRMATION
AND NEGATION, USE THESE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO AFFIRM OR
NEGATE. FORMUL ATE 5 SENTENCES THAT SHOWS AFFIRMATION AND 5
SENTENCES THAT SHOWS NEGATION.

Absolutely Nothing
Affirmatively Nowhere
Clearly Not at all
Truly Contradictory
Definitely Almost
Exactly Invalidly
Alright Never
Positively No
Really Not
Surely Haven’t
Yes Rarely
Undoubtedly Scarcely
Certainly Nothing
ASSIGNMENT

•Create a comics strip with dialogues that

shows affirmation and negation.