The part of speech of the word almost is an adverb—specifically an adverb of degree (e.g., “We almost won first prize,” “You’re almost as tall as me now,” “He’s almost always late”).
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The part of speech of the word very is typically an adverb—specifically an adverb of degree (e.g., “Your essay was very good,” “She did very well in the test”).
The word “very” can also be an adjective (e.g., “in the very beginning,” “in the very center,” “his very words”).
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Not all adverbs end in ly.
While many adverbs end in “-ly,” especially adverbs of manner, some do not.
Adverbs that do not end in “-ly” include:
Some words that end in “-ly” can be used as both adjectives and adverbs, including “daily,” “weekly,” “monthly,” etc.
Some adjectives ending in “-ly” cannot be used as adverbs, including “friendly,” “silly,” and “likely.”
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The adverb of time afterward means exactly the same as afterwards.
“Afterward” is the most commonly used variant in American English, while “afterwards” is the most commonly used variant in British English.
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If you say that assistance is too little, too late, you are being critical because you think that it came after it was really needed and more assistance was required (e.g., “A team of workers arrived earlier today to assist with emergency flood protection, but many local residents, who have been calling for help for days, feel that the response is too little, too late”).
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It is too early, not to early (e.g., “I got there much too early; the building wasn’t even open yet, so I had to wait outside in the cold”).
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Fronted adverbials are adverbs, adverbial phrases, or adverbial clauses that appear at the beginning of a sentence and describe the action that follows. For example:
Generally, fronted adverbials are followed by a comma, though short ones can stand alone (e.g., “Yesterday I went to the gym”).
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Some examples of adverb clauses are:
Adverb clauses contain a subject and verb and modify the main clause of a sentence. They typically answer questions such as “how” “when,” “where,” and “why.”
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Quickly is an adverb. It can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (e.g., “The girls ran quickly“). The adjective form is quick and can modify nouns (e.g., “That test was really quick!”)
In casual speech, you will sometimes hear quick used as an adverb (e.g., “Let’s go quick!”), but quickly is never used as an adjective.
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Never is an adverb. It is an adverb of frequency that means “not at any time” (e.g., “I never drive to work”).
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