Adverbs

Adverbs

Adverbs

• Adverbs are words that describe verbs.

• Adverbs often answer the questions: Who?, Where? or How?

Examples

She joyfully cheered for them. - Joyfully tells how she cheered.

Yesterday, I had a picnic. - Yesterday tells when I had a picnic.

Brady put the box downstairs. - Downstairs tells where the box went.

Adverbs and Adjectives

Adverbs can also describe adjectives. They usually answer the question How?

Sierra was too late.

The sunset was really beautiful.

Adverbs and Adverbs

Adverbs can describe other adverbs, too.

Luke spoke extremely quietly.

Shawn very sadly said goodbye.

Adverb Practice

An adverb is missing from each sentence. Choose the adverb that best completes each sentence.

Multiple Choice

Mr. Norton sat _____ Ms. Anderson at the concert.

• beside

• loudly

• brightly

• heavily

Multiple Choice

The two friends _____ went to concerts together.

• suddenly

• brightly

• often

• loudly

Multiple Choice

The concert hall was ____ dark.

• loudly

• completely

• brightly

• often

Multiple Choice

_____, the curtain opened!

• Completely

• Often

• Beside

• Suddenly

Multiple Choice

The band played _____ as the music filled the whole room.

• beside

• completely

• loudly

• brightly

Adverb Practice: Part 2

Read each sentence. Choose the word that is an adverb.

Strategy: Look for the verb. Look for the word that answers: When, Where, or How.

Multiple Choice

The prince slowly climbed Rapunzel's long hair.

• slowly

• climbed

• long

• hair

Multiple Choice

Little Red Riding Hood safely returned home.

• Little

• safely

• returned

• home

Multiple Choice

The wolf hid outside the home.

• wolf

• hid

• outside

• home

Multiple Choice

Jack climbed down the beanstalk to escape the giant.

• Jack

• beanstalk

• escape

• down

Multiple Choice

The woodsman quickly chopped open the wolf's stomach.

• woodsman

• stomach

• chopped

• quickly

Review

Adverbs are words that describe verbs. Adverbs often answer the questions When? Where? or How?

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverb.

See the examples below.

Calypso slowly licked her paws.

Mr. Norton quickly walked to his car.