Lesson and topic2: How have I changed?

Toño ran quickly.

(‘Quickly’ describes how he ran; it's the adverb.)

Ana carefully placed the buns into the hot oven.
(‘Carefully’ describes how she put them in the oven).

An adverb is a word used to tell you where, when or how something is
done. Lots of adverbs end with -ly.

What are Adverbs?

e.g.

Find the adverbs in the sentences below.

Spot the Adverbs

Laura crossed the busy road safely.

The girl looked everywhere for her missing homework book.

Philomena climbed the wall bravely.

Match

Match the adjective with its adverb

• good

• Fast

• Slow

• Quite

• early

well

Fast

Slowly

Quietly

early

• well

• Fast

• Slowly

• Quietly

• early

Match

Match the adjective with its adverb

• late

• hard

• loud

• bad

• quick

late

hard

loudly

badly

quickly

• late

• hard

• loudly

• badly

• quickly

Rosie ran fast.

Rosie ran faster than Cloe

Comparatives are used when comparing two things.

What are Comparatives?

e.g.

The comparative is faster.

We can add -er to many one syllable adverbs to make the comparative,

One Syllable Adverbs

fast

faster

hard

harder

late

later

To make the comparative of adverbs with two or more syllables
add the word ‘more’.

These adverbs ending in -ly have two syllables.

Two or More Syllable Adverbs

sadly

more sadly

slowly

more slowly

safely

more safely

Irregular Adverbs

badly

worse

well

better

Some irregular adverbs have irregular comparatives too.

Some comparatives for these irregular adverbs.

Irregular Adverbs

early

far

little

much

earlier

farther

less

more

Multiple Choice

My classmate is a _______ person

• nice

• nicely

Multiple Choice

I can speak English very ________

• good

• well

Multiple Choice

I can paint ______________ pictures

• beautiful

• beautifully

Multiple Choice

I was ___________ When I got 10

• happy

• happily

Multiple Choice

My friend told me I sing _______

• bad

• badly