Lesson: adverbs

Adverbs

Adverbs generally answer when, how, in what way, or to what extent an action is done.

​Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Examples

• She smiled happily. (in what way?)

• We watched that movie frequently. (how often?)

• The students were really tired. (to what extent?)

• Friday I watched hopefully for my team to win the game. (when? in what way?)

• NOTE: MANY adverbs end in -ly but NOT all of them

Let's Practice!

• Identify the verb (action)

• Identify HOW, WHEN, or WHERE the action is happening

Multiple Choice

Select the verb (tells the action) in the sentence.

The time machine quietly arrived at my front door.

• machine

• quietly

• arrived

• door

Multiple Choice

Select the adverb (describes the action) in the sentence.

The time machine quietly arrived at my front door.

• quietly

• arrived

• my

• front

Adverbs that tell HOW

• tells how often an action happens

Adverbs that tell WHEN

• tells about time of action.

Adverbs that tell WHERE

• gives information about location of action.

Multiple Choice

Does this adverb tell how, when, or where the action happens?

The cat ran away when it got chased by a dog.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Does this adverb tell how, when, or where the action happens?

Rosa arrived late for her dance lesson.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Does this adverb tell how, when, or where the action happens?

Rosa arrived late for her dance lesson.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Does this adverb tell how, when, or where the action happens?

The snowman melted slowly.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Does this adverb tell how, when, or where the action happens?

The snowman melted slowly.

• how

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adverb in this sentence?

Latasha dances ballet gracefully.

• Latasha

• dances

• ballet

• gracefully

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adverb in this sentence?

The sea turtles crawl slowly across the sand.

• sea

• crawl

• slowly

• across

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adverb in this sentence?

Mateo looked thoughtfully out to sea.

• looked

• thoughtfully

• out

• sea

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs: I am extremely hungry today.

• extremely, today

• hungry, extremely

• am hungry

• hungry

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs:

John quickly explained the math homework yesterday.

• quickly, yesterday

• math, homework

• quickly, math

• John, yesterday

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs: Tuesday, Mark desperately tried to finish his homework before it was due.

• Tuesday, desperately

• finish, was

• Mark, homework

• before

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs: Sherlock Holmes slowly approached the mildly suspicious man.

• slowly, mildly

• approached, suspicious

• Sherlock, man

• slowly, approached

Multiple Choice

I hungrily stared at the fresh pizza.

• adverb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

My dad drives so slowly we never get anywhere on time.

• adverb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Yesterday, Manny slipped on the icy sidewalk.

• Yesterday

• Manny

• slipped

• sidewalk

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in this sentence? Everyone quickly ran to his side.

• Everyone

• quickly

• ran

• his

Poll

How well do you understand adverbs?

• I understand.

• I kind of understand.

• I understand a little, but am still confused.

• I don't understand.