Verbs and Adverbs

What is a verb?

• A type of fruit

• A type of animal

• A type of clothing

• A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Give an example of a verb in a sentence.

• The bird chirped happily.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The cat meowed softly.

• The horse neighed loudly.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is an adverb?

• An adverb is a punctuation mark

• An adverb is a type of noun

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• An adverb is a type of conjunction

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Give an example of an adverb in a sentence.

• quickly

• happily

• beautifully

• running

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The cat quickly ran across the street.

• across

• ran

• cat

• quickly

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: She sings beautifully.

• sings

• loudly

• quickly

• beautifully

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Write a sentence using a verb and an adverb.

• He walks slowly.

• They eat loudly.

• I sleep quietly.

• She runs quickly.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Explain the difference between a verb and an adverb.

• A verb is used to describe a person, place, or thing, while an adverb is used to describe an action.

• A verb is a type of noun, while an adverb is a type of pronoun.

• A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being, while an adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• A verb is always in the past tense, while an adverb is always in the present tense.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Circle the adverb in the following sentence: The dog barked loudly.

• happily

• loudly

• quickly

• barked

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CCSS.L.3.1A