Adverbs That Modify Verbs

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

• nouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adjectives, adverbs

• pronouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adverbs, nouns

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
She ____ laid the baby in the crib.
**the adverb needs to tell how

• soon
• excitedly
• carefully

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.

• Yesterday
• Wisely
• Here

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
Derek took his wagon ____.
**The adverb needs to tell where.

• happily
• outside
• later

Which adverb tells where?

• upstairs
• neatly
• excitedly
• later

Which adverb tells how?

• soon
• here
• later
• neatly

Which adverb tells when?

• early
• below
• accidentally
• inside

Which adverb tells to what extent?

• inside

• later

• very

• kindly

What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

• neatly
• wrote
• shopping
• list

What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.

• my
• always
• barks
• dog