Adverbs

How does the flower bloom? The flower blooms beautifully.

• flower

• blooms

• beautifully

• the

An adverb is a word that can modify or describe a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the adverb in this sentence? The tree grew rapidly.

• tree

• grew

• rapidly

• the

Which word describes how the leaf fell? The leaf fell gently.

• leaf

• fell

• gently

• the

• TYPE ONE ADVERB!

• Adverbs tell us

How

• When

• Where

• How Much

• How Often

Which of these plants grow quickly? (Select 3 that apply)

• bamboo

• oak

• sunflower

• cactus

• grass

Match the adverb with what it tells about the plant growing in this sentence:

The plant grew ________ when it got sunlight.

• when

• yesterday

• where

• quickly
• how

• backwards

Sort the adverbs into the correct category.

Groups:

(a) How

,

(b) When

,

(c) where

• quickly

• now

• there

• outside

• tomorrow

• carefully

Why should you use fertilizers in your gardening?

• To make plants grow healthier

• To make plants grow taller

• To make gardening harder

• To confuse the gardener

What do adverbs tell us about plant growth?

• The name of a plant

• More about how a plant grows

• Where a plant is located

• What a plant needs