Year 5

Adverbs tell us something about the verbs.

They describe the action.

To form adverbs:

add ly to adjectives.

ex: glad

gladlyquick quickly

Adjectives that end in:

y change the y

ex:

to i

happy

happily

noisy noisily

A tortoise movesslowly.

The Egyptian writes neatly.

When angry, the lion roars loudly.

The little girlwaits sadly.

This baby boy is crying bitterly.

The hungry pig is eating greedily.

The ladyscolds the boyseverely.

The man waits patientlyfor the bus.

humbly.This poor, oldman begs

The cat sleepssoundly.

The man plays the violin

well.

The children playhappily.

The boy fallsheavily.

The boy drinks

thirstily.

The girl climbsthe ladder carefully.

These Spanish artistsare dancing gracefully.

John rides faston his bike.

The sister hugsher baby brotherlovingly.

This youngdancer ties her shoe lacessecurely.

The young boywalks smartly.

The archeraimswell.

The sun shonebrightly

last summer.

Another adverb

Playing happily.

Running quickly

Words Describing Verbs

• singing merrily

• working quietly

• driving dangerously

• sleeping soundly

• flying freely

More Adverbs• She could see clearly.

• The soldier fought bravely.

• He treated the dog cruelly.

• John worked the sum easily.

• Mary ate hungrily.

Other Adverbs• Today,you came early.

• He played badly.

• The thief ran away quickly.

Other Adverbs• John is feeling well now.

• She is late for the lesson.

• Please come soon.

Find an adverb

The snail is walking ___________