Adverbs

Warm Up

Find the noun/pronoun, adjective, and verb in each sentence.

1. The enthusiastic boy grinned.

2. She passed the green vegetables.

3. He found the perfect outfit.

What do adjectives modify?

Nouns!

Add adjectives for these nouns:

1. markers

2. audience

3. love

4. actor

Adverbs!

Definition: Adverbs MODIFY (add on to) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Adverbs modify verbs

The girl danced quickly.

The monkey climbed up.

The man badly injured himself.

Finish this with an adverb: The plant grew _______________.

Adverbs modify adjectives

The brother is quite nice.

I am always late.

Finish this with an adverb: The show is ______________ interesting.

Adverbs modifying other adverbs

Adverb inception!

They walked exceedingly far.

He left very soon.

She is going right now.

Finish this with an adverb: The sweater was ______________ quite warm.

Your Turn!

1. Write a sentence that includes an ADVERB modifying a verb.

Ex. I sang loudly.

2. Write a sentence that includes an ADVERB modifying an adjective.

Ex. The girl is quite smart.

3. Write a sentence that includes an ADVERB modifying another adverb.

Ex. The monkey ran rather slowly.

Adverbs of time

Words such as that tell when it is happening: afterwards, always, immediately, now, soon, yesterday, then, before.

Examples:

The man fell yesterday.

I went before.

She saw the criminal now.

Adverbs of place

Words that tell where something is happening: above, below, upstairs, underneath, there, here

She stopped there.

They were on the floor above.

Please go upstairs.

Take Out:

Adverbs notes sheet

7th – Coraline, 6th – Upstairs Room – on the side of your desk

REVIEW

Adjectives modify NOUNS

What do adverbs modify (3 things) ?

Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs! She slowly crawled out of the well. (“slowly” describing the verb “crawled)She had a rather ferocious pet. (“rather” describing the adjective “ferocious”) He almost quickly ran. (“almost” describing the adverb “quickly”)

Warm Up – Monday, 2/24

Identify the adverbs in each sentence.

1. The girl slowly ate her sandwich.

2. She stomped upstairs.

3. He will enjoy the reward tomorrow.

4. She very irrationally made her decision.

5. That is a rather dark jacket.

Warm Up answers

Identify the adverbs in each sentence.

1. The girl slowly ate her sandwich.

2. She stomped upstairs.

3. He will enjoy the reward tomorrow.

4. She very irrationally made her decision.

5. That is a rather dark jacket.

Adverbs of Manner

Tells HOW something is done: badly, happily, sadly, quickly, well

Examples:They had to think fast.She did the exercise well.He slowly walked. Finish this: She smiled _________.

Adverbs of Degree

Tells to what level or extent that something is done or happens: almost, much, nearly, quite, really, so, too, very, etc.

Examples:

She almost made the team.

He is a very fluffy dog.

Finish this: He is _______________ sweet.

Adverbs of Frequency

Tells how often something is done: again, always, frequently, almost, never, rarely, weekly, twice, etc.

Examples:

They were almost fifty points ahead.

We occasionally visit each other.

He usually completes his assignments.

Finish this: She ___________ sees her friends.