Amazing Adverbs

1. Amazing Adverbs Mrs. Bradlee-Language Arts

2. Adverbs are Amazing! • Did you know that an adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or another verb? *For our learning adventure today, we are going to focus on adverbs that modify verbs.

3. Amazing Adverbs Part 1

4. An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: • -Where? • -When? • -In What Manner? • -To What Extent?

5. An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: Examples: • -Where? walked away went inside • -When? • -In What Manner? • -To What Extent?

6. An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: Examples: • -Where? • -When? went today travels seldom • -In What Manner? • -To What Extent?

7. An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: Examples: • -Where? • -When? • -In What Manner? works carelessly runs swiftly • -To What Extent?

8. An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: Examples: • -Where? • -When? • -In What Manner? • -To What Extent?thoroughly finished hardly begun

9. O.K., now it’s your turn! We will start our learning adventure easy, then it will progress to harder. Let’s start with five questions. Keep track of how many you answer correctly.

10. In which sentence is the adverb underlined? • This summer we went to the shore frequently. • This summer we went to the shore frequently. A B

11. Sorry! The correct answer is B. Wrong: This summer we went to the shore frequently. Reason: ‘We’ is a pronoun. A pronoun is a word that stands for a noun or for a word that takes a place of a noun. Correct: This summer we went to the shore frequently. Reason: ‘Frequently’ modifies the verb ‘went’. It answers the question When? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

12. Excellent!! You are correct!! Correct: This summer we went to the shore frequently. Reason: ‘Frequently’ modifies the verb ‘went’. It answers the question When? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

13. In which sentence is the adverb underlined? • They met outside. • They met outside. A B

14. Way to go!! You are correct!! Correct: They met outside. Reason: ‘Outside’ modifies the verb ‘met’. It answers the question Where? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

15. Try again! The correct answer is A. Wrong: They met outside. Reason: ‘Met’ is a verb. A verb is a word that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists. Correct: They met outside. Reason: ‘Outside’ modifies the verb ‘met’. It answers the question Where? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

16. In which sentence is the adverb underlined? • The new building was completely destroyed by fire. • The new building was completely destroyed by fire. A B

17. Dyn-o-mite!! You are correct!! Correct: They new building was completely destroyed by fire. Reason: ‘Completely’ modifies the verb ‘destroyed’. It answers the question To What Extent? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

18.  The correct answer is A. Wrong: The new building was completely destroyed by fire. Reason: ‘New’ is an adjective. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun or gives a noun or a pronoun a more specific meaning. Adjectives answer the questions what kind, which one, how many, or how much. Correct: The new building was completely destroyed by fire. Reason: ‘Completely’ modifies the verb ‘destroyed’. It answers the question To What Extent? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

19. In which sentence is the adverb underlined? • Slowly, he climbed the ladder. • Slowly, he climbed the ladder. A B

20. Uh-uh!! The correct answer is B!! Wrong: Slowly he climbed the ladder. Reason: ‘Climbed’ is a verb. A verb is a word that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists. Correct: Slowly he climbed the ladder. Reason: ‘Slowly’ modifies the verb ‘climbed’. It answers the question In What Manner? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

21. Superstar!! You are correct!! Correct: Slowly he climbed the ladder. Reason: ‘Slowly’ modifies the verb ‘climbed’. It answers the question In What Manner? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

22. In which sentence is the adverb underlined? • I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me. • I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me. A B

23. Fantastic!! You are correct!! Correct: I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me. Reason: ‘Really’ modifies the verb ‘surprised’. It answers the question To What Extent? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

24. Better luck next time!! The correct answer is A. Wrong: I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me. Reason: ‘Party’ is a noun. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. Correct: I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me. Reason: ‘Really’ modifies the verb ‘surprised’. It answers the question To What Extent? Remember: An adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: -Where? -When? -In What Manner? -To What Extent?

25. O.K., let’s take inventory of how you did. • If you missed 2 or more click on A. • If you missed 1 or less click on B. Let’s continue on our learning adventure with ‘Amazing Adverbs’! A B

26. Re-teaching Amazing Adverbs Words that describe actions in writing are called verbs. How the actions are performed are described with adverbs. An adverb is a word that describes a verb.

27. Did you know? Adverbs can be used to tell how, where, or when the action of the verb happens. An adverb is usually found near the verb it describes. To find an adverb in a sentence, first look for the verb.

28. Adverbs that tell how? Elaine walked to school. In the above sentence the action, or verb, is that Elaine walked. By adding an adverb to the sentence, you can also tell how that verb happened. Elaine walkedquickly to school. Many adverbs that describe how end in –ly. angrily playfully sadly gently happily loudly

29. Check your understanding The puppy looked lovingly at Olivia. The verb is highlighted in the sentence above. Can you find the adverb that describes it?

30. Answer The puppy lookedlovingly at Olivia. ‘Lovingly’ is the adverb that describes how the puppy looked at Olivia.

31. Adverbs that tell where or when? Some adverbs tell where or when the action of the verb happens. where: here outside inside up down there when:today tomorrow later soon again once

32. We’ll try to learn this another way. • Please raise your hand to let Mrs. Bradlee know that you are still having trouble with identifying adverbs. • No worries, you will get some extra help! 

33. Do you want to continue? YES NO

34. Amazing Adverbs Part 2

35. Are you ready for some more questions? Remember that an adverb that modifies a verb will answer one of these four questions: Where? When? In What Manner? To What Extent? For the next items, the adverb will be underlined and you will have to choose which of the four questions the adverb answers. Try to get all 5 items correct! You can do it!

36. Choose the correct answer. In the following sentence, which question is the underlined adverb answering? The large dog climbed into its bed clumsily. • In What Manner? • Where? A B

37. Brilliant!! You are correct!! The large dog climbed into its bed clumsily. ‘Clumsily’ tells in what manner the dog climbed into bed.

38. Sorry, the correct answer is A. The large dog climbed into its bed clumsily. ‘B’ is the wrong answer because ‘clumsily’ does not answer the question where? ‘Clumsily’ answers in what manner the dog climbed into bed.

39. Choose the correct answer. In the following sentence, which question is the underlined adverb answering? Another skyscraper is being erected nearby. • Where? • When? A B

40. Magnificent!! You are correct!! Another skyscraper is being erected nearby. ‘Nearby’ tells where the skyscraper is being erected.

41. Regretfully, the correct answer is A. Another skyscraper is being erected nearby. ‘B’ is the wrong answer because ‘nearby’ does not answer the question when? ‘Nearby’ answers where the skyscraper is being erected.

42. Choose the correct answer. In the following sentence, which question is the underlined adverb answering? My aunt arrived yesterday from Washington. • To What Extent? • When? A B

43. Regretfully, the correct answer is B. My aunt arrived yesterday from Washington. ‘A’ is the wrong answer because ‘yesterday’ does not answer the question to what extent? ‘Yesterday’ answers when my aunt arrived.

44. Outstanding!! You are correct!! My aunt arrived yesterday from Washington. ‘Yesterday’ tells when my aunt arrived.

45. Choose the correct answer. In the following sentence, which question is the underlined adverb answering? In the confusion, she nearly injured herself. • To What Extent? • In What Manner? A B

46. Terrific !! You are correct!! In the confusion, she nearly injured herself. ‘Nearly’ tells to what extent she injured herself.

47. Unfortunately, the correct answer is A. In the confusion, she nearly injured herself. ‘B’ is the wrong answer because ‘nearly’ does not answer the question in what manner? ‘Nearly’ answers to what extent she injured herself.

48. Choose the correct answer. In the following sentence, which question is the underlined adverb answering? Colin carefully wrapped the present. • In What Manner? • When? A B

49. Woo-hoo !! You are correct!! Colin carefully wrapped the present. ‘Carefully’ tells in what manner Colin wrapped the present.

50. Bummer, the correct answer is A. Colin carefully wrapped the present. ‘B’ is the wrong answer because ‘carefully’ does not answer the question when? ‘Carefully’ answers in what manner Colin wrapped the present.