ADVERB

BY

MRS.NEERAJA
FOR
CLASS V
KV IIT-KGP
Think of the things
that you have done this
week.
These are some of the
things that I have
done.
watched
slept walked
swam ran
sat ate
jumped
shouted
 What is a verb?

A verb is an action word!

If you can ‘do it’
then it’s a verb!
 Verbs
Verbs are the words
for things that…
I can do.
I have done.
Or I will do.
 Adverbs
What is an adverb?

It adds something to
the verb.
Shall we try?
 Adverbs

Adverbs are words to

explain how I did it.
Adv of mannar answers “how”
Children learn new languages
easily.
He speaks English very well.
 Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs – they
show us ‘how’ the action is
carried out.
For example:

The little boy scraped his

knee and cried loudly.
 Adverbs

noisily silently
soundly
quickly angrily

calmly carefully
excitedly
 Adverbs
What is the most
appropriate adverb
here?
silentl
y
The dog happil
y
barked
furious
ly
Adverbs answer any of the
following questions about verbs:

how? when? where? frequency?

How did he lift the barbell?

Easily is an adverb.
When will we use it?

Tomorrow functions as an adverb.

Where did she hide
the key?

Nearby is an adverb.
 Adverbs
What adverbs are needed
here?
“My doll’s broken”. Reena
mumbled

The dog jumped up

Nitish ate the burger

 Adverbs

What adverbs are needed here?

“My doll’s broken,” Reena mumbled

tearfully.

The dog jumped up excitedly.

Nitish ate the burger greedily.

 Verbs Adverbs

I slept (how did I sleep?)

soundly
I walked (how did I walk?)
calmly
I sat (how did I sit?)
quietly
I watched (how did I watch?)
carefully
 Verbs Adverbs

I ran (how did I run?)

quickly
I shouted (how did I shout?)
loudly
I wrote (how did I write?)
neatly
I listened (how did I listen?)
intently
 How did you break
your leg?

When does your plane leave?

How often
do you run?
Where did you put
the mouse trap?
An adverb
An adverb answers
answers the
the questions:
questions:

He
He ran
ran quickly.
quickly. w??
Hoow
H

She
She left
left yesterday.
yesterday. When?
When?

We went
We went upstairs
upstairs
W
Whheerree??
 SO WE HAVE MAINLY FOUR
KINDS OF ADVERBS

How?(adv of mannar)
When?(adv of time)
Where?(adv of place)
How often?(adv of frequency)
Adverbs of
Manner
She moved slowly

and spoke quietly.

Adverbs of Place

She has lived on

the island all her
life.

She still lives there

now.
Adverbs of
Frequency

She takes the boat to

the mainland every
day.

She often goes by

herself.
Adverbs of Time

She tries to get back before dark.

It's starting to get dark now.

She finished her tea first.

She left early.

Add –ly to adjectives to form
many adverbs.

Quick – quickly
careful – carefully
nice – nicely
easy - easily
 Few adverbs do not end
in –ly.
 Fast  Upstairs
 Here  Downstairs
 Late  Very
 Often  Well
 Now  Yesterday
 There  Inside
 Sometimes  Outside
 today  always
 Adverbs
Match the verbs with suitable
adverbs

He slept heavily

patientl
y
He charged

furiousl
She y
waited

She soundl
fell y
 Recognizing Adjectives &
Adverbs
Adjective form Adverb form
 Many words have both an adjective and adverb form
Happy kids Playing happily
Smooth rock Running smoothly
Good dinner Eating Well
Efficient workers Working efficiently
Casual dress Dressing casually
Quick meeting Talking quickly
hopeful children Waiting hopefully
The chart below shows adverbs that tell
when and where.
Adverbs telling when Adverbs telling
where
always
first ahead
around here
later
soon away nearby
next
then everywhere out
often
today far there
tomorrow upstairs
yesterday
 What is the adverb in
each sentence?
Does each adverb tell
where or when?

He searched everywhere for it. Where

Soon we left without the map. When

Dad turned the car around. Where

Then the children giggled. When

We drove away. where

THANK

YOU