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an adverb is a word that tells us more about

Adverbs – Manner, the verb, for example: The cat purrs loudly.
The man shouted angrily. Wait here for me.
Time, Place 1 Let’s go and play now.
HOW WHEN WHERE

The plane flew quickly. The plane flew yesterday. The plane flew high.
Joe is climbing nimbly. Joe is climbing now. Joe is climbing down.
1 The adverb in each sentence is underlined.
Does it say HOW or WHEN or WHERE about the verb?
a Jason swam slowly to the edge of the pool. ____________
b We will eat dinner soon. ____________
c The yellow kite is flying high. ____________
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d We often go shopping. ____________

e Away ran the mouse. ____________

2 Highlight the adverbs in each sentence.

Remember adverbs tell HOW, WHEN and WHERE.
a We cheered loudly for our team.
b Ari is leaving early.
c Please wait quietly by the door.
d Your book is there on the table.
e You go now and I’ll come later.
f She spoke softly so no-one heard her.

3 Use these adverbs in sentences – somewhere, afterwards, politely.

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WoRk sheet 2

an adverb is a word that tells us more about

Adverbs – Manner, the verb. adverbs tell us how, when
Time, Place 2 and where something happens.

1 Circle all the adverbs below in red. Cut out the sentences and paste them
onto a table under the headings HOW, WHEN and WHERE.

a We are going away c Charlie easily swam the e The puppies slurped
for a holiday. length of the pool. their food noisily.
b The fish swam d We often go to the f Our newspaper is
around the tank. creek for a picnic. printed daily.

2 Add an adverb to each sentence. The words in the box will help you.
a The boy spoke _______________________. (how?)
here there
b ___________________ I went to a barbeque. (when?) backwards
c Bert is sitting _________________. (where?) yesterday quietly
d ________________, the old man stood up. (how?) often wearily
e The swimmer dived _____________ into the pool. (where?) sometimes

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once quickly
f He __________________ goes to concerts. (when?)
3 The adverbs have been underlined. Draw an arrow from the adverb to the
verb it tells more about. Do the adverbs say HOW, WHEN or WHERE about
the verb?
a David called excitedly to his friends. how
___________
b I often watch football matches on television. ___________
c Jeremy tied the rope carelessly. ___________
d Sit here and work quietly. ___________
e The horse galloped down to the gate. ___________
4 Circle the correct adverb.
a Cars should be driven ( dangerously carefully recklessly ).
b You should wait ( softly patiently anxiously ).
c You should always speak ( rudely nervously clearly ).
d Pet animals should be treated ( kindly cruelly foolishly ).

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Many adverbs are formed by adding –ly to the

Adverbs adjective, for example: slow – slowly, brave – bravely,
smooth – smoothly, cold – coldly.

1 Complete the sentences by using adverbs. Make the adverbs by adding

–ly to an adjective in the box.
*Spelling
a The car swerved _______________ around the corner. alert! proud
b The old man leaned _______________ on his walking stick. silent
c _______________ the moon slips across the sky. dangerous
d The boat rocked ______________ on the water. gentle
heavy
e Mrs Poulos looked _______________ at her son.

2 Circle the correct word in the brackets.

a Never treat animals ( bad badly ).
b ( Careful Carefully ) he took the hot cake from the oven.
c The children rushed ( noisy noisily ) out to play.
d She spoke ( kind kindly ) to her brother.
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e Sit ( quiet quietly ) beside your mother.

3 Join the sentence parts correctly.

a He crept loudly for many days.

b I spoke slowly up the stairs.

c He knocked silently so everyone could hear.

d Jeff ran patiently and the door opened.

e It rained clearly at the bus stop.

f She waited heavily and lost the race.

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We can use adverbs to show actions in opposite

Adverbs – ways, for example: Did she speak softly or loudly?
Antonyms Did he do it carefully or carelessly?

Adverbs that give opposite

viewpoints are called
antonyms.

1 To complete each sentence, write an antonym for the adverb in brackets.

a That man is driving ___________________. (dangerously)
b The captain spoke ___________________ to his team. (loudly)
c He ___________________ rides his bike to school. (never)
d Jay treats his pet dog ___________________. (unkindly)
e Chris arrived ___________________ for school yesterday. (late)
f She will post the letter ___________________. (soon)

2 Search for the antonyms (opposites) of these adverbs.

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smoothly
Y L T F O S J O K R
noisily
L B G E L D W X L B
north
H I G H P R Q I H D
downwards
G A N V O A U V E L
low
U B A C K W A R D S
inside
O E Z E L P E F I O
loudly
R L G H Q U T M S U
above
forwards D O S L O W L Y T T
quickly R W Y L T E I U Q H

3 Use these adverbs in sentences: carefully carelessly.

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some adverbs are used to ask questions.
Adverbs - how? When? Where? Why?
Interrogative For example: Why are you crying? How do you
play chess? When are you going to Perth?
Where did I leave my shoes?
1 Choose the correct adverb to complete these questions.
a ___________ will I find a book about boats?
b ___________ is she standing at the gate?
c ___________ do you make chocolate crackles?
d ___________ will the plane arrive from Singapore?
e ___________ must you leave so soon?
f ___________ far is it to Albert Park?

2 Answer these questions.

a When is your birthday? __________________________________
b How old will you be? __________________________________
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c Where do you live? __________________________________

d How far is your school from your home? __________________________________
e When do you get home from school? __________________________________
f Where do you play with your friends? __________________________________

3 Unscramble these questions. Remember to use question marks.

a the Why are laughing children
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b is football the When final
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c plane make you How paper do a
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d can Where comic I a buy
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 Assessment - Adverbs
Date ____________

✿ CHECK 1 The adverbs have been underlined. /6

Do they say HOW or WHEN or WHERE about the verbs?
a Mary laughed happily. __________
b Soon we will be going fishing. __________
c The helicopter spun sideways. __________
d Perhaps we could go bowling tomorrow. __________
e I am going inside for dinner. __________
f Tiptoe as quietly as you can. __________

✿ CHECK 2 Circle the ten adverbs in this story. /10

Once the bush animals had a meeting. Kanga was in charge.
He spoke quickly and excitedly. Wobbly Wombat was late.
He looked anxiously at Kanga. At the end of the table was
Freddy Fox, waving his tail impatiently.

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“Friend, you are always late,” said Kanga crossly.
Wobbly mumbled something. “Speak properly,” bellowed Freddy Fox loudly.

✿ CHECK 3 Change these adjectives to adverbs. /8

a lazy ________________ e busy ________________
b steep ________________ f strong ________________
c wild ________________ g thick ________________
d tidy ________________ h rough ________________

✿ CHECK 4 Complete these questions that you might

ask a famous person. /4
a When ________________________________________________________
b How ________________________________________________________
c Where ________________________________________________________
d Why ________________________________________________________

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✿ CHECK 5 The adverbs have been underlined. Draw an arrow
from the adverb to the verb it tells more about. /6
a The sails of the windmill turn lazily in the breeze.
b Sometimes I make chocolate fudge.
c He turned the bucket upside down.
d The family is strolling slowly along the beach.
e Now it is raining heavily.

✿ CHECK 6 Write the antonyms (opposites) of these adverbs. /6

a early __________________ d roughly __________________

b never __________________ e slowly __________________
c inside __________________ f carefully __________________

✿ CHECK 7 Circle the correct word in the brackets. /5

a Our coach treats us ( fair fairly ).
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b The teacher nodded ( wise wisely ).

c My sister walks too ( slow slowly ).
d I am too ( busy busily ) to speak.
e Be ( quiet quietly ) while you wait.

✿ CHECK 8 Join the sentence parts correctly. /5

a Come away and hurt her knee.

b She fell brightly over the rough road.

c The horse galloped outside in the blue sky.

d The truck bumped heavily and play with me.

e The sun shone noisily across the sandy hill.

Student Name: ____________________________________

Year Level: _____ Total Score: ____/50
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