English

Quarter 4 - Module 4
Week 4

Adverbs

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Day 1

What I Know (Pre-test)

Directions: Read and circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Jerry rode his bicycle _____________ than his friend.

A. carefully B. more carefully C. most carefully D. as carefully as

2. I will attend an online forum on health and sanitation later. What is the adverb
in the sentence?
A. I B. later C. will attend D. online forum

3. I hope everything will be back to normal someday. What is the modifier in the
sentence?
A. hope B. everything C. will be back D. someday

4. The coconut tree grows ___________ of all the trees in the garden.
A. well B. better C. best D. as well as

5. Mother instructed me to go upstairs to get her mask. Upstairs is an example of

an adverb of ___________.
A. Place B. Time C. Manner D. Degree

6. She moves __________ a turtle to avoid disturbing the sleeping dog.

A. quietly B. more quietly C. most quietly D. as quietly as

7. Liza sometimes talks to me about her experience during the pandemic. What is
being modified by the adverb sometimes?
A. Liza B. talks C. experience D. pandemic

8. Exposing yourself too much in crowded places is not advisable. Which is an

adverb of degree?
A. exposing B. too C. crowded D. not

9. We are indeed happy for the vaccine is already available. What kind of adverb is
the underlined word?
A. Affirmation B. Degree C. Frequency D. Negation
10. The shirts are properly arranged in the cabinet. What is the modifier of the word
arranged?

A. shirts B. properly C. in the cabinet D. none

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Day 2

Lesson
Recognizing Adverbs
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What I Need to Know

• Recognize adverbs.
• Identify words modified by adverbs.

What’s New
Read the sentences below.

1. The family plays badminton

at the park.
2. They have games in the
afternoon.

3. The parents teach their

children very patiently.

4. The children are so happy.

5. They come every Sunday.

Let us go over the underlined words and phrases in the sentences.

Do you remember what these words or phrases are? What words do they modify?
These are called adverbs.

Adverbs are words that are used to modify:

• Verbs

The family plays badminton at the park.

verb adverb

They have games in the afternoon.

verb adverb

They come every Sunday.

verb adverb

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 • Adjectives

The children are so happy.

adverb adjective

The crowd is extremely thrilled watching the game.

adverb adjective

They are definitely excited to see who is going to win.

adverb adjective

• Other adverbs

The parents teach their children very patiently.

verb adverb adverb
(modifying the (modifying the
adverb) verb)

The children are always greatly thankful for their parents.

adverb adverb adjective
(modifying the (modifying the
adverb) adjective)

What I Have Learned

ADVERBS are words or phrases that are used to modify verbs,
adjectives and other adverbs.

What I Can Do
Directions: Circle the adverb that modifies each of the underlined
words.
1. Alen and Eve met at the garden.
2. They seldom see each other.
3. They play badminton once a month.
4. Alen often wins the match.
5. Eve simply enjoys seeing her friend happy.

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 What’s More
Directions: Write the adverb on the blank provided and underline the
word it modifies. The first one is done for you.

definitely_1. I have been definitely attracted to programs in sports.

__________2. I can sometimes spend hours watching games.
__________3. That is really unexpected since I don’t play any sport.
__________4. I am seriously thinking about it though.
__________5. Do you have any sport in mind that would probably suit me?

Day 3

Lesson Classifying Adverbs

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What I Need to Know

• Classify adverbs according to their kinds.

What’s In
Directions: Identify the adverb in each of the sentences.

______1. The basketball team is very excited.

______2. They are surely making it to the finals.
______3. The team practices quite often.
______4. They are trained well by their coach.
______5. Each of the players will soon receive his medal.

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 What’s New

Study the illustrations carefully. Choose the word or phrase inside the box below to
complete the description of each picture.

1. read story books _____________ in the library on Sundays

2. attend online class ____________
3. bake cakes and cookies ____________ diligently early morning

4. do gardening _____________

The phrases you have formed are about some of the activities that you do. Notice the
phrases in the box. These are examples of adverbs. They tell you when, where, how and
how often a certain activity is done.

The following are the different kinds of adverbs:

1. Adverbs of TIME – tell when an action happens or is done
We will explore the topic tomorrow.
The deadline of the module outputs is next week.
See you later.
Other examples: today, in 2021, on Monday, recently, now, this morning, tonight

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2. Adverbs of PLACE – tell where an action happens or is done
The car is parked nearby.
They moved my things to the next room.
Module distribution will be done at the lobby.
Other examples: up, down, here, there, everywhere, somewhere, inside, outside

3. Adverbs of MANNER – tell how or in what manner an action is done

The gymnast gracefully performed her floor exercise.
The horse run fast.
Parents patiently lined up to get the modules.
Other examples: well, hard, slowly, carefully, smoothly, quietly
Some adverbs of manner are formed by adding the suffix -ly to adjectives

4. Adverbs of DEGREE or INTENSITY – tell to what extent an action is done or an

adjective is intensified
Teddy’s video presentation was very interesting.
The soup is too hot for my taste.
Liz is almost done writing her book.

5. Adverbs of FREQUENCY – tell how often or how many times an action is done
Government employees receive their salaries monthly.
We meet with our teacher online once a week.
I help water the plants every afternoon.
Other examples: always, seldom, daily, sometimes, occasionally, regularly, frequently

6. Adverbs of AFFIRMATION – declare that a certain statement is true or positive

She surely believes in you.

Yes, they are coming.
Our schedule for module distribution will definitely be the same.
Other examples: naturally, certainly, obviously, indeed, truly

7. Adverbs of NEGATION – declare that a given statement is false or negative

No, the parcel has not arrived.
These items are not included in the list.
His mother never fails to attend our classroom online conferences.

What I Have Learned

The classification of adverbs are: time, place, manner,

degree/intensity, frequency, affirmation and negation.

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 What I Can Do
Directions: Identify the kind of each underlined adverb.

_____________1. The teachers are sorting the modules cheerfully.

_____________2. They hardly sit down when they work.
_____________3. Men and women always wear masks when going to public places.
_____________4. Everybody would go home in the afternoon.
_____________5. They go to bed quite late in the evening.

What’s More
Directions: Pick out the adverb in each sentence and write each one
under the correct column in the table that follows. The
first one is done for you.
1. The sudden demise of their Uncle Joseph last week due to Covid brought sorrow to
the entire family.

2. They were so deeply affected by his death that no one wanted to think about the
forthcoming reunion.

3. His family wanted to move away for the time being, so they could think about their
plans later.
4. The priest arrived yesterday and talked patiently with the family for them to live
peacefully.
5. Although accepting his death is not easy for the family, they know they will make
him happy if they let him go.

Time Place Manner Degree Frequency Affirmation Negation

1. last week

2.
3.
4.
5.

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Day 4

Lesson Using Adverbs in Making Comparisons

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What I Need to Know

• Form adverbs in the three degrees of comparison.
• Use the degrees of comparison of adverbs.

What’s In
Directions: Write the kind of the underlined adverb.

__________1. Joyce and Ellen seldom see each other because of the pandemic.
__________2. They are both very busy working as frontliners.
__________3. Lack of communication somehow led them to drift apart.
__________4. When they had a confrontation, Joyce spoke calmly.
__________5. Ellen truly understood the situation and forgave one another.

What’s New
Read the short dialog below and answer the questions that follow.

A Debate

The Grade VI class of Mrs. Mercado had just had a

debate in their online English class. They are resolving
the the issue of using expensive advertisements and materials
in the election campaigns of government officials.

Debater 1: I strongly believe that a good candidate with an excellent moral

standing, a fairly well track record, and the necessary
qualifications does not need to spend millions to be able to win.
He or she can simply present himself or herself as what he or
she really is together with the programs and plans of actions to
execute in order to serve his or her constituents well. The use of

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 expensive ads and materials is, therefore, not necessary. These
are just expensive expenditures and should not be allowed by
law.
Debater 2: For me, a candidate not known by the voters will not get enough
votes to win. Voters come from all over the country. Campaigning
once in any district or region is not enough. There is a need for
a variety of ways to reach out to people to win their votes. Having
a TV ad or using posters can work more effectively in making
one’s track record known.
Moderator: Debater 2 has spoken as intelligently as the first debater. Now
that we heard both sides, we will leave the decision to the
audience to choose which side is more validly accepted.
After dismissal, the boys and girls continued discussing the issue on
political ads. Aside from learning how to participate in a debate, they also
learned how to discuss their arguments in a proper way.
Healthy discussions are carried out with polite words and soft voices.
People can present opposing views and opinions without ending up in
heated arguments.

Questions:
1. What is the activity of the Grade VI online English class of Mrs. Mercado?
2. What issue is being resolved?
3. How should we discuss issues even when we have opposing views?

The underlined words in the dialog are used to compare how an act is performed. This
is what we call the degrees of comparison of adverbs.

Degrees of Comparison of Adverbs

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
- two or more actions are - three or more actions are
- no comparison
compared compared
EXAMPLES
Public servants work Public servants work Public servants work the
hard. harder doing field work hardest when doing both
than doing paperwork. field work and paperwork.
He served the constituents He served the constituents
more effectively than his the most effectively among
father. the family members.
He served his
constituents effectively.
He served the constituents He served the constituents
less effectively than his the least effectively among
father. the family members.

Here are some rules in using adverbs in making comparisons:

Use the base form for the positive degree.
Add -er to the adverb in the comparative degree and -est in the superlative degree.
For adverbs with two syllables and more, add more or less in the comparative
degree and most or least in the superlative degree.

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Change the spelling of irregular adverbs:
well – better – best
badly – worse – worst
Use the expression as + adverb + as to show comparisons that are of equal degree.
She cooks as deliciously as her mother.

Adverbs can be used in making comparisons.

The three degrees of comparison of adverbs are: positive, comparative
and superlative.

What I Can Do
Directions: Write the correct form of the adverbs in the parentheses to
complete the paragraph.

Danny realized that he can swim (comfortably) _____________ in open

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water than in a swimming pool. He has gotten rid of his long-held
phobia (permanently) ____________. His swimming instructor observed
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that he learned how to swim (easily) ____________ in the beach than in
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the swimming pool. He (often) _________ goes to beaches nowadays. His
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travel companions still believe that he can also enjoy swimming in the
pool if he will try (hard)________ than before.
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What’s More
Directions: Using adverbs, write sentences that compare face to face
classes and distance learning based on your experience.

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

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 Day 5

Post Test
Directions: Read and circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Mother instructed me to go upstairs to get her mask. Upstairs is an example of

an adverb of ___________.
A. Place B. Time C. Manner D. Degree

2. The coconut tree grows ___________ of all the trees in the garden.
A. well B. better C. best D. as well as
3. The shirts are properly arranged in the cabinet. What is the modifier of the
word arranged?

A. shirts B. properly C. in the cabinet D. none

4. Jerry rode his bicycle _____________ than his friend.

A. carefully B. more carefully C. most carefully D. as carefully as

5. We are indeed happy for the vaccine is already available. What kind of adverb is
the underlined word?
A. Affirmation B. Degree C. Frequency D. Negation

6. Liza sometimes talks to me about her experience during the pandemic. What is
being modified by the adverb sometimes?
A. Liza B. talks C. experience D. pandemic

7. I will attend an online forum on health and sanitation later. What is the adverb
in the sentence?
A. I B. later C. will attend D. online forum

8. I hope everything will be back to normal someday. What is the modifier in the
sentence?
A. hope B. everything C. will be back D. someday

9. She moves __________ a turtle to avoid disturbing the sleeping dog.

A. quietly B. more quietly C. most quietly D. as quietly as

10. Exposing yourself too much in crowded places is not advisable. Which is an
adverb of degree?
A. exposing B. too C. crowded D. not

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