What do adverbs do?

We are revising adverbs this week.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb,
e.g. He twisted madly to avoid the snake's fangs.
Put adverbs into these sentences as you rewrite them in your books:
1. The raindrop ran down the window pane.
2. The lion paced around his cage.
3. The car swerved to aviod the pedestrian.

4. The unicorn tossed his gleaming white mane.

5. Have you seen that monkey jumping about in the road?

6. It rained all day on Tuesday last week.
7. Beckham tackled the defender.
8. The train to the Millennium Dome was late.

9. AN ADVERB IS A WORD THAT GIVES MORE MEANING TO

A VERB. MANY ADVERBS TELL US HOW SOMETHING
HAPPENED. MANY ADVERBS END IN THE LETTERS -LY.
10. Task one. Look at this list of adverbs.
CAREFULLY QUIETLY CROSSLY SOUNDLY NOISILY
QUICKLY SILENTLY CLUMSILY
 Copy each sentence down and fill in the space with one of these
adverbs.(Read it and make sure it makes sense first!)
11. 1. I eat crisps ----------.
2.In class I listen --------.
3. At night I sleep -----------.
4. When I am working I whisper ------------ to my friends.
5. I run --------- to escape from Julie.
6. I spoke ----------- to my brother Lee after he had broken my toy.
7. The rabbit passed ------------ past the fox's den.
8. Hilda walked ---------- in her new high-heeled shoes.
12. Task Two. Copy these sentences into your books.Underline the
adverb in each sentence.
13. 1. The rain fell heavily throughout the night.
2. The boy spoke rudely to his mum.
3. The time passed slowly as Tim waited for his friends.
4. The girl sang loudly during hymn practice.
5. The river flowed rapidly after the storm.
6. Shelly was dressed smartly for the party.
7. We must always cross the road safely.
8. The nurse treated me gently after my fall.
Having Fun with Adverbs
Try using some descriptive words that directly refer to something
mentioned in a sentence. Look at these examples:

“Pass me the chocolate please,” Emily said sweetly.

“I’m the fastest runner in the school,” Ted replied swiftly.

Complete the sentences below by choosing a word from the brackets

• “I’ve just found the light switch,” Adam said ____________

(brightly, easily, happily)

• “The wind is very strong,” Yasmine cried _______________

(anxiously, breezily, wearily)

• “Let me stomp on that can,” Robert said ______________

(dreamily, crushingly, fearlessly)

• “I need a drink of water,” Samuel said ________________

(eagerly, carefully, dryly)

• “Look both ways before you cross the road,” James said
_______________. (sadly, excitedly, carefully)
 • “This apple isn’t ripe,” Eleanor said _____________
(sourly, thankfully, hopefully)

Now make up 4 more examples of this type of sentence

1.

2.

3.

4.

Name __________________ Class _____ Date _________

Adverbs
Complete these sentences with a suitable adverb

1. The snail crawled ___________ along the path.

2. The sun shone _______________ through the window.

3. The children in the choir sang ____________.

4. The twins played _____________ in the park.

5. The giant _____________ ate up all the cows in the field.

6. James ran ______________ and won the race.

7. The rain fell _______________ and we all got very wet.

8. You must play _______________ or someone will get hurt.

9. The witch _________________ turned Adam into a toad.

10.The dog ran _______________ after the ball.

excitedly slowly cruelly carefully brightly heavily

sweetly quickly happily greedily

Adverbs

• Adverbs tell us more about how the verb is performed.

They make the verb stronger.
• Sometimes they are next to the verb.
I sat quietly.

verb adverb

• Sometimes the adverb is somewhere else in the

sentence.
He finished his work carefully.

verb adverb

slowly gently angrily loudly greedily sadly

sweetly anxiously accurately quietly noisily firmly

badly happily carefully tiredly nastily

tightly

• Use the list of adverbs in the box to strengthen the

verbs in these sentences.

1. I ran down the road. I ran quickly down the road.

2. I sang a song.
3. I sucked a sherbet lemon.
4. I climbed the hill.
5. I threw the ball.
6. I looked at the clock.
7. I picked up the glass.
8. I stroked the cat.
 9. I spoke to my friend.
10.I held the door handles.

L.O. Use the suffix ‘ly’ to make adverbs.

If the word has a silent e, just add on the ly.

Love + ly = Nice + ly =

Late + ly = Scarce + ly =

Safe + ly = Brave + ly =

Wise + ly = Like + ly =

If the word ends in y, change it to an i, then add ly.

Busy + ly = lazy + ly =

cheeky + ly = easy + ly =

greedy + ly = sneaky + ly =

crazy + ly = crafty + ly =

lucky + ly = happy + ly =

Now put some of these words into the sentences below.

The soldiers fought _______________ in the battle.

It is not _________ that it will snow today.

The teacher ______________ told them what to do.

Callum lost his pen but _____________ Adam found it for him.

You must look both ways so you can cross the road ____________

Babar was so clever he could _________ do the sums.

Use these words in sentences of your own- impress me!

happily
lazily

hungrily

readily

quickly

normally

curiously

Adverbs

Rewrite each sentence, using an adverb in place of

the coloured words.

1. The rabbit left the room in a hurry.

2. Eeyore stood on his head with ease.

3. The child was sleeping in peace.

4. We can look forward to the future with hope.

5. The Chinese vase was broken by accident.

6. The little boy’s head was nodding with sleep.

7. The dog looked with scorn at the crisp the lady gave
him.

8. Emily worked out all the sums in her head.

 9. The gardener gazed with pride at his lovely roses.

10. Although outnumbered the troops fought like heroes.

ADVERBS
What is an adverb?
It is a word that tells us more about verbs.
Many adverbs tell us how something is done.
When answering the question 'how', adverbs are usually created from adjectives
with an added ly ending. E.g. quick becomes quickly.
Activity one.
Think of different ways that people might do these things.
Make a list of adverbs under each heading.
The people play. The people walk.
Happily Quickly
The people talk. The people wait.
Loudly Patiently
Activity two.
How did you do with your lists?
I wonder if this task would have helped you!
Change these adjectives into adverbs.
Quick becomes quickly
Neat
Careful
Loud
Excited
Brave
Activity three.
Certain words change when they become adverbs. If an adjective ends in a y, you
need to change the y to an I before adding the ly!
Show me you can do that be changing these adjectives in adverbs.
Funny becomes funnily
Angry
Happy
Heavy
Noisy
Steady
Clumsy
Activity four.
You have now got a number of adverbs listed in your books. Use some of them in
this activity to complete the sentences.
a. The girl completed her handwriting ___________.
b. They all sat __________ on the edge of the bench.
c. The rhinoceros stamped _________ across the dusty landscape.
d. The red table chattered ___________ .
e. The teacher spoke __________ to the group of children.
f. The acrobat walked ___________ across the tightrope.
Activity five.
Here are six adverbs. Can you write one sentence for each adverb into your books
to show you have taken everything in you have covered today.
Slightly
Dangerously
Slowly
Brightly
Greedily
Cheekily