The Adverb
An adverb is a word which "modifies or adds" to the meaning of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Today we will just look at the adverb as the Manner (or how)
Manner Adverbs answer the question "how" something happens. They often end with the letters 'ly'.
For example:
a) The boy ran
The boy ran quickly (quickly tells us "how" the boy ran)
b) I spoke to the visitor
I spoke quietly to the visitor (quietly tells us "how" I spoke to the visitor)
Manner Adverbs answer the question "how" something happens. They often end with the letters 'ly'.
For example:
a) The boy ran
The boy ran quickly (quickly tells us "how" the boy ran)
b) I spoke to the visitor
I spoke quietly to the visitor (quietly tells us "how" I spoke to the visitor)
Write out the following sentences and underline the adverb
1. The burglar crept silently through the window 2. Quickly she ran across the finish line
3. The swan swam gracefully across the crystal lake 4. The people donated generously to the appeal
5. The children stood up courageously to the bully 6. Carefully they climbed up the tree to get the apple.
7. We accepted the gift gratefully 8. We divided the cake evenly
9. The knight fought the dragon bravely 10. She jumped the stream easily
Write out each sentence and put in a really interesting and exciting adverb
The spaceman flew _________ through space. Before him the rocket floated _________. The alien spacecraft which had chased him _________ for the last hour had _________ disappeared.
Secret Agent Mary Sue ran _________ through the doorway. She _______ pulled out her pistol. ___________ she looked from left to right... nothing. ___________ she crept behind a large box. Just then she saw 3 men __________ coming towards her. She _________ fired her gun and the men ___________ hid behind a carriage.
1. The burglar crept silently through the window 2. Quickly she ran across the finish line
3. The swan swam gracefully across the crystal lake 4. The people donated generously to the appeal
5. The children stood up courageously to the bully 6. Carefully they climbed up the tree to get the apple.
7. We accepted the gift gratefully 8. We divided the cake evenly
9. The knight fought the dragon bravely 10. She jumped the stream easily
Write out each sentence and put in a really interesting and exciting adverb
The spaceman flew _________ through space. Before him the rocket floated _________. The alien spacecraft which had chased him _________ for the last hour had _________ disappeared.
Secret Agent Mary Sue ran _________ through the doorway. She _______ pulled out her pistol. ___________ she looked from left to right... nothing. ___________ she crept behind a large box. Just then she saw 3 men __________ coming towards her. She _________ fired her gun and the men ___________ hid behind a carriage.