Adverb Activities

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