Adverbs
Adverb
An adverb answers these questions:
How? In what manner?
patiently, boldly, slowly, softly, enthusiastically
When?
recently, later, finally, daily, again, formerly
Where?
outside, here, down, forward, up, away
To what extent? To what degree?
extremely, very, too, rarely, completely, frequently
Adverbs—Modify Verbs
Place the adverb before or after the verb that
is modified.
When students quietly study, teachers are
happy.
Please walk slowly down the street.
Adverbs—Modify Adjectives
Place the adverb immediately before the
adjective.
The cats are very soft.
Korean pop music is becoming increasingly
popular in the United States.
Adverbs—Modify Other Adverbs
Place the adverb immediately before the adverb
being modified.
We very nearly missed the bus.
Ruby did extremely well on her exam.
Adverbs Formed From Adjectives
Ending in ible or able
Drop the final e on adjectives that end in able
or ible before adding the y to form the adverb.
Adjective
forcible
terrible
possible
Adverb
forcibly
terribly
possibly
Adverbs Formed From Adjectives
Ending in ic
Add ally to adjectives ending in ic to form the
adverb.
Adjective
Adverb
chronic
logic
magic
scenic
chronically
logically
magically
scenically
Placement of Only
Place the adverb only immediately before the
word or group of words it modifies.
Only long-time employees can take vacations during
June.
Long-time employees can take vacations only during
June.
Adverbs – let’s identify the adverbs and
the word or words it modifies in each
sentence below.
1. Oklahoma is not the Cherokee Indians’ original home.
2. The Cherokees once lived in Georiga.
3. A number of Cherokees still live in the Great Smokey
mountains.
4. Settlers often ignored the Cherokees’ right to land.
5. Feeling threatened by the settlers, the Cherokees
readily supported the British during the Revolutionary
War.
6. In 1829, people hurried excitedly to northern Goergia
for the first gold rush in the United States.
Adverbs – Guided - let’s identify the
adverbs and the word or words it modifies
in each sentence below.
1. Oklahoma is not the Cherokee Indians’ original home.
2. The Cherokees once lived in Georiga.
3. A number of Cherokees still live in the Great Smokey
mountains.
4. Settlers often ignored the Cherokees’ right to land.
5. Feeling threatened by the settlers, the Cherokees
readily supported the British during the Revolutionary
War.
6. In 1829, people hurried excitedly to northern Goergia
for the first gold rush in the United States.
Adverbs – Independent- write down the
adverbs and the word or words it modifies
in each sentence below.
1. In this story, a nameless character goes outdoors
on a terribly cold day.
2. Except for a dog, he is traveling completely alone.
3. Soon both the dog’s muzzle and the man’s beard
are frosted with ice.
4. Along the way, the man accidentally falls into a
stream.
5. He desparately builds a fire under a tree.
6. The man again finds himself in serious trouble.
Adverbs
Every Friday I ______go to the record store. I can
_______ wait to see what new CDs have arrived.
As soon as school is out, I bike _____ to the
store. ______ I walk through the aisles and
_____ study the new CDs. I listen ______
as the loudspeaker announces the day’s specials.
When I have decided what I want, I ____ figure
out what items I can afford. Then I walk _____ to
the cash register. I smile ______ as I think of how
much I am going to enjoy the music.