Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________
Use Relative Adverbs
The words when, where, and why may be used as relative adverbs. A
relative adverb introduces a relative clause and refers to a time, a place, or a
reason. The relative clause gives more information about a word or phrase in
the sentence.
Time: April is usually the month when the cherry trees bloom.
Place: Texas is where my cousins live.
Reason: I know the reason why our field trip was canceled.
Underline the relative clause. Then circle the relative
adverb.
1. Monday is when I have my piano lesson.
2. France is where my pen pal lives.
3. I’ll always remember the day when I hit my first home run.
4. Our principal explained the reason why the buses would be
late.
5. I visited Holland, where I always wanted to go.
6. It was 1939 when my grandparents came to America.
7. The scientist explained the phenomenon behind why the sun is
boiling hot.
8. My mom drove me to the town where my friend lives.
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Use Relative Adverbs
A relative adverb introduces a relative clause, and refers to a time, place, or
reason. The relative clause gives more information about a word or phrase in
the sentence. When, where, and why are relative adverbs.
Time: Spring is the season when I visit the botanical garden.
Place: Seattle is the city where my friend will go to college.
Reason: He wanted to know the reason why we changed our minds.
Write the correct relative adverb for each sentence on the
line provided.
1. Ireland is
I will be going this summer.
2. The weather is
I decided to stay home today.
3. I will be able to see my favorite band
they
decide to tour in the United States.
4. My best friend explained
5. My cousin got into Julliard,
she missed my party.
she always wanted
to attend college.
6. The unusual train schedule is
I ended up
being late to work yesterday.
7. I got a new computer
8. The accidentally spilled paint is
I got into college.
I had to clean
the floor all afternoon.
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Greek and Latin Roots geo, archae, rupt
archaeologists
erupt
eruption
geologists
disrupted
erupted
geological
geology
Write the spelling word that completes each sentence.
1. The volcanic ____________________ caused widespread
damage.
2. Many ____________________ study the layers of rock in the
Grand Canyon.
3. This book about ____________________ has lots of pictures of
fossils.
4. The ____________________ dug up the site to find the ruins
and learn more about how the people of the ancient civilization
lived.
5. It is difficult to predict when a volcano might ______________.
6. The scientists studied the
____________________ deposits left
by the ice sheets.
7. Our plans were
____________________ by the unexpected
blizzard.
8. When Mount St. Helens ____________________ in 1980, it
changed the landscape of the mountain.
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Greek and Latin Roots geo, archae, rupt
archaeologists
erupt
eruption
geologists
disrupted
erupted
geological
geology
Write the spelling words for the given roots.
Spelling words with geo
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
Spelling word with archae
4. _____________________
Spelling words with rupt
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________
Write the spelling words that answer the questions.
9. Which spelling words have the suffix -ist?
____________________________________________________
10. Which spelling word has the suffix -ion?
____________________________________________________
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