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4 What Is an Adverb? Teaching
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Modifying a verb Denise always shops at the mall.

Modifying an adjective She is usually particular about what she buys.

Modifying an adverb She comes to the mall very early.

Adverbs answer the questions how, when, where, or to what extent. Intensifiers are
adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs. They usually come directly before
the word they modify. Intensifiers usually answer the question To what extent?

Adverbs
How? slowly, quickly, quietly
When? today, rarely, annually
Where? nearby, there, around
To what extent? rather, quite, extremely

Many adverbs are formed by adding the suffix -ly to adjectives. Sometimes a base
word’s spelling changes whey -ly is added.
Adjective strong immediate easy
Adverb strongly immediately easily

Identifying Adverbs
Underline all the adverbs in each sentence. If there are no adverbs in a sentence,
write None on the line to the right.
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1. There is a big sale at the mall today. ______________

2. People who shop wisely can save a great deal of money. ______________

3. Denise always goes to sales. ______________

4. In the past, she has been very lucky with her buys. ______________
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5. She bought a rather expensive necklace very cheaply. ______________

6. She feels happy when she finds a real deal. ______________

7. For example, she bought a nearly new tent once at the outdoors store. ______________

8. She will rather proudly show you the suitcase that she bought for next
to nothing. ______________

9. If you want to find a good deal, stay close to Denise. ______________

10. She is amazingly skillful in both spending and saving money. ______________

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4 What Is an Adverb? More Practice
A. Identifying Adverbs and the Words They Modify
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences. Draw an arrow from each adverb
to the word it modifies.

1. A load of salmon arrived on the docks yesterday.

2. The guard walked very cautiously into the building.

3. Our space probe landed softly on the moon today.

4. The lifeguard swam extremely fast.

5. Quickly, we gathered our gear.

6. The busy beaver gnawed quite furiously on the tree trunk.

7. I am well pleased with my new job.

8. That boy is rather talented; he’ll go far if he works hard.

9. The plumbers finally finished repairing the pipes today.

10. Quite suddenly, the horse bolted across the field.

B. Writing Adverbs
Complete each sentence with an adverb. Write the adverb on the line.

1. The shopping mall was ______________ busy the day Sean went shopping

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2. ______________ all the stores were filled with customers.

3. Sean ______________ shops with a friend.

4. They ______________ stop at the ice-cream store in the center of the mall.
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5. Sean and his friend were ______________ surprised to see that the ice-cream
store was gone.

6. In its place was a ______________ new store.

7. They stepped ______________, and a clerk asked if she could help them.

8. They looked ______________ and saw computer games on all the shelves.

9. As dedicated game players, the boys were ______________ pleased with this
new store.

10. On the other hand, where can they get a ______________ good ice-cream
cone now?

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4 What Is an Adverb? Application
A. Writing Adverbs in Sentences
Use the adverb at the beginning of each item in a sentence.
EXAMPLE late I came late for the movie.

1. carefully ________________________________________________________________________

2. slowly__________________________________________________________________________

3. quickly ________________________________________________________________________

4. very____________________________________________________________________________

5. completely______________________________________________________________________

6. easily __________________________________________________________________________

7. gracefully ______________________________________________________________________

8. outside ________________________________________________________________________

9. close __________________________________________________________________________

10. gently __________________________________________________________________________

B. Writing a Paragraph Using Adverbs

Choose four of the following adverbs to use in a story about a shopping trip. Write
the story on the lines below. Underline each of these adverbs and any other
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adverbs that you use in your story.

eagerly very suspiciously suddenly always
carelessly extremely mostly later never

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