Adverbs What is an adverb An adverb is

Adverbs

What is an adverb? An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, or to what extent.

How are adverbs formed? Most adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives: careful quick carefully quickly Other adverbs are words like: there, now, never, almost, too

The cat walked slowly. Slowly tells HOW the cat walked. (slowly modifies the verb walked) The dog show begins tomorrow. Tomorrow tells WHEN the show will begin. (tomorrow modifies begins)

Three carpenters are working upstairs. Upstairs tells WHERE the carpenters are working. (upstairs modifies working) My sand sculpture is nearly finished. Nearly tells TO WHAT EXTENT the sculpture is finished. (nearly modifies finished)

Let’s find adverbs! Find the adverb and the word it modifies. Bob plays the saxophone well. Well tells HOW Bob plays. He had a concert yesterday. Yesterday tells WHEN the concert was.

Let’s try more! Find the adverb and the word it modifies: The two cats often play. Often tells WHEN the cats play. They quickly run up and down the stairs. Quickly tells HOW the cats run. The cats are very active. Very tells HOW active the cats are.

Comparing with Adverbs can be used to compare two actions. Use the comparative form of the adverb. Mary runs faster than Leslie. Adverbs can be used to compare 3 or more actions. Use the superlative form of the adverb. Of the 3 light bulbs, the 150 -watt burns brightest.

To make the comparative form of some adverbs, add –er. To make the superlative, add –est. late high early later higher earlier latest highest earliest

For most adverbs that end in –ly: Form the comparative by adding more Form the superlative by adding most. brightly more brightly most brightly brave more bravely most bravely carefully more carefully most carefully

Some adverbs change forms completely: well better best badly worse worst much little more less most least

Write the correct form of the adverb in parenthesis. Theresa pitches (fast) than Sylvia. Of all the girls on the team, Maria runs (quick). Jenny likes the Blue Jays (well) than the Yankees.

Adjective or Adverb? ADJECTIVES tell how many, what kind, or which one about nouns and pronouns. ADVERBS tell how, when, where, or to what extent about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Choose the correct word for the following sentences. Tell whether you chose an adjective or an adverb. ADVERB The actors knew their parts (perfect, perfectly). ADJECTIVE The actors seemed (calm, calmly) before the play began. ADJECTIVE The speeches were very (well, good).

Choose the correct word for the following sentences. Tell whether you chose an adjective or an adverb. ADVERB The mountains are (real, really) gigantic. ADVERB The storm (quick, quickly) ended. ADVERB The rain fell (lightly, light) on the roof.