Adverbs

So weve talked about adjectives, which describe nouns and pronouns. But are nouns/pronouns the only parts of speech that can be described in a sentence?
Of course not! Verbs can also be described with adverbs. So, adverbs describe verbs.

There are several ways adverbs work, but lets focus on the biggest ways first. Pretend that you are a sportswriter writing an article about a game you just saw. What are some verbs we might use? Play, catch, hit, run, jump, etc. Sometimes, we need to be more descriptive with our verbs. What if I wanted to say how the team played? Or when they won the game? Or where a player hit the ball? Or to what extent/degree the player jumped?

These questions are how adverbs work: 1. How? 2. When? 3. Where? 4. To what extent or degree?

Lets see some examples: Jackie left quickly. How did she leave? Lisa cooked yesterday. When did she cook? She arrived there. Where did she arrive? She thoroughly explained. To what extent did she explain?

Lets explore some different words that can be used as adverbs 1. Each student will get a list of common adverbs and a 4-column chart 2. Cut out each word and glue where you think it fits best 3. Finish for HW!

A brief review of yesterday These questions are how adverbs work: 1. How? 2. When? 3. Where? 4. To what extent or degree?

Lets see some examples: Jackie left quickly. How did she leave? Lisa cooked yesterday. When did she cook? She arrived there. Where did she arrive? She thoroughly explained. To what extent did she explain?

Today were going to focus on adverbs that tell HOW or WHEN the action of the sentence takes place.
Remember, the action of a sentence is its VERB. (These are orange)

The key to finding adverbs is finding the VERB first!

Lets see some examples 1. Mom drove carefully and well.

2. Dad always checked the map.

3. Finally, we arrived there. 4. Luckily, we returned safely.

The key to finding adverbs is finding the VERB first! 1. Mom drove carefully and well.
2. Dad always checked the map. 3. Finally, we arrived there. 4. Luckily, we returned safely.

The key to finding adverbs is finding the VERB first! 1. Mom drove carefully and well.
2. Dad always checked the map. 3. Finally, we arrived there. 4. Luckily, we returned safely.

What do you notice about some of these adverbs? 1. Mom drove carefully and well. 2. Dad always checked the map. 3. Finally, we arrived there. 4. Luckily, we returned safely. Many adverbs end with ly but NOT ALL Adverbs can go in different places More than 1 adverb can be used

HW: 1. Complete the practice page (front & back) 2. Color the SUBJECT (yellow) 3. Color the VERB (orange) 4. Color the ADVERB (purple)

Yesterday, we saw how adverbs can tell HOW or WHEN the action takes place. But adverbs can also tell: WHERE the action takes place and To what extent/degree the action takes place.

Lets see some examples But first, what do we HAVE to find before we look for adverbs? Right! The VERB!
1. I really enjoyed the trip. 2. We usually headed north.

Lets see some examples But first, what do we HAVE to find before we look for adverbs? Right! The VERB!
1. I really enjoyed the trip. 2. We usually headed north.

Lets see some examples But first, what do we HAVE to find before we look for adverbs? Right! The VERB!
1. I really enjoyed the trip. 2. We usually headed north.

Lets practice a bit more

1. We went outside to shoot some hoops. 2. We hoped Ingrid was watching nearby. 3. I was thoroughly disgusted by the smell in the locker room.

Lets practice a bit more Find the verbs first!

1. We went outside to shoot some hoops. 2. We hoped Ingrid was watching nearby. 3. I was thoroughly disgusted by the smell in the locker room. Now lets find any adverbs that tell WHEN or To What Extent/Degree

Lets practice a bit more Find the verbs first! 1. We went outside to shoot some hoops.
2. We hoped Ingrid was watching nearby. 3. I was thoroughly disgusted by the smell in the locker room.

HW: 1. Complete the practice page (front & back) 2. Color the SUBJECT (yellow) 3. Color the VERB (orange) 4. Color the ADVERB (purple)

Okay, so adverbs describe verbs. Yes, but they can also work in other ways too!
Look at this sentence: I am thirsty. I can add words that modify this sentence to tell how or to what extent/degree.

Ex: I am extremely thirsty. What word is being described? And what part of speech is that word?

Right! I am extremely thirsty. I am extremely thirsty. Adverbs can describe verbs. Adverbs can also describe adjectives by saying: 1. How? 2. To what extent/degree? How is that different than adverbs describing verbs?

Look at this sentence: I walked through the sand. I can add words that modify this sentence to tell how or to what extent/degree.
I walked very quickly through the sand. What are the 2 adverbs? What word does very describe? What part of speech is that word?

So adverbs work by: 1. Describing verbs:

1. 2. 3. 4.

2. Describing adjectives:

How? When? Where? To what extent/degree?

3. Describing adverbs:

1. How? 2. To what extent/degree? 1. How? 2. To what extent/degree?

You can even have adverbs working in all 3 ways in the same sentence! A very large crowd gathered quite quickly.
Lets practice together: The path is a dreadfully long way We have completely safe elevators. Ms. Conway has very realistic dreams.

You can even have adverbs working in all 3 ways in the same sentence!
A very large crowd gathered quite quickly. Lets practice together: The path is a dreadfully long way We have completely safe elevators. Ms. Conway has very realistic dreams.

Try 4 more Sophie reads quite carefully. John writes especially well.
Debbie sings very beautifully. He is finally finished with his HW.

Try 4 more Sophie reads quite carefully. John writes especially well.
Debbie sings very beautifully. He is finally finished with his HW.

HW: 1. Complete the practice page 2. Draw an arrow to the word being described by the adverb.
a. Is it a verb? b. Is it an adjective? c. Is it another adverb?

3. Label the word described by the adverb

Lets review what we know about adverbs: 1. Tell how 2. Tell when 3. Tell where 4. Tell to what extent/degree
Adverbs can describe: 1. Verbs 2. Adjectives 3. Other adverbs

Sometimes though, its easy to confuse adverbs with adjectives in our writing. Many times, we know a word is an adverb because it ends with -ly. Look at these examples: Adjective slow quick Adverb slowly quickly

bad badly

Lets use these in some sentences to see the difference. Adjective slow quick bad Adverb slowly quickly badly
A turtle is a slow animal. A turtle moves slowly. John is a quick writer. John writes quickly.

I had a bad day. My day went badly.

When we use the wrong part of speech, our writing doesnt sound correct. We drove slow through the leaves.
We drove slowly through the leaves. Which is correct? Why?

When we use the wrong part of speech, our writing doesnt sound correct. We drove slow through the leaves.
We drove slowly through the leaves. Which is correct? Why? Right! Were describing the verb, and only adverbs can do that, so it has to be slowly not slow.

The trick here is to remember the JOB adverbs and adjectives have. Adjectives describe nouns/pronouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, & adverbs. Try these two sentences: Which one is correct and why? The band played loud. The band played loudly.

The trick here is to remember the JOB adverbs and adjectives have. Adjectives describe nouns/pronouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, & adverbs. Try these two sentences: Which one is correct and why? The band played loud. The band played loudly.

There are two words that are most often confused because the adverb does not end in -ly good and well Good is an adjective. It describes nouns/pronouns. It is a good day to take pictures. Her pictures are always good.

Well is usually an adverb.

I play baseball very well. The day had gone well.

BUT, if well means healthy now its being used as an adjective. I didnt feel well when I woke up. I didnt feel healthy when I woke up.

Again, the trick is to know what is being described. Lets practice with good & well. Which sentence is correct and why?
The author wrote good about a famous person. The author wrote well about a famous person.

Again, the trick is to know what is being described. Lets practice with good & well. Which sentence is correct and why?
The author wrote good about a famous person. The author wrote well about a famous person.

Try 2 more:
The heroine was a good leader. The heroine was a well leader. He is doing good in science

He is doing well in science.

Try 2 more:
The heroine was a good leader. The heroine was a well leader. He is doing good in science.

He is doing well in science.

HW: 1. Imagine that you are the hero of a great adventure. Write a short story (1-2 paragraphs) about your adventure. 2. Use good in at least 2 sentences. 3. Use well in at least 2 sentences. 4. Make sure your other adjectives and adverbs are used correctly!

Lets share our HW!

Like adjectives, adverbs can also describe by comparing. The same rules we used with adjectives are used with adverbs too. Most adverbs end with -ly, so we will use the words more and most.

Like these:
Adverb Skillfully Frequently Comparative Form Superlative Form

Heavily

Some adverbs though dont end with -ly.

Adverb Late Hard Comparative Form Superlative Form

Like these:
Adverb Skillfully Frequently Comparative Form More skillfully More frequently Superlative Form

Heavily

More heavily

Some adverbs though dont end with -ly.

Adverb Late Hard Comparative Form Later Harder Superlative Form

Like these:
Adverb Skillfully Frequently Comparative Form More skillfully More frequently Superlative Form Most skillfully Most frequently

Heavily

More heavily

Most heavily

Some adverbs though dont end with -ly.

Adverb Late Hard Comparative Form Later Harder Superlative Form Last Hardest

Lets use these in some sentences

And of course, there are some adverbs that just dont follow either of these rules
Adverb
Well Badly Little Much

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

And of course, there are some adverbs that just dont follow either of these rules
Adverb
Well Badly Little Much

Comparative Form
Better Worse Less More

Superlative Form

And of course, there are some adverbs that just dont follow either of these rules
Adverb
Well Badly Little Much

Comparative Form
Better Worse Less More

Superlative Form
Best Worst Least Most

These adverbs we just have to know. Which way is correct? Sheila rows more well than Dan. Sheila rows more better than Dan. Sheila rows better than Dan.

And of course, there are some adverbs that just dont follow either of these rules
Adverb
Well Badly Little Much

Comparative Form
Better Worse Less More

Superlative Form
Best Worst Least Most

These adverbs we just have to know. Which way is correct? Sheila rows more well than Dan. Sheila rows more better than Dan. Sheila rows better than Dan.

HW: 1. Remember the paint sample we pictured to learn comparative and superlative adjectives? 2. Were doing the same assignment, but now with adverbs! 3. Write a sentence using an adverb. 4. Write a second sentence using the comparative form of that adverb. 5. Write a third sentence using the superlative form of that adverb. 6. Illustrate your sentences.

Lets share our HW!

These past weeks weve been studying parts of speech that are modifiers, meaning words that describe.
Adjectives describe nouns/pronouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. One thing we havent talked about are words like not, never, nothing.

Words like these are called negatives.

A Negative is a special kind of adverb that reverses the meaning of a sentence. Example: Lynn is on the team. Lynn is not on the team.

Here are some common negatives: No None Not No one Never Nothing Nowhere Nobody

Contractions with not are also negatives Cant can not Dont do not Couldnt Could not Shouldnt should not Wouldnt would not Wont will not Etc.

Lets use a few of these in some practice sentences

When we use negatives, there is one thing we have to remember We can not use 2 negatives together. This is called a double negative
Which is correct? I cant find nothing to wear. I cant find anything to wear.

One way to fix double negatives is to use a positive word instead. Most negatives have a matching positive
Neither Either Never Ever Nobody Anybody No Any None Some

HW: Complete your practice page.

Lets Review! With your table partner, youre going to create a mini-quiz to review. For each section, create 3 questions. So 9 questions total.
Your Adverbs Check #2 has 3 sections: 1. Good and Well:

2. Comparative and Superlative fill in the blank sentences 3. Correcting double negatives

1. fill in the blank sentences 2. Definitions of good and well