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Adverbs Worksheets

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An adverbs chart plus circle the adverb, how, when and where sorts, adding -ly, choosing adverbs and writing sentences.

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Adverbs chart

Adverbs tell how, when or where, and many end in -ly.

Adverb practice

Find, sort, form, choose and write adverbs, and pick the verb that shows exactly how.

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About these adverbs worksheets

An adverb tells more about a verb. It tells how (slowly, gently), when (today, soon) or where (here, outside) something happens. Many adverbs that tell how end in -ly.

These adverbs worksheets start with a chart that sorts adverbs into how, when and where. Practice pages ask children to circle the adverb in a sentence, sort adverbs by what they tell (cut and paste or write), add -ly to make an adverb, choose the adverb that fits, pick the verb that shows exactly how, and write sentences with adverbs.

Every page with right answers has an answer key, and the cut and paste sort has a no-cut twin.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.EUse adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.6Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5.BDistinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).

How to use them

  1. Start with the chart and act out a few adverbs: walk slowly, walk quickly.
  2. Do circle the adverb next, asking how, when or where for each sentence.
  3. Use the sort, then the add -ly page.
  4. Finish with the writing page.

Teaching tips

  • Ask: how did it happen? When? Where? The answer word is often the adverb.
  • To add -ly to a word ending in y, change y to i: happy, happily.
  • Not every -ly word is an adverb (friendly, lovely), so these pages use clear examples.
  • Pair this topic with adjectives: an adjective tells about a noun, an adverb about a verb.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is an adverb?

A word that tells more about a verb: how, when or where something happens.

How do I explain adjectives and adverbs?

An adjective describes a noun (a quiet cat). An adverb describes a verb (the cat walked quietly).

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every practice page has an answer key.