Chapter 7 Adverbs
The wind howled loudly yesterday. How did the wind howl?
Loudly
Loudly; Give positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Loudly, more loudly, most loudly
The shoe fits _______ than the old one. (comfortably) What is the form of the adverb?
More comfortably; Comparative
The office staff worked ________ on weekdays than on weekends. (Happily) What is the form of the adverb?
More happily; Comparative
The band played _____ after midnight than at any other time. (loudly) What is the form of the adverb?
More loud; Comparative
Ellen plays the violin _________ than anyone. (sweetly) What is the form of the adverb?
More sweetly; Comparative
Of all my friends, Mallory works ______. (quickly) What is the form of the adverb?
Most quickly; Superlative
Angela never saw the eclipse. (Adverb)
Never
Neeru is never home. When is Neeru home?
Never
Nicely; Give positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Nicely, more nicely, most nicely.
My house is not far from Emily's. (Adverb)
Not
The field is not near the school. (Adverb)
Not
Nathan is not going to the game now. (Adverb)
Not; Now
What do adverbs describe and tell more about?
Nouns and pronouns; verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
This shoe fits comfortably now. When does it fit comfortably?
Now
Angela's cousin often reads stories to her little sister. (Adverb)
Often
Sometimes Laura works quickly. How does Laura work?
Quickly
Efran plays volleyball quite often. (Adverb of degree)
Quite
Emily works quite fast. (Adverb)
Quite fast
Armando was rather sad today. (Adverb of degree)
Rather
Please talk quietly in the hall. (Adverb)
quietly
Angela was extremely tired after the swim meet. (Adverb of degree)
Extremely
The extremely big horse won the race. (Adverb)
Extremely
Fast; Give positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Fast, faster, fastest
Susan runs the mile _______ (Fast) than Jill. What is the form of the adverb?
Faster; Comparative
Finally the storm ended. (Adverb)
Finally
Gracefully; Give positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Gracefully, more gracefully, most gracefully
The child ran happily down the path. (Adverb)
Happily
Everyone in the office works _____. (hard) What is the form of the adverb?
Hard; Positive
Neeru hasn't read that book. (Negation)
Has not
Haven't you ever been to Los Angeles? (Negation)
Have not
Did you put your gloves here? (Adverb)
Here
What does an adverb answer? Give examples.
How, when, where action happened, how long, how many times, or in where and what direction Example: The flu hit suddenly Example: Emily worked twice last week Example: the band room is over there
When can a noun act as an adverb? Give example.
If it's answering a question. Example: I am going home.
When can an adverb answer a question about an adjective?
If its usually in front of an adjective.
Derek isn't in my class this year. (Negation)
Is not
Isn't that the poster you painted? (Negation)
Is not
This isn't Armando's home. (Negation)
Is not
Emily just lost her book again. When did Emily lose her book?
Just
They tiptoed too lightly to be heard. (Adverb)
Lightly
People have to pay certain taxes yearly. What is yearly?
Adverb
Speak calmly to the frightened dog. What is calmly?
Adverb
The music the band played was lively. What is lively?
Adverb
The speaker gave his speech too rapidly. What is rapidly?
Adverb
The wind blew wildly all night. What is wildly?
Adverb
Try not to speak crossly to your sister. What is crossly?
Adverb
We told Jesse to treat the pony gently. What is gently?
Adverb
The birthday cake is almost ready. (Adverb)
Almost
Of all the students, Chris writes ____. (well) What is the form of the adverb?
Best; Superlative
Cassie likes Strawberry ice cream ______ than chocolate. (Well) What is the form of the adverb?
Better; Comparative
We waited breathlessly for the answer. (Adverb)
Breathlessly
In Nashville, at night the lights shone. (brightly)________ What is the form of the adverb?
Brightly; Positive
I can't finish this now. (Negation)
Cannot
I can't go to the mall this afternoon. (Negation)
Cannot
Clearly: Give positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Clearly, more clearly, most clearly
Angela couldn't stop laughing. (Negation)
Could not
She couldn't find the answer to her question. (Negation)
Could not
Why didn't you bring your assignment? (Negation)
Did not
I didn't mean to speak crossly to my friends. (Adverb)
Didn't; Crossly
Derek dosen't have that CD. (Negation)
Does not
What is an adverb?
A word that answers a question about an adjective or another adverb in a sentence
Angela found a wriggly earthworm in the garden. What is wriggly?
Adjective
Certain plants contain deadly poisons. What is deadly?
Adjective
Emily brought some crinkly paper to wrap the gift. What is crinkly?
Adjective
Mrs. Choy is a very friendly neighbor. What is friendly?
Adjective
That was a silly remark! What is silly?
Adjective
The daily newspaper was late. What is daily?
Adjective
The story I heard was most unlikely. What is unlikely?
Adjective
The wrecked car was a ghastly sight. What is ghastly?
Adjective
We took the early bus to the city. What is early?
Adjective
I hastily scribbled a note. What is hastily?
Adverb
Jennifer looked up hopefully. What is hopefully?
Adverb
Mr. Choy chuckled cheerfully. What is cheerfully?
Adverb
Our family has partly finished eating the soup. What is partly?
Adverb
Angela reads silently to herself. How does Angela read?
Silently
Katie worked so diligently on her art project. (Adverb of degree)
So
The weather today is so beautiful. (Adverb of degree)
So
Neeru whispered softly to her friend. (Adverb)
Softly
I am leaving sometime tomorrow. (Adverb of degree)
Sometime
Angela sometimes likes to read. When does Angela like to read?
Sometimes
Suddenly the lightning flashed across the sky. (Adverb)
Suddenly
Put the book there. Where should you put your book?
There
The taco was too spicy for me. (Adverb of degree)
Too
These shoes are too small for me. (Adverb of degree)
Too
Yesterday was entirely too hot. (Adverb of degree)
Too
April was unusually warm that year. (Adverb)
Unusually
The trumpet in the quartet is unusually loud. (Adverb of degree)
Unusually
You usually leave your coat upstairs. Where do you leave your coat?
Upstairs
Armando hits the ball very hard. (Adverb of degree)
Very
Michelle was very pleased with the book. (Adverb of degree)
Very
Neeru works very quickly. (Adverb of degree)
Very
The very strong wind blew down the TV antenna. (Adverb of degree)
Very
I thought the dancers moved very gracefully. (Adverb)
Very gracefully
Emily wasn't able to go to work today. (Negation)
Was not
In the summer we mow our lawn weekly. How often do we mow our lawn?
Weekly
You told that story well. (Adverb)
Well
We weren't able to attract birds with our birdhouse. (Negation)
Were not
We weren't going to Alaska. (Negation)
Were not
Won't you call me later? (Negation)
Will not
Nathan left for the beach much sooner than Armando. (Adverb of degree)
much
