Adverbs

What is an adverb?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that describes verbs and adjectives

• an action word

What letters do adverbs commonly end with?

• -en

• -ist

• -er

• -ly

Adverbs describe _____ and _____ an action happens.

• who; what

• when; where

• if; when

• causes; results

What part of speech can usually be changed into an adverb by adding -ly?

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• interjection

Which of the following words is an adverb?

• ridiculous

• crazy

• weird

• strangely

Which of the following words can be an adverb?

• wall

• upstairs

• house

• basement

Which is the correct adverb form of "happy"?

• happy

• happyly

• happily

• happiely

Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? The gray whale swam slowly through the ocean.

• gray

• whale

• swam

• slowly

What word does the adverb modify in the following sentence? The gray whale swam slowly through the ocean.

• gray

• whale

• swam

• slowly

Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? Silly Lilly ran quickly through Sicily.

• Silly

• Lilly

• quickly

• Sicily