Adverbs (Do Now)

What is an adverb?

• Adverbs are verbs

• Adverbs describe nouns (people and objects)

• Adverbs describe how something happens and how an action develops.

• Adverbs are words that describe how people is physically

How do we form an adverb?

• Adding -er + -est to the adjective

• Adding more + the most to the adjective

• Adding -ing to the adjective

• Adding -ly to the adjective

Complete: The boy rides his bike

(a)  

• carefully
• careful
• carefuly
• be careful!

Write the sentence listened in the audio.

Choose and write one of the adverbs that should go on the line.

slowly / hard / honestly / easily / automatically / fast

It took me a long time to walk to the park. I was walking very ___________.

Complete: I accidentally deleted her contact information from my phone

(a)  

• Accidentally
• Accidental

My teacher was talking so _______ that I only understood about 75% of what she said.

• quick

• quickly

• quicked

• quicker

Complete: I’m not sure if this word is spelled

(a)  

• correctly

• correct

• corrected

• corrector

Complete: You handed in your homework ________________

• correct

• punctual

• puntualy

• punctually

Exceptions

Which of the following adverbs are exceptions (they are adjectives and adverbs at the same time):

• Quick

• Daily

• Fast

• Happy