Today we are going to learn about

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Today we are going to learn about
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Adverbs
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What is an adverb?
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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other
adverbs.
HOW
Where
They usually tell
To what extend
When
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An adverb tells more about a verb (a doing word)
Adverbs tells where, why, or how much something
happens or is done.
Adverbs talk about action.
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Many adverbs are made by adding ly onto the end
of an adjective.
Kind
The boy kindly carried the old ladys bags.
Strange
It was strangely quiet in the village.
Clear
Help create a sentence using clear as an adverb.
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Can you make a sentence using these
adverbs? Write the sentences on your paper now.
sadly
safely
happily
slowly
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Sentences using the adverbs!
sadly
I sadly returned to school after a long break.
safely
The class safely traveled to the state library.
happily
After opening her gift, happily the girl screamed
slowly
Slowly the bus crossed the road while on its
route.
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Adverbs can also tell when something happens.
Our friends arrived yesterday. The holidays will
soon be over.
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Can you make a sentence using these
adverbs? Write the sentences on your paper now.
late
today
after
now
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Sentences using adverbs!
late
The students rushed into class late yesterday.
today
Lunch is served today at noon.
after
Jill came tumbling after.
now
You are now using a dictionary!
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ADVERB ACTION!
Watch the following Schoolhouse Rock Adverbs
video!
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Then there are ?Comparative Adverbs

• The comparative form of an adverb compares TWO
  ACTIONS.
• Short adverbs will use er at the end.
• Long adverbs will use the word more or the word
  less.

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Comparative Example

• The students listened more attentively tonight
  than last night.
• More attentively tells us
  HOW the audience listened
  in comparison to last night.

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Comparative Example

• Some students work harder than otherson their
  homework.
• Harder tells us
  HOW some students work in comparison to others.
  

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And also ?Superlative Adverbs

• Just like comparative adjectives, superlative
  adverbs compare MORE THAN two actions.
• Use est at the end of most short adverbs.
• Use most/least in front of longer adverbs.

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Superlative Example

• Last Sundays audience responded most
  enthusiastically of all.
• Most enthusiastically is
  telling us HOW the
  audience responded
  in comparison to all
  the other
  nights.

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Superlative Example

• Last Fridays game ended craziest of all games
  this season.
• Craziest is telling us HOW the game ended
  in comparison to
  all the other
  games that season.

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It wouldnt be GRAMMAR without tricks Tricky
Adverbs
Some Irregular Adverbs Some Irregular Adverbs Some Irregular Adverbs
Well Better Best
Badly Worse Worst
Little (amount) Less Least
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PRACTICE TIME!

• In the following slide, tell the comparative AND
  superlative form of each adverb.

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Practice 1

• Tenderly
• Fast
• Little
• Easily
• Violently
• Rapidly
• Close

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Practice 1 Answers

• Tenderly more/less tender, most/least tender
• Fast faster, fastest
• Little littler, littlest
• Easily easier, easiest
• Violently more/less violent, most/least violent
• Rapidly more/less rapid, most/least rapid
• Close closer, closest

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Practice 2

• Use the following website to test your adverb
  knowledge ?
• http//www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/adverb
  /quiz200.html

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Practice 3

• In the following slide, find the ADJECTIVE in the
  first sentence to fill the next gap with the
  correct ADVERB.
• Ready, set GO!

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Practice 3 Questions

• Joanne is happy. She smiles _______________.
• The boy is loud. He shouts ________________.
• Her English is fluent. She speaks
  English __________________.
• Our mum was angry. She spoke to
  us ___________________.
• My neighbor is a careless driver. He
  drives _________________.
• The painter is awful. He paints ______________.
• Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the
  piano ________________.
• This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of
  the house _________________.
• She is a good dancer. She dances
  really _______________.
• This exercise is simple. You  have to put one
  word in each space ___________.

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Practice 3 Answers

• Joanne is happy. She smiles _______________.
  happily
• The boy is loud. He shouts ________________.
  loudly
• Her English is fluent. She speaks
  English _________. fluently
• Our mum was angry. She spoke to
  us _______________. angrily
• My neighbor is a careless driver. He
  drives _____________.carelessly
• The painter is awful. He paints ____________.
  awfully
• Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the
  piano _____. wonderfully
• This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of
  the house _______. quietly
• She is a good dancer. She dances
  really __________. well
• This exercise is simple. You  have to put one
  word in each space ____. simply

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INTENSIFIERS

• Adverbs sometimes need a little extra help in
  being noticed, so they hire INTENSIFIERS!
• Intensifier are words that denote or describe
  the quality or force of an action, how weak it is
  or how strong it is.
• Intensifiers make the adverb even stronger and
  more intense!

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INTENSIFIERS AGAIN!

1. I strongly disagree.
2. It's extremely hot in Africa.
3. You play soccer very well.
4. Do you really mean it.
5. It's fairly interesting.
6. It's quite calm here.
7. He's pretty intelligent.
8. These students are rather noisy.
9. I so wanted to buy the dress.
10. She writes poems too often.
11. I am a little angry with her.

ALMOST
SO
VERY
QUITE
RATHER
TOO
LESS
MORE
MOST
MUCH
EXTREMELY
LEAST
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Intensifying your Understanding

1. This movie is not very interesting.
2. Doug sings extremely well.
3. It's really hot today!
4. Going to the dentist is fairly painless these
   days.
5. Susie's kind of cute when she's angry.

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Review

• A comparative adverb compares only two actions.
• Use er or more/less to compare two actions.
• A superlative adverb compares MORE than two
  actions.
• Use est or most/least to compare more than two
  actions.

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Great! Now you can use adverbs to make your
writing more interesting AND complete the
following assignment