Grade 5 English

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Grade 5 English

• Comparing with Adverbs

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Remember what adverbs do?

• Adverbs modify verbs.
• Adverbs modify adjectives.
• Adverbs modify other adverbs.

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Sometimes we want to make our comparisons more
precise.

• Susie jumps high.
• Mary jumps higher than Tina.
• Cindy jumps highest of them all.

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If we are describing one action, we use the
adverb as is.

• Susie jumps high. - positive

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If we are describing two actions, we add -er to
the root word.

• Susie jumps high. - positive
• Mary jumps higher than Tina. - comparative

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If we are describing more than two actions, we
add -est to the root word.

• Susie jumps high. - positive
• Mary jumps higher than Tina. - comparative
• Cindy jumps highest of them all. - superlative

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Lets practice! Correct the adverb in each
sentence, then write positive, comparative, or
superlative next to the sentence.

• Even lives close to school than Tim.
• He played long of all the team.
• Fred was late for school.

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How did you do?

• Even lives closer to school than Tim. -
  comparative
• He played longest of all the team. - superlative
• Fred was late for school. - positive (no change)

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Sometimes the adverb has two or more syllables.

• Andrew learns quickly.

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If we are describing one action, we leave the
word as is.

• Andrew learns quickly. - positive

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If we are describing two actions, we add more
in front of the adverb.

• Andrew learns more quickly than Steven.
• (comparative)

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If we are describing more than two actions, we
add most in front of the adverb.

• Elliot learns most quickly of the students.
• (superlative)

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Lets practice! Correct the adverb in each
sentence, then write positive, comparative, or
superlative next to the sentence.

• He read clearly of all the students.
• John and Max work hard than Tom and Charles.
• Susan writes beautifully than anyone in the sixth
  grade.

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How did you do?

• He read most clearly of all the students.
• (superlative)
• John and Max work harder than Tom and Charles.
• (comparative)
• Susan writes beautifully.
• (positive - no change)

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Quiz Information

• Change the underlined adverb as needed.
• REMEMBER - some adverbs will not need to be
  changed.
• Write positive, comparative, superlative, in the
  space provided.