Transcript Describing

10/16/07
Circle the three adverbs in the
story.
At lunchtime, students at our
school quickly rush to the
cafeteria. They stand
impatiently in line. That’s
because the food tastes great.
Adverbs
•Adverbs modify verbs,
adjectives, and other
adverbs.
•They answer questions
where, when, and how
Making Adverbs
Add –ly to most
adjectives to make an
adverb.
There are some
exceptions: often, after,
now, later, here, below.
Adverb Examples
•Paul slowly drives.
Before the
verb
• Paul drives slowly down
After the
the street.
verb
• Slowly Paul drives.
At the
beginning
• Paul drives down the
At the end
street slowly.
Adverbs Tell
Examples
How
Grandly, happily,
slowly
When
Later, often, always
Where
Indoors, outdoors,
here, below,
downstairs, there
Examples
1. Alan ran quickly to the
window.
2. Finally the president’s
motorcade arrived.
3. He had never seen anyone
famous.
4. Alan hoped he might see the
president if he looked carefully.
Adverbs describing
adjectives and
adverbs
•Most often they tell
how.
Adverbs Describing Adjectives
•Jennifer is an unusually
good skater.
• My shirt is old and
somewhat gray.
We call our grandmother
nearly every day.
Tells how
good.
Adverbs Describing Adverbs
Tells when
• Cassie almost always sings.
• The elderly man walked
rather slowly.
• We set the food on the
table very carefully.
Adverbs Used Often to describe
Adjectives and Adverbs
very
so
rather just
too extremely nearly
somewhat almost really
barely
totally quite
partly
hardly
unusually
Examples
1. Jack is the most popular
player on the team.
2.He almost always turns off
the lights.
3.The floor was marked with
totally black lines.
4.My best friend sings quite
sweetly.