happily sadly gentlymorosely

quietly quickly smoothly mysteriously

slowlyangrily noisily peacefully

They are ADVERBS!

What do all of these words have in common?

never very too somewhat

often always up here

almost also not later

They are adverbs too!

What do all of these words have in common?

5. ADVERBS are words that give more information about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Many adverbs end in –ly, but not all of them.

A. Adverbs tell: Where, When, How, How often or How long, and How much.

Copy this page into the grammar section of your 3 subject spiral:

WhereThe giant put the harp down here by the

beanstalk.Snow White fell asleep there by the hut.

*outside, inside, away, up, down, near, far

WhenThe wolf often spotted the pigs building their

houses.The wolf soon devised a plan.The wolf approached the house of straw later in

the afternoon.

*now, then, soon, today, tomorrow, immediately, daily

Adverbs tell: Where and When

How

The wolf crept quietly toward the house. The wolf howled happily after he blew down the

house of straw.

*mysteriously, stealthily, sadly, effortlessly, easily, sprightly.

Adverbs tell: How and How often or How long

How often or How long

The wolf frequently spied on the pigs.

The wolf sometimes took a nap after eating.

The wolf never tired of thinking of new tricks.

*twice, thrice, always

Adverbs tell: How often or How long

How muchAfter lunch, the wolf was too full to move.The wolf was somewhat unsure that he could

blow down the brick house.The wolf was very happy when he thought of a

way to try and trick the third pig.

*hardly, rather, extremely, greatly, more, just

Adverbs tell: How much

Add one or two adverbs to each of the following sentences.

Examples:1. The frog croaked.

The frog croaked happily. The frog croaked grudgingly.2. The giant laughed.

The giant laughed loudly. The giant laughed heartily.3. The wolf howled.

The wolf howled yesterday. The wolf never howled.4. The ogre pushed.

Yesterday, the ogre easily pushed his brother into the river.

Adding Adverbs

Add one or two adverbs to each of the following sentences. You don’t have to write the original sentence. . .just write the new sentence with the adverbs.

1. The hen clucked.

2. The princess sighed.

3. The seven dwarfs pulled.

4. The mermaid swam.

5. The wolf howled.

Assignment: Adverbs 1

Write a dialogue between two fairytale characters who are disagreeing about something. One character thinks or wants one thing – another character thinks or wants something else.

Be sure to use an adverb in each line.

Here are some ideas to get you started:• The frog wants to stay in the pond, but the priceness wants

him to go to the castle• The giant wants to climb down the beanstalk, but his wife

wants him to stay home.• The billy goat doesn’t want to pay the troll’s toll, but the troll

demands it.• The elf wants to dance on moonbeams, but the sprite wants

to watch fireflies.

Assignment: Adverbs 2

The mermaid wants to explore a shipwreck, but her friend wants to stay home and watch Drake and Josh on TV.

Mermaid: I don’t want to stay inside tonight.Friend: And I don’t want to go outside.Mermaid: Come on, we always do what you want.Friend: I do not think so. We never do what I want.Mermaid: Yesterday, we watched TV for a rather long time.Friend: Yes, and we almost fell asleep.Mermaid: I know – that show was too boring, I couldn’t keep my eyes

open. My eyes drooped heavily, like they were suddenly weighted with lead.

Friend: But you’ll like tonight’s show better. It’s supposed to be really funny.

Mermaid: I still feel like I’m endlessly doing what you want.Friend: Okay, just to show you that you are not always

right, I’ll happily go with you to explore that shipwreck.Mermaid: You mean the one laying mysteriously in the

canyon nearly five miles from here?Friend: That very one.

Here’s an example: