Adverbs

Underline lhe adverbs in the senlences below. Then wrile down whelherlhe adverbs are describing a verb or an adjective.

He plaged we[t. *=>

The portu wos bitterlg disoppointlng.

The cor is lncredibtg dirty --..@

Loulse cheerJully woved to us.

Sam seems extremelg pleased. *-.)-

( 2 ) Add the correct adverb frorn the box to the sentences below.

verg elegonttg severety truthJullg occidentollg

Tomino brohe her mum's fovourlte vose.J

O[ivio soid she didn t feet we[t.

The botterinos donced ocross the stoge.

The schoolbou onswered the teocher's ouestlons.

ttThot house [s.... ... domaged.

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Some adverbs show how possible something is.

Surelg theg'[[ hove o bulJet.

Perhops theg'[[ hove o bulJet.

_rt I I I I I Il I I ll I lll\lll/,.: Modal verbs also show how II possible something is - -- take a look back ai page 4. :'/\rI U r l r r I l \r r/ t r/ rt-

( !? ) Draw lines from lhe adverbs below to the correct Iabel.Y./deJinitety

perhaps

moy be

possib[g

sure[g

certolnty

Rewrile lhe senlences below, replacin! lhe underlined adverbs wilha less certain adverb. Use a different adverb for each sentence.

It's deftnltelu true that the weother wosn't oood enouoh.

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certoln

not certoln

Setting o deodline wi[[ certolnlu mohe o dfJerence.

My car witl proboblu breok down on the woU.

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We wi[[ probablu oo to see Grondmo tomorrow.

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Francis ond Gitlion ore possib[U golng to the cinemo tonlght.

Mogbe Utvertown Rovers wi[[ win the leogue.

perhops

sure[g

mag be

defrnitetg

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a;) Wrile each of the adverbs below in a sentence.Y-/

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Grammar

GrammarSection / -WordTupesPlge 2 l{otuts

1 . Concrete nouns: house, fish, grass, ball, bikeAbstract nouns: faith, freedom, hope, angerCollective nouns: shoal, swarm, flock, herd

2. Any suitable nouns. Examples:To get to the butcher's, I pass a field with a flock ofsheep.The excitement I feel about going to Birmingham on thetrain is overwhelming.

Page 3 Verbs

I . Drew agrees rvith his brother.We are going to see some friends tomorrow.He alrvays screams when he sees a moth.Michael often does his homervork straight after school.

2. am captain of the county football team.usually dry my wet hair with a tor,r,el.

go to night school trvice a week.have a new sports car.

Pages 4 and 5 - Modal Verbs

I . I wouldn'l \\ ant to be fanrous.Tim should change his socks.Laura may knor,r, the answer.He will give us some advice.They can come too.Roger should know better.We shall do our very ltest.I could drive us there.Sally might move to Canada.You ought to know better.

2. Or-rr holiday should have been relaxing, but it wasvery stressfu l.

I could have gone with Johnny, but I had other thingsto do.That might be the answer, but l'm not so sure.Ken and Peter are away next week they must letKatie knor'v.

The builders knew they could finish the job on time.l'm reallv not sure about what to do - | might aska friend.Julie's not feeling well - she ought to stay in bed.

3. I might as well go to the party on my own.Norman lvould go on holiday to Australia if he couldafford it.Would you like a piece of apple crumble?lf vou change your mind, you should let me know.300 ml of milk ought to be enough for the pancal<enr ixture.

4. Any sr-ritable answers.Examples:I might go to watch a football match tomorrow.I must go to see the head teacher.I will eat all of this pudding.I should buy my brother a birthday present.

Page 6 Adjectives

1 . You should have underlined: aggressive, rare, dismal,odd, cheeky, purple, trendy, unusual, crazy.

2. Any suitable adjectives.Examples:The play was interesting and the actors rvere fabulous.I had a great time.The concert rvas awful the mr-rsic r,r,as terrible and thefood rvas disgusling.

3. Any suitable adjectives.Examples:There r,vas a strange nolse coming from the kitchen.The enormous monster in the cave is very angry.The mischievous monkel,s will break our windscreenu,ipers.

Pages 7 to 9 -Aclyerbs

1. He plaved rvell. VerbThe part1, u'as bitterli disappointing. - AdjectiveThe tar is inletliIrlr dirlr. - AdiectiveLouise cheerfullr- r'r,ar,,ed to us. VerbSanr seems extremely pleased. - Adjective

2. Tamina accidentally broke her mum's favourite vase.Olivia said sher didn't feel very well.The ballerinas danced elegantly across the stage.The schoolboy truthfully answered the teacher'squestions.That house is severely damaged.

3. Certain: definitely, surely, certainlyNot ce(ain: maybe, perhaps, possibly

4. Any suitable sentences with a less certain adverb.Examples:It's possibly true that the rveather wasn't good enough.Setting a deadline will maybe make a difference.My car will perhaps break down on the way.

5. Any suitable sentences with a more certain adverb.Examples:We will definitely go to see Crandma tomorrow.Francis and Cillian are certainly going to the cinerratonight.Surely Ulvertown Rovers will win the league.

6. Any suitable sentences.Examples:Perhaps the sun will come out this afternoon.Surely fessica will be pleased with her results.Maybe the play will be a success.Karen is definitely the best player at our club.

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