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DEVELOP THE CONCEPT

Home Activity Your child learned about adverbs. Encourage your child to tell you about his or her day using adverbs telling how, when, or where things happened. Ask your child to identify the adverbs he or she used.

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Adverbs

An adverb is a word that tells how, when, or where something happens. Adverbs tell about verbs. An adverb can appear before or after a verb. Many adverbs that tell how something is done end in -ly.

How The jet flew rapidly past. We clearly saw its trail in the sky. When We will fly to New York City tomorrow. We often go there.Where I looked overhead. There were airplanes everywhere.

Directions Write the adverb in each sentence.

1. Drive slowly down this road.

2. Look carefully for signs to the airport.

3. I sometimes miss the turn.

4. Then I have to drive for miles.

5. Turn here for the road to the airport.

Directions Write how if the underlined adverb tells how an action happens. Write when if it tells when an action happens. Write where if it tells where an action happens.

6. Sometimes a flight can be bumpy.

7. Passengers often get a little nervous.

8. We were sitting comfortably in our seats.

9. The plane was flying smoothly over the ocean.

10. I could see thick storm clouds below.

11. The plane bucked wildly.

12. Then it began to shake.

13. A bag crashed down.

14. The pilot calmly asked us to fasten our seatbelts.

15. Afterwards, he said we had experienced a little turbulence.

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AdverbsDirections Choose an adverb from the box to complete each sentence with descriptive detail.

1. Most people stay in the house at night, but I like to go . 2. I explore the quiet streets of our neighborhood. 3. I like to wander along the shadowy sidewalks. 4. I stop and listen to televisions playing in living rooms. 5. On a clear night, I gaze at the stars . 6. Will we know if there are other worlds like ours? 7. , I return home. 8. I go to bed.

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Directions Write a description of something you like to do. Include adverbs to add details. Underline the adverbs.

Amelia and Eleanor

APPLY TO WRITING

Home Activity Your child learned how to use adverbs in writing. Ask your child to write a description of how to do a familiar action, such as brush teeth or make toast. Have your child use adverbs in the description and point them out to you.

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ever finally gladly noisilyoften outside overhead silently

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AdverbsDirections Mark the letter of the correct answer to each question.

1. Which word is an adverb? 3. Which word is a “when” adverb? A science A tomorrow B silently B tightly C silence C too D silent D tame

2. Which word is a “how” adverb? 4. Which word is a “where” adverb? A mercy A slowly B must B inside C merrily C inning D there D ink

Directions Mark the letter of the word that is an adverb.

5. We waited eagerly for Mom’s plane 7. It was snowing hard in Denver.to arrive. A hard

A arrive B Denver B waited C It C for D snowing D eagerly

6. Finally, we heard that the flight was 8. Mom will return tomorrow by bus.canceled. A willA Finally B return

B heard C tomorrow C canceled D by D flight

TEST PREPARATION

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Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on adverbs. Have your child look through a newspaper or magazine article. Ask him or her to highlight the adverbs and say whether they tell how, when, or where something happened.

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AdverbsDirections Write the adverb in each sentence.

1. Eleanor Roosevelt spoke her mind clearly on important issues.

2. Amelia Earhart always accepted a challenge.

3. Did these two women often meet?

4. In the story we read, they suddenly decide to go to the airport.

5. Did anyone see them there?

Directions Circle the adverb in each sentence. Write how if the adverb tells how an action happens. Write when if it tells when an action happens. Write where if it tells where an action happens.

6. Amelia strapped the helmet securely under her chin.

7. She checked the gauges carefully.

8. Then she looked for other aircraft.

9. No planes were flying nearby.

10. She looked around.

11. Slowly she taxied to the runway.

12. The plane rapidly gained speed.

13. It floated upward like a huge bird.

14. The aircraft rose steeply.

15. Finally, Amelia was in the clouds.

CUMULATIVE REVIEW

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Home Activity Your child reviewed adverbs. Ask your child to explain how adverbs are different from adjectives. Encourage your child to give you examples of different types of adverbs in oral sentences.

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