Introduction to Adverbs

In this verb practice worksheet, students examine 8 sentences and determine whether the verbs in each of the sentences are present, present participle, past, or past participle.

Particularly useful for English language learners, this resource tests learners on their ability to distinguish between doing something and having something done. There's an example at the top of the page and 15 sentences that follow....

Modify different verbs with a worksheet about adverbs. Kids read 12 sentences and circle the adverbs in each, in addition to underlining the verb that they describe. Next, they write their own sentences and indicate the appropriate...

Young scholars engage in a lesson that is about the meaning of a verb or adverb. They perform sketches with the subject matter of the words. The goal is for the actors to show the meaning of the verb or adverb with an action.

What is the role of an adverb? After checking out the example with your class, use a worksheet to assess their understanding of adverbs and the words they modify. In the second exercise, learners will identify whether the adverb tells...

How are linking verbs and action verbs different? First, study the definitions and examples of each (at the top of the first page). Then, assess the comprehension skills of your class by having them complete the 20-question practice...

Take your class through this presentation about adverb clauses and subordinate conjunctions. Several examples of adverb clauses, including ways to create complex sentences, show young grammarians how to vary their sentence structure...

Focusing on replacing if in adverb clauses with had, once or were, this presentation could be a great resource for middle schoolers who need to practice sentence variety. The slides also discuss ways to eliminate the word although from...

Have your class construct an adverb wheel. Learners brainstorm adverbs to modify the verbs they use to describe how they will eat a doughnut hole. They then use the wheel to help them write creative sentences.

Adverbs are modifiers of verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They tend to answer the questions why, how, when, and where. See the adverbs written on a whiteboard and used in sentences with Yossarian the Grammarian.