1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE
2 LEARN GRAMMAR
3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN
Use Adverbs
• Use an adverb to describe a verb. Adverbs often end in -ly.
EXAMPLES The actress sings loudly. (how) The dancers jump high. (where) The song starts immediately. (when) • Use an adverb to make an adjective or another adverb stronger.
EXAMPLES The singer is really pretty. adjective The dancer moves very slowly. adverb • Adverbs add details and bring life to your writing.
EXAMPLES The performers bow gracefully. The people in the audience stand up and cheer. Everyone claps wildly.
Practice Together
Say each sentence with an appropriate adverb from the box. Explain whether the adverb tells how, where, or when about a verb, or whether it makes an adjective or adverb stronger.
| colorfully | really | exactly | there |
1. The theater opens ______ at 7:00.
2. We are going ______.
3. The actors are ______ good.
4. They dress ______.
Try It!
Read each sentence. Write an appropriate adverb from the box on a card. Hold up the card as you say the sentence. Does the adverb tell how, where, or when about the verb? Does it make an adjective or adverb stronger?
| frequently | out | skillfully | very |
5. We go to shows ______.
6. The performers say their lines ______.
7. Tonight’s show will start ______ soon.
8. The performers are coming ______!
These actors are very talented. Their characters are really believable.