Lesson 5
Little House in the Big Woods
c. The best way to locate adverbs is to first find the verb in the sentence and then find any words that answer the adverb questions.
Ex: The team screamed excitedly after they won.
The verb in this sentence is screamed. If you then ask the question, How did they scream?, you will find the word excitedly answers that question. It is an adverb describing how the team screamed.
d. Circle the verb in each of the following sentences. Then find and underline the adverb that describes that verb. Remember, the suffix -ly often indicates the word is an adverb. What question does the adverb answer?
Ex: The horse (pranced) nervously. how
1) We went to the park yesterday. ___________
2) They are leaving quickly. _______________
3) The cats seldom fight.______________________
4) The children play outside during recess. _______
5) The play is almost finished ________________.
e. Add adverbs to the following sentences in order to better describe the action that is taking place. The word in parentheses following each sentence will tell you what question the adverb should answer.
Ex: The kitten purred softly. (How?)
1) The diamond sparkled _______________. (How?)
2) We will go to church _______________. (When?)
3) We ____________ miss a meeting. (How often?)
4) A school of fish swam ___________. (Where?)
5) She was _____concerned about her grade. (To what extent?)
3. a. A group of sentences about one main idea is divided into paragraphs. A paragraph is a grouping of sentences about one specific part of the topic. The paragraph will include a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph and sentences that support that main idea.
2) They are leaving quickly. How?
3) The cats seldom fight . How often?
4) The children play outside during recess. Where?
5) The play is almost finished. To what extent?