UTTAM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GRADE-­‐V WORKSHEET ON ADVERBS An adverb is a word which adds or modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. 1. An adverb can describe how an action happens. example: Jason quickly read the book. How did Jason read? Quickly. (Adverb of Manner-­‐ well, sadly, softly, badly, certainly, fast and most adverbs that end in ‘ly’.) 2. An adverb can describe when an action happens. example: Emma left early. When did Emma leave? Early. (Adverb of Time-­‐ yesterday, today, tomorrow, now, then, since,, immediately, soon,, before, already, ago, late, early.) 3. An adverb can describe where an action happens. example: Lily and Ben played here. Where did Lily and Ben play? Here. (Adverb of Place-­‐ in, out, here, there, near, far, up, down, within, without, above, below.) I. An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Circle the adverb that describes the verb and write what kind of adverb it is. 1. My grandpa snored loudly. __________________________________ 2. Chloe played on the beach yesterday.___________________________________ 3. I will visit my friend tomorrow._____________________________________ 4. George, will you come here?__________________________________ 5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.__________________________________ 6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house._______________________________ 7. Neil stopped suddenly and listened.____________________________________ 8. Nathan stamped his feet angrily.________________________________________ 9. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model._________________________________ 10. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.______________________________________ 11. Yesterday, they played a game._______________________________________ 12. The truck grumbled loudly.__________________________________________ 13. We will go to the concert soon.____________________________ 14. Jen waited patiently for the computer to load.__________________________ 15. Kayla finally arrived at the park.________________________ 16. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework._________________________ 17. The astronaut easily fixed the problem. _________________________ 18. I usually hug my mother when I get home._________________________ 19. My dog always barks. ___________________________ 20. Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.________________________ II. Use the word bank to place the correct adverb in the blank. cheerfully fan rarely found Friday poorly thoughtfully purposely dangerously clearly here actor beach mushroom lied three immediately joyfully crazily quietly 1. We are having a picnic ______________________ on the 4th of July. 2. I _______________________ get in trouble when I am at school. 3. My teacher greets us ______________________each morning! 4. I scored very___________________________ on my test because I did not study. 5. The man in the parade danced _________________________in the street! 6. Jack read _____________________during silent reading time. 7. The dog got loose and ___________________________ran into the street. 8. The chorus ________________________sang songs for the audience. 9. The older boy______________________ tripped his little brother. 10. Dad scraped the ice off the window so we could see______________________ . 11. I took my time so that I could ______________________ answer the question! 12. When I got home I had to go to bed _______________________! THE COMPLEX SENTENCE Complex sentences refer to two or more simple sentences connected by conjunctions and other types of linking words. After, although, as, if, because, before even though, even if, if, lest, now that, since, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, while, whereas, that. Read the following sentences and identify Simple, Compound and Complex sentences. Example: I’m going to bed early because I’m tired. Complex 1. We rang the doorbell, but no one answered it. _______________ 2. I wrote Jane a letter while she was away at camp. _______________ 3. Have you seen Mr. Nelson’s garden at the back of his house. _______________ 4. When Miss Jones entered the room, we all became quiet. __________________ 5. Susan likes chemistry, but she likes physics better. _________________ 6. Since we’ve lost every game, no one is excited about football this year. _________________ 7. When I’m tired, I’m not good company for anyone. _____________________ 8. Wandering aimlessly up the path, Mr. Cutter approached the house. _________________ 9. Susan sang a solo and accompanied herself on the piano. ____________________ 10. When the rain began, we were playing tennis. __________________________ 11. When uncle Jack comes to town, we all have a good time. _____________________ 12. I worked all morning, and then I relaxed in the afternoon. _______________________ 13. Beth likes all seasons of the year, but she likes fall best. __________________ 14. On our trip we drove every afternoon until five o’clock. ______________________ 15. Dave began to feel better before the doctor arrived. _____________________ Q. Collect 5 articles from News papers and magazines that are written for different purposes and put them all together in A4 sheets. Write the author’s purpose for writing each article. Q. Find out the benefits and disadvantages of using plastic bags. Write two main arguments and support each argument with evidence.