Adding Adverbs
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a noun or verb.
It ends in "ly"
Choose the correct verb: "The cat _ (play/plays) with the yarn."
The cat plays with the yarn.
What is present tense? Give an example.
Example:
I am happy.
She eats lunch.
They walk to school.
What is present progressive tense?
Describing something you are doing right now.
What does it mean to be selfish?
You do not share with others.
Add an adverb to "The dog runs."
The dog runs quickly
The dog runs happily
Fill in the blank: "The dogs _ (bark/barks) at the mailman."
The dog barks at the mailman.
Change the verb to present tense: "She (walk) to school."
She walks to school.
Fill in the blank with the correct form: "I _ (read) a book right now."
I am reading a book right now.
If someone asks you a question, you will _____
answer
Fill in the blank with an adverb: "She sings __."
She sings beautifully.
She sings loudly.
Correct the sentence: "The team are winning the game."
The team is winning the game.
Identify the present tense verb: "He plays soccer every Saturday."
plays is the verb that is in present tense.
Which sentence is in present progressive tense? "She is baking cookies." or "She baked cookies."
She is baking cookies.
The purpose of a folktale is to learn about
culture
tradition
Which word in this sentence is the adverb? "He quickly finished his homework."
quickly
"Guadalupe ___ (sings/sing) a beautiful song."
Guadalupe sings a beautiful song.
Change the following sentence to present tense: "They ate lunch."
The eat lunch.
Change the sentence to present progressive: "He swims in the pool."
He is swimming in the pool.
If you take very small bites of something, you are..
nibbling
Create a sentence using an adverb to describe how you eat lunch.
Example: I eat lunch slowly
Explain why this sentence is correct: "She runs every day."
Because "she" is the subject, "runs" is the correct form of the verb.
Say a sentence in present tense about your favorite activity.
Example: I like to run.
Create a sentence in present progressive tense about what you are doing today.
I am going to my friend's house.
What do you call the people in a story?
characters.