Adding Adverbs - Worksheet

An assortment of adverbs worksheets is available to enhance the understanding and usage of adverbs in sentences. The first worksheet invites students to identify and underline the adverb in a series of sentences such as "The tortoise travelled slowly" and "Perry dived bravely into the pool." This exercise helps students recognise how adverbs modify verbs, providing more detail about the action taking place. The second worksheet encourages creativity and expansion of vocabulary by asking pupils to add an adverb to basic sentences, thereby making them clearer and more interesting. For example, they might transform "Jemima spoke to her mother" into "Jemima spoke softly to her mother."

The third worksheet further explores the relationship between verbs and adverbs by instructing students to underline the verb and circle the adverb in each sentence, reinforcing the concept that adverbs describe how actions are performed. Sentences such as "Alison kissed her mother gently" and "The ambulance arrived urgently" serve as practical examples. Finally, the fourth worksheet presents an opportunity for students to choose suitable adverbs to complete sentences, enhancing their ability to select appropriate words to convey specific meanings. Example answers like "excitedly," "happily," and "ferociously" demonstrate how the right adverb can vividly depict the intensity or manner of an action.