Grades 3–5
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Writing worksheet · Parts of speech
Adverbs: How, When or Where?
Eight bold adverbs to sort by what they tell: how (slowly), when (soon) or where (outside).
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Parts of speech
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Parts of speech, Grammar terms, Word choice, Using words correctly in sentences
What kids do
“An adverb tells more about a verb. Read the bold adverb. Circle whether it tells how, when or where.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The turtle walked slowly .
- We will eat lunch soon .
- The puppy ran outside .
- She sang loudly .
- I finished my homework yesterday .
- Please put the box here .
- The baby smiled sweetly .
- The kite flew upward .
Teacher tip
Have kids walk across the room slowly, quickly, quietly. Then talk about how adverbs tell how.
How to use it
- Review the part of speech with three quick examples on the board first.
- Act out verbs and adverbs, and hold up objects for nouns and adjectives.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Kids sorting by meaning instead of job in the sentence. Ask what the word is doing.
Talk about it
- Find one of these words in a book you are reading.
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Play a silly fill-in-the-blank story game with nouns, verbs and adjectives.
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