Bones of the Human Body - Adverbs - Adverbs

Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Bones of the Human Body
Adverbs
Adverbs

Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They most often modify verbs and tell how, when, where, to what degree, or how often the action of the verb is done. Many, but not all, adverbs end in -ly.

The tip sheets and worksheets that follow address various topics and skills related to adverbs. The first tip sheet and Worksheets 6.1 through 6.3 focus on identifying adverbs. The next tip sheet and Worksheets 6.4 through 6.6 focus on the comparison of adverbs. The final tip sheet and Worksheets 6.7 and 6.8 focus on double negatives, and Worksheets 6.9 through 6.11 offer reviews for adverbs.

Tip sheet

Adverbs

Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

✵ Adverbs usually answer one of the following questions in a sentence: How? When? Where? How often?

Tom walked quickly. (how)

He will go later. (when)

Marie stood there. (where)

She practices her flute daily. (how often)

✵ Many adverbs describe verbs. In each example below, carefully tells how Sue checked her math.

Carefully, Sue checked her math.

Sue carefully checked her math.

Sue checked her math carefully.

✵ An adverb that describes an adjective or another adverb usually comes directly before the word it modifies.

That tree is very tall. (adverb very modifying adjective tall)

You must check your work very carefully. (adverb very modifying adverb carefully)

✵ Many, but not all, adverbs end in -ly. Following are some examples of common adverbs.

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6.1 Bones of the Human Body

The average human baby is born with more than three hundred bones. As the baby gets older, some of the bones grow together. An adult has fewer bones than a baby. How many bones does the average human adult have?

To answer the question, find the adverb in each set of words below. Write the letter of the adverb in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

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