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Primary 3 English · Adverbs

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which word is the adverb in: 'The tortoise walked slowly.'?
- ☐ (a) tortoise
- ☐ (b) walked
- ☐ (c) slowly
2. 'Yesterday we baked bread.' What does 'yesterday' tell us?
- ☐ (a) how
- ☐ (b) when
- ☐ (c) where
3. 'The children played outside.' What does 'outside' tell us?
- ☐ (a) where
- ☐ (b) when
- ☐ (c) how
4. Choose the best adverb: 'The baby was asleep, so we spoke ___.'
- ☐ (a) loudly
- ☐ (b) angrily
- ☐ (c) quietly
5. Which sentence has an adverb that tells how?
- ☐ (a) She sang today.
- ☐ (b) She sang beautifully.
- ☐ (c) She sang upstairs.
6. Turn 'quick' into an adverb by adding -ly. Type the word.
7. Turn 'happy' into an adverb (change the y to i, then add -ly). Type the word.
8. Type the adverb in: 'Leo finished his chores early.'

Answer sheet

1. slowly — 'Slowly' tells how the tortoise walked.
2. when — 'Yesterday' tells when we baked bread.
3. where — 'Outside' tells where the children played.
4. quietly — We speak quietly so we don't wake a sleeping baby.
5. She sang beautifully. — 'Beautifully' tells how she sang. 'Today' tells when and 'upstairs' tells where.
6. quickly — quick + ly = quickly.
7. happily — happy → happi + ly = happily.
8. early — 'Early' tells when Leo finished.