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All About Adverbs!

A first-grade worksheet to help students identify and use adverbs to describe verbs.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechAdverbs
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.E

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ELAGrammarAdverbsFirst GradeParts of Speech
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All About Adverbs!

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It tells us HOW, WHEN, or WHERE an action happens. Many adverbs end in -ly.

Example: The turtle walks slowly. (How does the turtle walk? Slowly!)

Read each sentence. Underline the adverb that tells how the action is done.

1. The bird sings  .

2. The boy runs  .

3. The girl smiles  .

4. The baby cries  .

Use the words below to fill in the blanks in the sentences.

quickly
loudly
softly
happily

1. The dog barked   at the mailman.

2. The snow fell   all night.

3. She skipped   to the park.

4. He finished his homework  .

Circle the adverb in each sentence.

1. The cat purred softly.

a

cat

b

purred

c

softly

d

the

Write a sentence using an adverb to describe how someone does something. Underline your adverb.