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All About Adverbs!

This worksheet helps third-grade students understand and identify adverbs, focusing on how they describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechAdverbs
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TextMultiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord Bank

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A

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ELAGrammarAdverbsGrade 3
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All About Adverbs!

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to show what you know about adverbs!

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs often tell us how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. Many adverbs end in -ly.

Examples: The turtle walked slowly. (How did the turtle walk? Slowly)

1. Which word in the sentence below is an adverb?

The bird sang beautifully in the tree.

a

bird

b

sang

c

beautifully

d

tree

2. Which word in the sentence below is an adverb?

My dog always barks loudly at the mailman.

a

dog

b

barks

c

loudly

d

mailman

Fill in the blank with an adverb that makes sense.

3. The little rabbit hopped   through the grass.

4. We will go to the park   after school.

5. She smiled   when she saw her friend.

6. Write two sentences using an adverb in each. Underline the adverb in your sentences.

Read each sentence. Is the underlined word an adverb? Circle True or False.

7. The sun shines brightly.

T

True

F

False

8. My sister is a fast runner.

T

True

F

False

Use the adverbs from the word bank to complete the sentences below.

quickly
softly
outside
yesterday

9. The cat purred   on my lap.

10. We played   in the snow.

11. The children ran   to catch the bus.

12. I saw a rainbow  .