What are Adverbs?

The Puppy

The puppy runs happily,
The puppy runs  happily, disturbingly,
Runs happily, disturbingly, weirdly,
Happily, disturbingly, weirdly, calmly,
When it sees food.

Vocabulary:

1.      Disturbingly- to bother or distract

2.      Weirdly-something that is strange

3.      Calmly- feeling relaxed with no stress

Grammar Point:

An adverb is a part of speech that modifies verbs or any part of speech other than nouns.  Many times adverbs end in the ending –ly. 

Grammar Activity:

Look at the adverb poem above and on a piece of paper write down all the adverbs that you find.  There should be a total of four adverbs.  Would you change any of them?  If so, which ones and with what word?

Activity:

Follow the following format and make your own adverb poem.

Line 1 : Noun
Line 2 : Same noun + verb + adverb 1
Line3 : Same noun + verb + adverb 1, adverb 2
Line 4 : Verb + adverb 1, adverb 2, adverb 3
Line 5 : Adverb 1, adverb 2, adverb 3, adverb 4
Line 6 : Phrase or clause showing condition, time or place.