Year 3 · SPaG · Adverbs
Year 3 what is an adverb? worksheet and PowerPoint
To recognise adverbs and to say what they tell you.
Adverbs
An adverb tells you more about a verb. An adverb of time says when (yesterday, soon, later). An adverb of place says where (here, outside, upstairs). An adverb of cause shows why something happened or what followed (therefore, consequently, as a result).
| time | We are leaving soon. She finished yesterday. |
|---|---|
| place | Put it there. The children played outside. |
| cause | It rained. Therefore, we stayed in. |
| how | she spoke quietly (manner) |
Examples
- The dog waited outside.
- It was late. Consequently, we went home.
Key words
- adverb of time
- says when
- adverb
- tells you more about a verb
- verb
- a doing or being word
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write six sentences about an animal. Use an adverb in each one and underline it.
Pupil target: I can find an adverb.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the what is an adverb? PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 20 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Adverbs”.
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