Year 5 · SPaG · Word classes
Year 5 using adverbs worksheet and PowerPoint
To choose the right adverb for a sentence and to turn adjectives into adverbs.
Using adverbs
An adverb tells you more about a verb. It can say how something happens (manner), when (time), where (place) or how often (frequency).
| from an adjective | quick → quickly, happy → happily, gentle → gently |
|---|---|
| manner | the dog barked loudly (how) |
| time | we are leaving tomorrow (when) |
| place | the children played outside (where) |
| frequency | we often visit the park (how often) |
Examples
- She carefully lifted the glass.
- He never eats fish.
Key words
- adverb
- tells you more about a verb, an adjective or another adverb
- adverb of manner
- says how: slowly
- adverb of time
- says when: yesterday
- adverb of place
- says where: outside
- adverb of frequency
- says how often: always
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 a short story opening of six sentences. Use at least one adverb of each type, and make two of them from adjectives.
Pupil target: I can choose and make adverbs.
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 using adverbs PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 35 of 43 in the Year 5 SPaG scheme, in the block “Word classes”.
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