1. By: Michael Dahl

2. Adverbs  Words which describe or modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

3. How  Adverbs can tell us how something happens. The snowboarder skied gracefully down the mountain, but he fell awkwardly at the bottom.

4. “-ly”  Many adverb end in the letters “-ly.” How did the bear dive? ○ Perfectly ○ Speedily ○ Clumsily

5. Location  Adverbs can be found at the beginning, middle, and end of a sentence. Rapidly, the runner rounded the curve. The runner rapidly rounded the curve. The runner rounded the curve rapidly.

6. How often  Adverbs describe how often something happens. The long jumper always jumps more than 20 feet. The long jumper often jumps more than 28 feet.

7. When  Adverbs can say when something will happen. Some teams will play now. Other teams will play later.

8. Adverbs + Adjectives  Adverbs help adjectives describe things better. Some athletes are somewhat short. Some athletes are very tall. Some athletes are immensely muscular. Some athletes are extraordinarily fast.

9. Adverbs + Adverbs  Adverbs can also modify other adverbs The crowd watches very closely as the athletes compete extremely well.

10. Any questions?

11. Your turn!  On a piece of paper, write an adverb to correctly complete each sentence. The teacher will allot the candy _____. (how) Students _____ smirk in my class when they get the answer correct. (how often) Will you mull over the vocabulary _____? (when) The _____ haggard Mr. Benson needs a vacation. (adv+adj) Thieves sidle through houses _____ _____. (adv. +adv.)