Adverbs on Time, Place and Manner

WALT: Use adverbs of time, place and manner in
my writing.

KEYWORDS

▪ Swapping

▪ Dairies

▪ Aggressively

▪ Manner

▪ Express

▪ Modifying

▪ Underline

▪ Sentences

Adverbs for time, place and manner
Recounts and Diaries

Adverbs

An adverb tells you more about a verb.

Verbs are doing being or feeling words.

walk

think

listen

sluggishly

carefully

quickly

Try modifying one of the verbs with one of the adverbs?

walk sluggishly

think quickly

listen carefully

Adverbs

They can still tell you more about a verb.

Some adverbs do not end in ly.

then

now

soon

here

Try swapping the adverbs. Does it change the meaning?

there

earlier

I chased your rabbit
Where?
there.

I swapped your dad
When?
earlier.

Adverbs

Adverbs help us express time, place and manner.

The children

swapped things
When?

daily.

then.

yesterday
.

The verb ‘swapped’ is modified by the adverbs.

The adverb can go at the beginning of the
sentence too.

The children

swapped things

often

lastly

next

soon

first

earlier

Can you think of any other adverbs which answer the question:
When?

Adverbs

Adverbs help us express time, place and manner

Dad read his newspaper
Where?
inside.

there.

everywhere
.

The verb ‘read’ is modified by the adverbs.

Can you think of any other adverbs which answer the question: Where?

Dad read his newspaper

Dad read his newspaper

around

everywhere

nearby

back

here

inside

The adverb can go at the beginning of the sentence too.

Adverbs

Adverbs can also help us express manner. Many of these end in ly.

How?

How would you use these adverbs which answer the question: How?

reluctantly

gently

quietly

awkwardly

aggressively

angrily

The boy asked for his dad

back

Quietly, the boy asked for his dad

back.

Awkwardly, the boy asked for his dad

back.