Sorting Adverbs worksheet with categories for how, where, and when, including adverbs like "slowly," "there," and "yesterday."

Problem Overview:

The task is to sort a list of adverbs into three categories based on their function:
1. How? (manner): Adverbs that describe the manner or way something is done.
2. Where? (place): Adverbs that describe location or place.
3. When? (time): Adverbs that describe time.

The provided list of adverbs is:
- There, yesterday, slowly, sometimes, sadly, inside, outside, now, soon, quietly, never, happily, today, everywhere, always, easily, often, near, before, here, after, downstairs, usually, always, safely, crossly, around, early, foolishly.

Solution Approach:

We will categorize each adverb based on its function:
1. How? (manner): These adverbs describe the manner or way something is done (e.g., quickly, softly).
2. Where? (place): These adverbs describe location or place (e.g., there, here, inside).
3. When? (time): These adverbs describe time (e.g., yesterday, now, soon).

Step-by-Step Sorting:

#### How? (manner)
- These adverbs describe the manner or way something is done.
- slowly
- sadly
- quietly
- happily
- easily
- often
- safely
- crossly
- foolishly

#### Where? (place)
- These adverbs describe location or place.
- There
- inside
- outside
- here
- everywhere
- near
- downstairs
- around

#### When? (time)
- These adverbs describe time.
- yesterday
- sometimes
- now
- soon
- never
- today
- always
- before
- after
- usually
- always
- early

Final Answer:

Organizing the adverbs into the respective columns:

| How? (manner) | Where? (place) | When? (time) |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| slowly | There | yesterday |
| sadly | inside | sometimes |
| quietly | outside | now |
| happily | here | soon |
| easily | everywhere | never |
| often | near | today |
| safely | downstairs | always |
| crossly | around | before |
| foolishly | | after |
| | | usually |
| | | always |
| | | early |

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{How? (manner)} & \textbf{Where? (place)} & \textbf{When? (time)} \\
\hline
\text{slowly} & \text{There} & \text{yesterday} \\
\text{sadly} & \text{inside} & \text{sometimes} \\
\text{quietly} & \text{outside} & \text{now} \\
\text{happily} & \text{here} & \text{soon} \\
\text{easily} & \text{everywhere} & \text{never} \\
\text{often} & \text{near} & \text{today} \\
\text{safely} & \text{downstairs} & \text{always} \\
\text{crossly} & \text{around} & \text{before} \\
\text{foolishly} & & \text{after} \\
& & \text{usually} \\
& & \text{always} \\
& & \text{early} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}
\]