Grade 3 Adverb Worksheets | Free Printables | Worksheets - Free Printable

To find the adverbs in these sentences, we need to look for words that describe how, when, or where an action happens. A helpful trick is to look for words that often end in -ly. These words tell us more about the verb (the action word) in the sentence.

Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:

1. She ran to school quickly.
* The action is "ran." How did she run? She ran quickly.
2. Her mother sang quietly as she drifted off to sleep.
* The action is "sang." How did she sing? She sang quietly.
3. The birds flew gracefully above the lake.
* The action is "flew." How did they fly? They flew gracefully.
4. His mother shouted furiously at them.
* The action is "shouted." How did she shout? She shouted furiously.
5. Peter tapped his dog lightly on the head.
* The action is "tapped." How did he tap? He tapped lightly.
6. The teacher kindly handed her the certificate.
* The action is "handed." How did she hand it? She kindly handed it.
7. Mary accidentally hit Amy with her arm.
* The action is "hit." How did it happen? It happened accidentally.
8. The old man down the street mysteriously disappeared.
* The action is "disappeared." How did he disappear? He mysteriously disappeared.
9. Fortunately, the car was not damaged after the crash.
* This word describes the whole situation. Fortunately tells us how things turned out.
10. They eventually made it to their destination.
* The action is "made it" (arrived). When did they make it? They eventually made it.

Final Answer:
1. quickly
2. quietly
3. gracefully
4. furiously
5. lightly
6. kindly
7. accidentally
8. mysteriously
9. Fortunately
10. eventually