Let’s go through each sentence and find the adverb — that’s the word that tells us *how*, *when*, or *where* something happens. Adverbs often end in “-ly”, but not always!
We’ll underline the adverb in each sentence:
1. The grey kitten jumped
playfully onto the toy.
→ “Playfully” tells how the kitten jumped.
2. The toys were
haphazardly scattered across the room.
→ “Haphazardly” tells how they were scattered.
3. The little boy sang
loudly at the school concert.
→ “Loudly” tells how he sang.
4. The smoke rose
lazily above the bonfire as everyone watched.
→ “Lazily” tells how the smoke rose.
5. The extremely fast car headed up the hill.
→ Wait — “extremely” is an adverb modifying “fast” (which is an adjective). But “fast” here is describing the car, so it’s an adjective. The real adverb is
extremely — it tells how fast? Extremely fast! So we underline
extremely.
6. We will go
quickly down the hall when the alarm sounds.
→ “Quickly” tells how we will go.
7. We must often practice our multiplication tables in order to remember.
→ “Often” tells how frequently we must practice → that’s an adverb.
8. I
accidentally broke the lamp when I ran into the table.
→ “Accidentally” tells how I broke it.
9. The guard spoke
crossly to the man trying to skip line.
→ “Crossly” tells how he spoke.
10. We will
gladly babysit for your children when you go to the party.
→ “Gladly” tells how we will babysit.
11. Sarah was
nearly in an accident when the car ran a red light.
→ “Nearly” tells how close she was → adverb.
12. He
reluctantly agreed to ride the roller coaster, even though he was scared.
→ “Reluctantly” tells how he agreed.
13. My mother looked at me
sternly when I raised my voice.
→ “Sternly” tells how she looked.
14. We will go to the play and then for ice cream
afterwards.
→ “Afterwards” tells when → adverb.
15. The man
cruelly threw the project to the ground in anger.
→ “Cruelly” tells how he threw it.
16. She
gracefully danced across the stage during the ballet.
→ “Gracefully” tells how she danced.
17. Will you
neatly fold the clothes and put them away.
→ “Neatly” tells how to fold.
18. The teacher
repeatedly asked his students to get quiet.
→ “Repeatedly” tells how often he asked.
19. We will
successfully complete all the assignments in two weeks.
→ “Successfully” tells how we will complete them.
20. I
almost screamed when the clown jumped out of the box.
→ “Almost” tells how close I came to screaming → adverb.
✔ All done! Here are the underlined adverbs for each sentence:
Final Answer:
1. playfully
2. haphazardly
3. loudly
4. lazily
5. extremely
6. quickly
7. often
8. accidentally
9. crossly
10. gladly
11. nearly
12. reluctantly
13. sternly
14. afterwards
15. cruelly
16. gracefully
17. neatly
18. repeatedly
19. successfully
20. almost
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adverbs worksheet 4th grade.
