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Grade 2 Reading & Writing Β· World 6: Describing Woods Β· Level 45
Adverbs
Describe verbs: ran quickly, whispered softly.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 45
- An adverb describes a verb, an action. It tells how something happens.
- The turtle walked. How did it walk? The turtle walked slowly! Slowly is an adverb.
- Many adverbs are an adjective plus l y: slow, slowly. Quiet, quietly. Happy, happily: change the y to i.
- Adjective or adverb? The soft cat purred: soft describes the cat. The cat purred softly: softly tells how it purred.
- Your turn! Tap the adverb.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 2.L.GC.1.8 β Use adjectives and adverbs.
- 2.L.GC.2.d β Develop ideas or information in texts by using adjectives or adverbs to add details or clarify meaning.