1. Add + Verb =
ADVERB
Miss Mason
HOMS, English, 7

2. Lesson Objectives:
 This lesson will introduce how to identify adverbs in sentences. We will come to
understand their functions in composition and reading comprehension.
VA SOL objective:
 7.9 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization,
punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, and paragraphing.
 a) Use a variety of graphic organizers, including sentence diagrams, to analyze
and improve sentence formation and paragraph
 structure.
 b) Demonstrate understanding of sentence formation by identifying the eight
parts of speech and their functions in sentences.

3. What are adverbs?
 An adverb is a word that modifies a verb,
an adjective, or another adverb.

4. Why do we need adverbs?
 Adverbs answer the following questions:
 Where?
 When?
 How?
 How often?
 How long?
 Tow hat extent?
 How much?

5. Words often used as adverbs
that answer…
Away, here, inside, there, up
Where?
Later, now, soon, then, tomorrow
When?
Clearly, easily, quietly, slowly
How?
How often? Always, usually, continually, never,
forever, briefly
How long?
To what extent? Almost, so, too, more, least,
extremely, quite, very, not
How much?

6. Adverb or Adjective?
 Adverbs are oftentimes adjectives with –ly
added to the end.
 Examples:
Clear, clearly
Quiet, quietly
Loud, loudly
Which one’s which?

7. October 6, 2009, interactive notebook page 15. Read what’s written below, then
open your Language book to page 535 and fill in the blanks for Review A in
North of today’s date. You only need to write the word. When you finish turn to
page 530 and complete 1-10, even. Follow the directions.
 Sometimes adjectives and adverbs compare (point out similarities and
differences between or among) words in a sentence.
 The positive degree is used when at least one thing is being described.
 Her suitcase is heavy.
 Comparative adjectives and adverbs makes a comparison between two
words or phrases.
 My suitcase is heavier than yours.
 Superlative adjectives and adverbs imply superior quality or standing, and
are used when three or more things or groups of things are being
compared.
 Ralph’s suitcase is the heaviest of all.

8. Here are some examples:
 Rick is the _________________ (fast,
superlative) runner on the track team.
 Katie works______________
(comparative) quickly than Beth does.
 Dogs are ___________________
(good, comparative) than cats are,
but dolphins are the ___________
(good, superlative) of them all.

9. How do we make comparative and superlative
modifiers?
 Most one syllable words form the
comparative degree by adding –er, and
most superlative are formed by adding –
est. Both adjectives and adverbs show
their degrees of comparison in the same
way.

10. Two and three syllable
comparisons:
 Two- syllable comparisons are made by
adding –er or by using more
 The superlative is formed by adding –est
or most.
 Three sylablle comparisons are made by
using more or most.

11. Irregular comparisons:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Bad Worse Worst
Far Farther or Farthest or
further furthest
Good Better Best
Well Better Best
Many More Most
Much More most

12. Now for a round of grammar
vortex….
And
then grammar ro