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LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

Steps to success:• I know what an adverb is

• I can identify an adverb in a sentence

• I can recognise what an adverb is describing

• I can use adverbs in a sentence

• An adverb describes a verb, telling the

reader how, where, when or why the action is happening.

• Let’s look at these more closely.

LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

Carefully

Easily

Fast

Loudly

Quickly

Quietly

These kind of adverbs describe how something happens.

They often end in ‘-ly’

Example in a sentence:

She ran the race.

(no adverbs)

She quickly ran the race.

(HOW – quickly)

She ran the race quickly.

(HOW - quickly)

Anywhere

Downstairs

Here

Nowhere

Outside

Somewhere

There

Underground

These types of adverbs describe where something happens.

Example in a sentence:

I wanted to go upstairs.

(where? upstairs)

She looked over there.

(where? there)

After

Later

Next

Now

Soon

Tomorrow

Yesterday

First

These types of adverbs describe when something happens.

These examples are commonly used:

Example in a sentence:

I do my homework after a snack.

(when? After)

It will be too dark to play soon.

(when? Soon)

Jessica finished her supper first.

(when? first)

So that

To

In order to

Therefore

Since

Because

These types of adverbs describe why something happens. Here are

some common examples:

Examples in a sentence:

Jenny walks carefully to avoid

falling.

(why? to)

I only ate one sweet so that I

didn’t spoil lunch

(why? So that)

In your books…• Draw a table with these headings

• Use a ruler

• Space them out carefully

When? Where?HOW? Why?

LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

• Starting with red, decide whether these adverbs are describing when, where, how or why?

• Can you put them in your table under the correct heading? • Once you’ve sorted all of them, write each adverb into a sentence.

Challenge: Can you explain your choice?

Now

Here

Quickly

Because

Silently

Tomorrow

So that

Upstairs

In order to

Somewhere

Next

FastHOW?

LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

How did you do?

When? Where?HOW? Why?

LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

Quickly Here

Next

BecauseNow

Silently Tomorrow So thatUpstairs

In order toSomewhereFast

Any other sentences to share?

She ran quickly to the door. Challenge: HOW did she run? Quickly

LC: To express time, place and cause using adverbs

Steps to success:• I know what an adverb is

• I can identify an adverb in a sentence

• I can recognise what an adverb is describing

• I can use adverbs in a sentence

How confident do you feel? Traffic Lights…I can…