Adverbs

The sixth graders will be finishing up our short unit on Adverbs this Wednesday.  We will be taking a quiz to include the following topics.

Lesson 7:  Adverbs,  page 197

• students will identify adverbs and the verbs they modify.
• Adverbs that modify verbs answer these questions: How?, Where?, When?. 
• ex:  Alma left quickly.  The adverb is left.  Left modifies left.

Lesson 8:  More About Adverbs, page 199

• identify adverbs and the adjective or adverbs they modify.
• When an adverb modifies an adjective or another adverb, it usually tells to what extent. 
• ex:  A very large crowd gathered quite quickly. (very is modifying large, and quite is modifying quickly)

Lesson 8:  Comparing with Adverbs, page 203

• use the comparative and superlative adverbs correctly
• comparative forms use -er, more, less
• superlative forms use -est, most, or least
• There are also irregular forms for comparison. 

Lesson 9:  Negatives, page 206

• use negatives correctly in sentences
• identify and correct double negatives in sentences

Lesson 10:  Adjective or Adverb, page 209

• distinguish adjectives from adverbs
• use adjectives and adverbs correctly in sentences.