Adverbs: How, When and Where — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 4 adjectives & adverbs worksheet.
Year 4 · English · Adjectives & Adverbs
Adverbs: How, When and Where — Answers
Part A — Find the adverb
An adverb tells us more about a verb: how, when or where it happens. Circle the adverb in each sentence.
- Akoala
- Bclimbed
- Cslowly
- Dtree
Answer: slowly
'Slowly' tells us how the koala climbed.
- AWe
- Bleave
- Cwill
- Dtomorrow
Answer: tomorrow
'Tomorrow' tells us when we will leave.
- APut
- Bboxes
- Cthere
- Dthe
Answer: there
'There' tells us where to put the boxes.
- AShe
- Balways
- Cbrushes
- Dteeth
Answer: always
'Always' tells us when (how often) she brushes.
- Akids
- Bplayed
- Coutside
- DThe
Answer: outside
'Outside' tells us where they played.
- Aanswered
- Bquestion
- Ccorrectly
- DHe
Answer: correctly
'Correctly' tells us how he answered.
Part B — How, when or where?
Underline the adverb, then write whether it tells us how, when or where.
Answer: how
Answer: when
Answer: where
Answer: how
Answer: when
Answer: where
Part C — Adjective to adverb
Turn each adjective into an adverb. Watch the spelling changes.
Answer: lazily
Change y to i, then add -ly.
Answer: loudly
Answer: easily
Change y to i, then add -ly.
Answer: suddenly
Answer: angrily
Change y to i, then add -ly.
Answer: gently
Drop the e, then add -ly.
Part D — Your turn
Model answer: The thunder rumbled loudly over the hills. The rain started suddenly. We hid inside until it passed.
Success criteria:
- Three complete sentences
- One adverb of each type: how, when, where
- Adverbs underlined
- Capital letters and full stops
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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