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How Did They Do It? Adverbs with -ly — Answers

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How Did They Do It? Adverbs with -ly — Answers

Part A: Find the how word

An adverb can tell us how something is done. Many adverbs end in -ly. Write the adverb on the line.

1.The snail moved slowly.

Answer: slowly

  1. How did it move? slowly
2.The dog barked loudly.

Answer: loudly

  1. How did it bark? loudly
3.She whispered softly.

Answer: softly

  1. How did she whisper? softly
4.He ran quickly to the gate.

Answer: quickly

  1. How did he run? quickly
5.They shared their toys kindly.

Answer: kindly

  1. How did they share? kindly
6.Write your name neatly.

Answer: neatly

  1. How should you write? neatly

Part B: Add -ly

Add -ly to each describing word to make an adverb.

7.slow → (answer space)

Answer: slowly

slow + ly = slowly

8.quiet → (answer space)

Answer: quietly

quiet + ly = quietly

9.loud → (answer space)

Answer: loudly

loud + ly = loudly

10.kind → (answer space)

Answer: kindly

kind + ly = kindly

11.brave → (answer space)

Answer: bravely

brave + ly = bravely

12.safe → (answer space)

Answer: safely

safe + ly = safely

13.sad → (answer space)

Answer: sadly

sad + ly = sadly

14.neat → (answer space)

Answer: neatly

neat + ly = neatly

Part C: Choose the adverb

Circle the adverb that makes the most sense.

15.The mouse crept (answer space) past the cat.
  1. Aquietly
  2. Bloudly

Answer: quietly

A mouse sneaking past a cat would move quietly.

16.The race car zoomed (answer space) around the track.
  1. Aslowly
  2. Bquickly

Answer: quickly

Zoomed means moved very fast, so quickly fits.

17.The baby slept (answer space).
  1. Aangrily
  2. Bpeacefully

Answer: peacefully

Sleeping babies are calm, so peacefully fits.

18.Carry the eggs (answer space) so they do not break.
  1. Acarefully
  2. Broughly

Answer: carefully

To keep eggs safe, we carry them carefully.

Part D: True or false?

19.An adverb can tell us how something is done.

Answer: True

Slowly, loudly and neatly all tell us how.

20.happily is an adverb.

Answer: True

Happily tells us how: She sang happily.

21.happy is an adverb.

Answer: False

Happy is an adjective. It describes a noun: a happy dog.

Part E: Your turn

22.Your turn: write two sentences about animals moving. Use a different -ly adverb in each one.

Model answer: The tortoise walked slowly. The rabbit hopped quickly.

Success criteria:

  • Two sentences about animals moving
  • A different -ly adverb in each sentence
  • Each adverb tells how the animal moved
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