1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.
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awfully |
sorrowfully |
completely |
loftily |
|
carefully |
differently |
quickly |
nonchalantly |
2. Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
(i) The report must be read __________ so that performance can be improved.
(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions __________ shrugging his shoulders.
(iii) We all behave __________ when we are tired or hungry.
(iv) The teacher shook her head __________ when Ravi lied to her.
(v) I __________ forgot about it.
(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled __________ and turned away.
(vii) The President of the Company is __________busy and will not be able to meet you.
(viii) I finished my work __________ so that I could go out to play.
3. Make adverbs from these adjectives.
|
(i) |
angry |
__________ |
(ii) |
happy |
__________ |
|
(iii) |
merry |
__________ |
(iv) |
sleepy |
__________ |
|
(v) |
easy |
__________ |
(vi) |
noisy |
__________ |
|
(vii) |
tidy |
__________ |
(viii) |
gloomy |
__________ |
Adverbs
Read this sentence taken from the story:
They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
The word complete is an adjective. When you add -ly to it, it becomes an adverb.
1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.
|
awfully |
sorrowfully |
completely |
loftily |
|
carefully |
differently |
quickly |
nonchalantly |
2. Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
(i) The report must be read __________ so that performance can be improved.
(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions __________ shrugging his shoulders.
(iii) We all behave __________ when we are tired or hungry.
(iv) The teacher shook her head __________ when Ravi lied to her.
(v) I __________ forgot about it.
(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled __________ and turned away.
(vii) The President of the Company is __________busy and will not be able to meet you.
(viii) I finished my work __________ so that I could go out to play.
3. Make adverbs from these adjectives.
|
(i) |
angry |
__________ |
(ii) |
happy |
__________ |
|
(iii) |
merry |
__________ |
(iv) |
sleepy |
__________ |
|
(v) |
easy |
__________ |
(vi) |
noisy |
__________ |
|
(vii) |
tidy |
__________ |
(viii) |
gloomy |
__________ |