What is an Adverb? Grade 4 ELA Definition and Examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📍 Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
• 🏃 They often tell us how, when, where, or to what extent something is done.
• ⏰ Adverbs of time: tell us *when* (e.g., yesterday, soon, now).
• 🌍 Adverbs of place: tell us *where* (e.g., here, there, everywhere).
• ✏️ Adverbs of manner: tell us *how* (e.g., quickly, slowly, carefully).
• 📈 Adverbs of degree: tell us *to what extent* (e.g., very, quite, extremely).
• 💡 Many adverbs end in '-ly' but not all '-ly' words are adverbs (e.g., friendly is an adjective).

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following words is an adverb?
   1. A. Cat
   2. B. Run
   3. C. Quickly
   4. D. House
2. In the sentence "The dog barked loudly," which word is the adverb?
   1. A. The
   2. B. Dog
   3. C. Barked
   4. D. Loudly
3. Which type of adverb tells us *when* something happened?
   1. A. Adverb of Manner
   2. B. Adverb of Place
   3. C. Adverb of Time
   4. D. Adverb of Degree
4. Choose the sentence that uses an adverb correctly.
   1. A. He quick ran to the store.
   2. B. She sings beautiful.
   3. C. They played happily in the park.
   4. D. The sun shines bright.
5. Which word is an adverb of place?
   1. A. Slowly
   2. B. Here
   3. C. Very
   4. D. Today
6. Identify the adverb of degree in the following sentence: "She is extremely talented."
   1. A. She
   2. B. Is
   3. C. Extremely
   4. D. Talented
7. Which sentence does NOT contain an adverb?
   1. A. The bird flew high above the trees.
   2. B. He spoke softly.
   3. C. The flower is yellow.
   4. D. They arrived late to the party.