Adverbs Change the Meaning

Year 3 EnglishAdverbs3 pages

About this worksheet

Adverbs that change meaning, for Year 3, over three pages. Page 1 gives three pairs of sentences that differ by one word: the dog barked loudly and softly, the girl walked happily and sadly, the boy ran quickly and slowly. Pupils draw each one in its own box. On page 2 they finish four copies of The giant ___ opened the door, each for a different mood. The key describes what each drawing should show and gives sample adverbs. It follows England National Curriculum grammar for Years 3 and 4.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œLearning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2โ€

Page 1 shows how swapping one adverb in a sentence changes the action, and page 2 asks pupils to choose an adverb to fit a mood.

Writing - composition

โ€œProgressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structuresโ€

The four giant sentences give pupils a reason to choose between words such as clumsily, fiercely, kindly and quietly.

What's inside this worksheet

Draw the Adverbs

Six drawing boxes, two for each pair of sentences. Pupils see how loudly and softly, happily and sadly, and quickly and slowly change what they draw.

Choose an Adverb

A word bank of eight adverbs, including clumsily, fiercely and peacefully, and four gaps in The giant ___ opened the door. Each gap is labelled funny, scary, kind or calm. A picture of a man at an arched wooden door sits beside the instructions.

Answers

A description of what each of the six drawings should show, then sample adverbs for each of the four moods. The key says to accept any sensible adverb.

How teachers use it

Drawing then talking

Let pupils draw the pairs in silence, then show two drawings of the dog on the board and ask which adverb each one needed.

Acting out

Ask a pupil to walk across the room happily, then sadly. The class can say what changed before they draw the girl.

Class giant story

Collect the funny, scary, kind and calm sentences on the board and ask which one could start a story.

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