Adverb of Place for 3rd grader

2. ADVERBS
OF
PLACE

3. ADVERBS OF PLACE
An adverb of place tells us
where the action was
carried out. To identify it we
can ask a question starting

4. WORD LIST
here, there, home, abroad,
outside, nowhere, anywhere,
aside, elsewhere, upstairs,
somewhere, underground,
upwards

5. Many adverbs of place also
function as prepositions:
up, by, off, in, next, over,
besides, across, under,
behind, around

6. GRAMMAR FACT
An adverbs of place are
usually placed after the main
verb or after the object.

7. After the main verb:
The cat looked
away/up/down/aroun
d.

8. After the object:
They built a hut
nearby.
He took the child
outside.

9. •Put the cake there.
•After a long day at work, we
headed homewards.
•Please bring that book here.
•My grandfather’s house is nearby.

10. Sue is planning to find a new
job abroad.
He put the book on the shelf above.
Can you say the
alphabet backwards?
 Please see the examples below.
She told the children not to

11. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs
of place.
1. The kitchen is ____________.
2. We have been looking for you
________.
3. There is a bucket lying ________.
4. We could not find our puppy
________.

12. Underline the adverbs of place.
1. Lea stayed here for a week.
2. We could not find John anywhere.
3. Miss James has just gone out.
4. The painter painted the picture
there.
5. We are going abroad next month.

13. Use the adverbs you underlined
above to make sentences of your
own.