An adverb is a word that describes a verb, answering how, when, where, how often, or in what way something is done. Adverbs often, but not always, end in -ly. An adverb describes a verb or other part of speech, while an adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Examples are provided of adverbs describing how something was done, such as speaking sadly, smiling happily, or walking slowly.

2. Adverb

3. What is an adverb?
• An adverb is a word used to tell more
about a verb, and it almost always
answers the questions: how?, when?,
where?, how often?, and in what
way?.
• The examples of adverbs are slowly,
loudly, carefully, quickly, quietly, sadly
and so on.
• Adverbs usually, but not always, end
in –ly.

4. An adjective only describes a noun or pronoun whereas an
adverb describes everything else.
• The curious toddler quietly opened the front door.
Curious is an adjective because it is describing the toddler (the noun).
Quietly is the adverb because it is describing how the toddler opened
the door.

5. An adjective only describes a noun or pronoun whereas an
adverb describes everything else.
• The nervous girl waited anxiously to get on the school bus.
Nervous is an adjective because it is describing the girl (the noun).
Anxiously is the adverb because it is describing how the girl waited for
the bus.

6. Some examples of adverbs:
• The girl spoke sadly to her friend.
• He smiled happily at his sister.
• Grandma patted her kindly on the cheek.
• They walked slowly to the stage.
• I yelled loudly when the ball hit me.
• We gave a friendly smile to our new teacher.
• My father snores very loudly.
• My mother speaks very gently.