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1. Year 3 – Spring Block 1 – Adverbs – Using Adverbs to Express Time
Notes and Guidance
• Once children can recognise adverbs, they need to move on to using adverbs in their sentences.
• This step focuses specifically on adverbs to express time, for example: then, next, soon.
• An adverb of time provides more information about when a verb takes place, for example: We always travel by train.
• Adverbs of time are usually positioned at the start or end of a sentence; using it at the start of the sentence usually
indicates that this is of particular importance.
• Children should be able to use adverbs of time in their writing and explain why they have chosen a specific adverb
to describe the verb in that sentence.
Focused Questions
• What adverbs can be used to describe time?
• Which word is the adverb of time in this sentence?
• Explain how moving the adverb to the start of the sentence affects the meaning.
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2. Using Adverbs to Express
Time
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3. Introduction
Identify the adverbs from the words below.
whisper outside today
stumble early sneak gently
angrily hungrily upstairs
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4. Introduction
Identify the adverbs from the words below.
whisper outside today
stumble early sneak gently
angrily hungrily upstairs
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5. Varied Fluency 1
Circle the adverbs of time.
timidly defiantly
recently rotate
yesterday already
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6. Varied Fluency 1
Circle the adverbs of time.
timidly defiantly
recently rotate
yesterday already
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7. Varied Fluency 2
Which adverb of time will complete the sentence below?
___________ , I helped my mum to clean the dirty dishes
and then she read a story with me.
Yesterday Already Lately
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8. Varied Fluency 2
Which adverb of time will complete the sentence below?
Yesterday, I helped my mum to clean the dirty
dishes and then she read a story with me.
Yesterday Already Lately
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9. Varied Fluency 3
Tick the sentence that includes an adverb of time.
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A. Lately, the basketball team have won all their
matches because they work together.
B. Foolishly, Jess passed the ball to the opposition
and they scored in the final minute.
C. The girls ran wildly around the basketball court
because they had won the cup.

10. Varied Fluency 3
Tick the sentence that includes an adverb of time.
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A. Lately, the basketball team have won all their
matches because they work together. 
B. Foolishly, Jess passed the ball to the opposition
and they scored in the final minute.
C. The girls ran wildly around the basketball court
because they had won the cup.

11. Varied Fluency 4
True or false? The following sentence includes an adverb of time.
At the sound of the bell, everybody stopped playing
immediately and went to line up.
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12. Varied Fluency 4
True or false? The following sentence includes an adverb of time.
At the sound of the bell, everybody stopped playing
immediately and went to line up.
True.
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13. Reasoning 1
Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.
Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his
grandparents in New Zealand.
Prove it.
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14. Reasoning 1
Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.
Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his
grandparents in New Zealand.
Prove it.
Tomorrow can go in both places.
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15. Reasoning 1
Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.
Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his
grandparents in New Zealand.
Prove it.
Tomorrow can go in both places.
Tomorrow, Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his
grandparents in New Zealand.
Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his grandparents in New
Zealand tomorrow.
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Reasoning 2
Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used
the correct adverb of time?
Explain your answer.
Immediately, Tom has not
been scoring as many goals
for his football team.

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Reasoning 2
Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used
the correct adverb of time?
Explain your answer.
Kara is incorrect because…
Immediately, Tom has not
been scoring as many goals
for his football team.

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Reasoning 2
Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used
the correct adverb of time?
Explain your answer.
Kara is incorrect because the sentence does not make sense. A better
adverb would be recently.
Immediately, Tom has not
been scoring as many goals
for his football team.