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Year 6 English — Adverbs: how, when and where

Recognise an adverb, say whether it tells how, when or where, and build one from an adjective.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which sentence contains an adverb?

    • a) She answered politely.
    • b) The garden is large.
    • c) They bought a red car.
    • d) The soup was hot.

  2. 2.Match each adjective to the adverb built from it.

    • careful
    • simple
    • angry
    • true
    • sudden
    • truly
    • angrily
    • simply
    • suddenly
    • carefully

  3. 3.Which word does the adverb tell you more about? "The rain fell steadily all night."

    • a) all
    • b) night
    • c) fell
    • d) rain

  4. 4.Which of these is an adverb of place?

    • a) upstairs
    • b) yesterday
    • c) quietly
    • d) carefully

  5. 5.Three of these are adverbs. Which one is NOT?

    • a) quietly
    • b) friendly
    • c) often
    • d) upstairs

  6. 6.Sort each word by whether it describes a noun or an action.

    Groups: Adjective · Adverb

    • bravely
    • neat
    • neatly
    • silently
    • brave
    • silent

  7. 7.What does the adverb tell you in "We will leave tomorrow"?

    • a) When we will leave
    • b) Where we will leave
    • c) Why we will leave
    • d) How we will leave

  8. 8.Match each adverb to what it means.

    • rarely
    • immediately
    • nearby
    • carelessly
    • daily
    • not often
    • close to here
    • every day
    • without taking care
    • at once

Answer key — Year 6 English — Adverbs: how, when and where

  1. 1. a) She answered politely.
  2. 2. careful → carefully; simple → simply; angry → angrily; true → truly; sudden → suddenly
  3. 3. c) fell
  4. 4. a) upstairs
  5. 5. b) friendly
  6. 6. brave → Adjective; bravely → Adverb; neat → Adjective; neatly → Adverb; silent → Adjective; silently → Adverb
  7. 7. a) When we will leave
  8. 8. rarely → not often; immediately → at once; nearby → close to here; carelessly → without taking care; daily → every day