Adverbs and Prepositions
Points to Note: What are adverbs? Adverbs are the words that tell you how an action is done. e.g. happily, softly, quietly. The children are playing happily. The soldier marched smartly.
Prepositions usually occur before a noun before a noun phrase (e.g. at the canteen). They show the position, time, place or direction. Points to Note:
We went to school at seven o ’ clock. Mary met her mother at MTR station. The mouse ran from the cat. For examples: It shows the time. (when?) It shows the place. (where?) It shows the direction. (where?)
My father went to work in the morning. May was cooking in the kitchen. Tom came home from work at six o ’ clock. Points to Note: It shows the direction. (where?), and the time (when?) It shows the place. (where?) It shows the time. (when?)
What did the elephants do? The elephants played. play
Where did the elephants play? The elephants playedin the water. water
How did the elephants play? The elephants playedin the water happily happily.
What did the elephants do? The elephants ran. run
Who did the elephants run from? The elephants ranfrom the hunter. hunter
How did the elephants run? fearfully The elephants ran fearfully from the hunter.
What does the parrot do? The parrot talks. talk
Where does the parrot talk? The parrot talksin the tree. tree
How does the parrot talk? loudly The parrot talks in the tree. Hunters!
What are the children doing? The children are singing. sing
Where are the children singing? The children are singing at the party. party
How are the children singing? happily The children are singing at the party.
The clever child answered _________in the lesson correctly
The elephants stomped ________ in the mud pool. playfully
The mad woman shouted ________ at everybody walking near her. The mad woman shouted ________ at everybody walking near her. angrily
The baby slept _______ on the sofa. The baby slept _______ on the sofa. soundly ZZZZZZZ ZZ!
What are you doing? Where are you doing? How are you doing? Think and share with your class.