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11.3.1 Word Classes: Adverbs

English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Adverbs formed from adjectives, often with -ly: careful → carefully
  • Spelling changes: y → ily (happy → happily); le → ly (gentle → gently); full → fully
  • Using those adverbs in career sentences, a substitution table, a short instruction list or poem

What you will be able to do

  • identify adverbs formed from adjectives in sentences or a group of words
  • form adverbs from adjectives
  • use adverbs formed from adjectives in sentences
  • appreciate the value of adverbs in communication

Key questions

“Why do we form words from other words?”

“What are the functions of adverbs?”

Lessons

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  1. From adjective to adverb
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Spot adverbs made from adjectives. Form -ly adverbs, including happy → happily and gentle → gently.
  2. Use -ly adverbs in career sentences
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Fill blanks and a substitution table. Write instructions or a short poem using adverbs formed from adjectives.