Worksheet I
Read the following sentences.
(i) The participant danced gracefully.
(ii) The driver drove the bus carefully.
(iii) Mr Verma left for Kanpur early.
(iv) She narrated the story later.
(v) The meeting was held here.
Now answer these questions in one word.
Now answer these questions in one word:
(i) How did the participant dance?
Answer: Gracefully
(ii) How did the driver drive the bus?
Answer: Carefully
(iii) When did Mr Verma leave for Kanpur?
Answer: Early
(iv) When did she narrate the story?
Answer: Later
(v) Where was the meeting held?
Answer: Here
Note: The words (gracefully, carefully, early, later, here) tell us more about the verbs (danced, drove, left, narrated, was held) and are identified as adverbs.
Worksheet II
Read this conversation and underline the words that tell us where the action takes place.
Mr Kothari: Mr Sood was supposed to come. Has he come?
Raghu: Yes, sir. He is waiting for you downstairs.
Mr Kothari: I have to discuss with him something important. Where is my briefcase?
Raghu: (Pointing to the briefcase) It is here, sir.
Mr Kothari: And where are my glasses?
Raghu: I don’t know, sir. I have looked for them everywhere, but I can’t find them.
Mr Kothari: Thank you.
Underlined Words: downstairs, here, where, everywhere
Note: These words are adverbs indicating the location of the action.
Worksheet III
On the basis of the pictures given on the next page, complete the sentences. Take help from the Aid Box. The first one has been done for you.
Aid Box – bitterly, bravely, cheerfully, sweetly, angrily, peacefully
(i) The man is shouting angrily.
(ii) The boys greeted each other cheerfully.
(iii) The girl is crying bitterly.
(iv) The child is sleeping peacefully.
(v) The soldiers fought bravely.
(vi) Anita Singh is singing sweetly.
Note: These words (angrily, bitterly, bravely, cheerfully, peacefully, sweetly) tell us “how” the action takes place and are adverbs.
Worksheet IV
Unscramble the letters given below. One has been done as an example.
(i) reaaydl : already
(ii) atle : late
(iii) goa : ago
(iv) won : now
(v) feerob : before
(vi) sono : soon
Worksheet V
Now use the unscrambled words from the previous worksheet to fill in the blanks given below. One has been done for you.
(i) I have heard this story before.
(ii) We must begin our work now.
(iii) She arrived late.
(iv) I have already done my homework.
(v) There lived a prince a long time ago.
(vi) The train will be arriving soon.
Note: These words (before, now, late, now, ago, soon) tell us “when” the action takes place and are adverbs.
Worksheet VI
Do you know your friend?
Think of any one student in your class whose habits you know well. Imagine you are that person and complete these sentences as she/he would.
(i) I always enjoy reading a book.
(ii) I usually go to the park.
(iii) I rarely watch TV.
(iv) I never eat junk food.
(v) I sometimes play football.
(vi) I often help my friends.
Now circle the words that tell us something about the verb.
- Circled words: always, usually, rarely, never, sometimes, often
After reading out your sentences, ask the class/your partner to guess your friend’s name.
The name of the student you had thought of is Avinash
Note: These circled words (always, usually, rarely, never, sometimes, often) tell us “how often” the action is done and are adverbs.
Worksheet VII
Complete the following passage by writing one suitable word in each blank. Take the help of the Aid Box given below.
Aid Box: often, seldom, sometimes, usually, never, always, again
I had once gone to Prateek’s house. But after visiting his house I decided not to go to his house again. He never cleans his room and is always playing games on the computer. He seldom leaves his dirty clothes on the floor and never cleans his table. He sometimes leaves his shoes in odd places and rarely uses the shoe rack. I wonder how he lives in that room.
Note: The words (again, never, always, seldom, never, sometimes, rarely) are adverbs indicating frequency or time.
Do It Yourself
- Write a suitable adverb in each blank.
Rajeev watched the television happily. He was waiting eagerly for his friends to arrive. He heard someone knocking at the door suddenly. It must be my friends, he thought excitedly. He rushed to the door hurriedly and opened the door quickly. There was no one at the door. He was about to turn back when he heard his friends sing ‘Happy Birthday’ joyfully. He welcomed them warmly.
- You tell your friend about a dance performance you have seen. Following is the conversation you have with her. Complete it using suitable words.
You: Last night we went to see a dance performance.
Your friend: How did the dancer perform?
You: She danced very gracefully.
Your friend: What was the response of the audience?
You: People liked it so much that they clapped enthusiastically.
Your friend: I wish I too could have seen it. Were there any vacant seats?
You: Some seats behind us lay unoccupied for some time.
Your friend: Really?
You: Yes, but they too were soon occupied. Some people are in the habit of usually arriving late. - In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. A slash (/) has been placed where the word is missing. Write the missing word in the space provided. The first one has been done as an example.
My mother cooks / well.
She / always bakes a cake on my birthday.
I / often invite my friends to a feast. This year
my house was / completely full of children.
My mother had / never seen
so many of us gathered at one time.
Note: The added words (well, always, often, completely, never) are adverbs that enhance the meaning of the verbs in the sentences.