Adverb worksheets for class 3

10+ free adverb worksheets

An adverb is introduced to the children when they are in grade 3. The child must know about the noun, verb, and adjective prior to the adverb. You will find the free adverb worksheets for class 3 children at the end of this post. And also, I have shared the definition of adverbs, their types, and rules to form adverbs. You will also find tips to teach the adverb easily to the child.

ADVERB WORKSHEETS FOR CLASS 3

How to teach adverbs to class 3?

The child might have learned the nouns and verbs when they were in grade 2. In grade 3, they will learn adjectives and adverbs. So, in order to learn adverbs, they must have knowledge of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

The first step is to teach the definition of adverbs. So, instead of teaching them the exact definition, you can teach them in an easily understandable way.

Adverb means describing the verb. When the word describes the verb, it is known as an adverb.

The above simple term is easily understandable by kids. It also delivers the meaning of the adverb.

So, let us start with the formal definition of adverbs.

ADVERB WORKSHEETS

What are adverbs?

It means describing the verb. When the word describes the verb, it is known as an adverb.

It describes or adds meaning to the verb.

It modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a sentence.

The adverbs tell us how, when, or where the action of the verb takes place.

We generally add 'ly' or 'ily' to other words to form adverbs. There are irregular adverbs where we don't add 'ly' or 'ily' to other words. It means that most of the adverbs end in 'ly' or 'ily' but not all.

Some examples are:

a) He reached early.

b) She left her bag upstairs.

c) Eva dances gracefully.

You can ask the children to frame the question in the above sentences.

a) When did he reach? early

b) Where did she leave her bag? upstairs

c) How does Eva dance? gracefully

Some examples of adverbs tell us how an action takes place: slowly, happily, sadly, gracefully, beautifully, softly, smoothly, quickly, lightly, quietly, and so on.

Some examples of adverbs tell us Where an action takes place: inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs, here, there, around, and so on.

Some examples of adverbs that tell us when an action takes place: now, soon, late, early, today, yesterday, never, often, always, and so on.

So, teach the kids to find whether the adverb is describing how, when, or where an action is taking place in a sentence.

5 rules to form adverbs of manner

There are 5 rules to form adverbs of manner. It tells us when to add 'ly' or 'ily' at the end of the word. When the child learns it in a proper way, they can easily write or identify the adverb.

ADVERB WORKSHEETS YEAR 3

Rule 1:

When the adjectives end with a constant (such as b, c, d, f, and so on), the 'ly' is added to the end of the word.

Examples: slow - slowly, quick - quickly, smooth - smoothly

Rule 2:

When the adjectives end with the letter 'y', then the letter 'y' is replaced by the letter 'i', and 'ly' is added to the end of the word.

Examples: happy - happily

Rule 3:

When the adjectives end with the letter 'e', the 'ly' is added to the end of the word.

Examples: nice - nicely, brave - bravely

Rule 4:

When the adjectives end with the letter 'le', then we remove the letter 'e', and 'y' is added to the end of the word.

Examples: gentle - gently

Rule 5:

Some of the adverbs don't end with 'ly' or 'ily', they are called irregular adverbs.

Examples: fast - fast, good - well

Chart of Adjectives and Adverbs of manner for class 3

The adverbs of manner are formed from adjectives. The below chart includes the adverbs that are formed from adjectives. I have also included this chart in the PDF. So, it is easy for you to teach the adverbs of manner.

Adjectives	Adverbs of manner
quick	quickly
slow	slowly
light	lightly
patient	patiently
calm	calmly
smooth	smoothly
loud	loudly
careful	carefully
soft	softly
rough	roughly
graceful	gracefully
quiet	quietly
nice	nicely
rude	rudely
brave	bravely
polite	politely
complete	completely
regular	regularly
sudden	suddenly
incorrect	incorrectly
generous	generously
correct	correctly
possible	possibly
gentle	gently
comfortable	comfortably
greedy	greedily
happy	happily
lazy	lazily
angry	angrily
sleepy	sleepily
fast	fast
good	well
late	late
hard	hard

Links to download the adverb worksheets for class 3

You will find 10 + worksheets for adverbs in a single PDF. Download it for free and have fun teaching. Below are a few insights into the worksheets.

GRADE 3 ADVERB WORKSHEETS

Exercise 1

Circle the adverb in the following sentence:

1. Alex plays basketball outside. (where)

2. It is raining heavily. (how)

3. They are having exams tomorrow. (when)

Exercise 2

Underline the adverb in the following sentence:

1. Anne dances gracefully.

2. The lion roared loudly.

3. The painter had painted my friend's house well.

Exercise 3

Choose the correct adverb and fill in the blanks:

1. Grace completed her homework ________. (neatly/ brightly)

2. It is snowing _________(loudly/ outside)

3. Geetha runs ______(fast/ completely)

4. The keys are _____ the drawer(brightly/ inside)

Exercise 4

Pick out the adverbs from the given passage:

Today I went to the office early. I eagerly waited for my job to do. My boss had assigned me a new job. I did the work carefully and submitted it soon.

The above are the samples of the worksheets. You can download more than 10 worksheets by clicking on the below download link. You can use any one of the links to download the adverb worksheets.

Final Note

The single PDF has more than 10 worksheets to practice the adverbs. Teaching adverbs becomes easy with these worksheets. The adverb worksheets for class 3 are a great tool to teach adverbs. I hope this post would be useful to you. 'Momovators' is all about parenting and education.