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Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs that provide the meaning to a sentence by telling us where things happen are
defined as adverbs of place. Adverbs of place always answer one important question:
Where?
An adverb of place always talks about the location where the action of the verb is
being carried out.
Adverbs of place can give directions. For example: Up, down, around, away,
north, southeast
Adverbs of place can refer to distances. For example: Nearby, far away, miles
apart
Many adverbs of place indicate movement in a particular direction and end in the
letters “-ward or -wards”. For example: Toward, forward, backward, westward,
eastwards, onwards
1. On
2. Underneath
3. Somewhere
4. There
1. Around
2. Towards
3. Through
4. Forward
4. Which is correct? When it's raining, the kids have to stay _______ .
1. Indoors
2. Outdoors
3. Insides
1. Near
2. Nearly
3. Nearby
1. There
2. Where
3. Thereby
1. Elsewhere
2. Anywhere
3. Nowhere
1. Up
2. Out
3. Over
II. Identify and underline the Adverb of place in the following sentences.