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English
Quarter 4 – Week 2
Using Adverbs
(Manner, Time, Place and
Intensity)
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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 6

Fourth Quarter – Week 2

Using Adverbs
(Manner, Time, Place and
Intensity)
(Lesson Title)

I. Background Information

Using Adverbs

An adverb is a word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.

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Kinds of adverbs:
1. Adverb of manner tells how. They describe action words or verbs. The
words severely, sweetly, fast, still, gracefully and loudly answer the question
how.
Example: The girls danced gracefully to the music.

2. Adverb of time tell when an action happened and for how long. They may
be one-word adverbs or phrases.

One-word adverbs Adverbial Phrase

today last year
yesterday two days ago
tomorrow at three o’clock
now since 2000
later all day
Example: I will talk to him tomorrow.
They were at the sea for two days.
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 3. Adverb of place tells where something is done. They also indicate
both
location and movement. Like adverbs of time, these may be one-
word
adverbs or adverbial phrases.

One-word Adverbs Adverbial Phrases

here over here/there
somewhere behind the building
sideways around the yard
uphill off the wall
outside towards the river
Example: The visitors are waiting outside.
The dog is running around the yard.

4. Adverb of intensity indicates the extent or degree of an action or

description. These are usually placed before the verb, adjective or
adverb they are modifying with some exceptions.
Commonly used adverb of intensity are: enough, too, very,
extremely, terribly, amazingly, quite, pretty, rather, fairly,
not specifically.
Examples:
1. The wildlife agency is protective enough.
2. Can I take care of a turtle, too?
3. The tiny creature is very interesting.
4. It is extremely hot here during summer.

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II. Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical
structures (Adverbs – manner, time, place and intensity)

EN6RC-1g-2.24.

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III. ACTIVITY NO. 1

A. Directions: Pick out the adverb of manner used in each

sentence.
1. The boy courageously placed his finger into the table.
2. The water came slowly through the leak.
3. He patiently spent the whole night trying to prevent the flow of water from
the dike
4. The neighborhood waited the eagerness for news about the boy.
5. They knew well how the boy sacrificed to save the whole village.

B. Use the following adverbs of time and place in your own sentence.

6. by the river – on the summer nights

7. last April- in Singapore
8. at six o’clock in the morning – at breakfast table
9. towards the north – at 5 p. m.
10. in 2021 – on planet Mars

IV. ACTIVITY 2

A. Directions: Pick out the adverb of intensity used in each

sentence. Identify the word it modifies. Write your answers in your paper.

Example: Hawksbill turtles also feed on sponges and other invertebrates

Adverb: also
Word modified: feed
1. The lecture on endangered animals was long enough.
2. However, the speaker was quite boring.
3. His video was pretty disturbing.
4. The predictions were too good to be true.
5. The speaker was patient enough to explain, tough.

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B. On your paper copy each sentence. Insert an adverb of intensity where
appropriate.

6. The water was cold.

7. I am done with my task.
8. You work hard.
9. The children are running fast.
10. Whales are amazing.

V. GUIDE QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions completely

1. What are adverbs?

2. What are the kinds of adverbs and their meaning?

3. Why is it important to learn about adverbs and its kind?

VI. RUBRICS (If necessary

VII. REFLECTION

1. What have you learned about this lesson?

2. Do you think this lesson is important to you? Why?

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Writer
RHEA T. TIPONTIPON
Prepared by:
Activity 1 Activity 2
A. 1. Courageously A. 1. enough - long
2. slowly 2. quite - boring
3. patiently 3. pretty - disturbing
4. eagerness 4. too - good
5. well 5. enough - patient
B. answers may vary B. Answers may vary
Guide Questions
Answers may vary
IX. ANSWER KEY
English 6, pp 130-132, 147 - 149
Galapon,Agnes P., Relente, Carmelita A., Angeles, Evelyn B., Joy in Learning
VIII. REFERENCES