adverb-practice sheet

1. Read each sentence. Circle the adverb in each sentence. Tell whether the adverb

tells how, when, or where.

1. The mail carrier finally arrived.

2. Yesterday, we ran out to meet her.

3. Maggie clapped her hands excitedly.

4. I quickly opened the gold envelope.

5. Then, Maggie eagerly read the letter.

6. She shouted proudly, "We won the contest!"

7. He keeps his collection safely upstairs.

8. He works on it often.

9. Sometimes friends send Butch new stamps.

2. Read each sentence. Circle the adverbs in each sentence. Underline the word they

modify.

1. The CEO feels unusually tense today.

2. Ginger spoke vividly of Kyoko's extraordinary acting skills.

3. The children's teacher announced that their class was the most highly rated in

the district.

4. Greg's mule accepted every task willingly.

5. You should put that hibiscus inside.

6. In the winter, New York is much colder than Florida.