Good Morning Year 2!
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I hope you all enjoyed the poems yesterday. Poems can be more fun that stories because you can be quite creative with the words you are choosing and the things you are trying to describe. They are often full of exciting words that make it more exciting for the reader.
One type of word that adds more description and detail is an ADVERB. It is like an adjective except that it describes the verb (the action / doing word). Click here if you need a reminder for what a verb is.
I walked through the park.
In this sentence, the action (or verb) is walk.
When we add an adjective, we would describe the noun (the park). So we could say:
I walked through the huge park.
When we add an adverb, we are describing more about the walk (the verb).
I walked slowly through the huge park.
I always walk through the huge park.
I happily walked through the huge park.
In each of these sentences, I gave more detail about the walking (the action).
Watch this BBC Bitesize video that tells us more about adverbs and try and do the quiz at the end.
Have a go at writing your own sentences with adverbs.
*If you want to challenge yourself, try to write a short story using these adverbs.
Slowly – The snail crawled slowly.
Quietly – A fox crept quietly through the bushes.
Nearby – There is a birds nest nearby.
Always – Pigs always roll in mud.
Sometimes – Sometimes cats catch mice.
Brilliant Vincent!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
The dove ? slowly flew in the air.
We went out side quietly because my mum was sleeping ?.
There’s a big gorilla ? nearby.
I always go for a walk.
Sometimes I paint ? pictures of flowers ?.
Great sentences!
That tiger is walking so slowly and she has a baby tiger, which is so cute.
I had to walk so quietly otherwise I would attract lots of noise to the Lion.
That Monkey was walking nearby are our house and I don’t know why.
I always have to do the dishes why can’t a Zebra do them?
I sometimes tell lies to the Zebra and it gets angry and it nearly punched me in the face.
Wonderful sentences Marisa.
1. A sloth climbs up and down a tree? slowly.
2. The goldfish? swims around the bowl quietly.
3. The mummy gorilla? sleeps nearby to her babies.
4. Lions? are always the kings? of the jungle .
5. Sometimes flamingos go in the water ?.
Well done for describing the verbs so well.
I am swimming slowly.
I am climbing the tree quietly.
My house is nearby the supermarket.
I always jump on the trampoline with my sister.
Sometimes I feel sad.
Brilliant Madeleine
I slowly walked quietly so I don’t wake anybody up.
I am always a chatterbox.
Someone quietly is sneaking up on me.
I walked nearby my friends house.
Sometimes I am happy and sometimes I am not happy.
I hope you’re happy today Layla!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Here are my sentences:
1. The train is moving slowly.
2. The thief crept quietly out of town with a famous picture.
3. A caterpillar sensed a leaf nearby.
4. I always get dressed quickly in the morning.
5. Sometimes I hide from my homework.
Regards,
Sophia
Wonderful sentences!
The lion crept slowly and quietly to the herd of gazelles.
The baby lion always played with his brother.
The cheetah sometimes climbed the huge tree.
The tiger was nearby the lions’ territory.
Well done for using two in one sentence!
I get out of?bed slowly like a?tortoise.
We quietly crept through the room.
I had to escape from the nearby?camel!
I always keep my?eyes peeled!
Sometimes I see the?wolf in the?garden!
Excellent use of adverbs!
I jogged slowly across the pavement.
I whispered quietly.
She walked nearby my house.
They always chattered in school.
He sometimes sat by himself at lunch.
Brilliant sentences!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
1. I quietly ate my breakfast.
2. There is a post office nearby.
3. I always eat my greens as part of a healthy diet.
4. Sometimes I get a phone call from Miss Carruthers.
5. My dad drank his coffee very slowly.
Challenge: A trip to the park
Cathy woke up on slowly on a bright summer morning. She was very excited. Her mum had planned a surprise. It was a trip to the park. Sometimes Cathy was late when having a bath and breakfast but today she was early.
She crept quietly into the living room and packed her bag for the picnic. Cathy and her mum walked to the park as it was nearby. It was so much fun! There was an extra surprise which was candy! THE END
Brilliant Catherine, well done for writing a little story with adverbs.
Emilia:
I always light up a scented candle very slowly and carefully so I don’t get burned.
My awesome dad sometimes takes me to the shop that is nearby.
A cute puppy dog snuggled quietly in my bed the other night.
Isabella:
A colourful fox climbed a beautiful mountain slowly.
A thief quietly snuck into my dark house.
I live nearby the park so I can exercise to get fit.
I always have to take the bus to school when I actually want to walk.
Sometimes I learn things quickly like pogoing and ice skating.
Well done for your wonderful adverb sentences girls!
I ate my breakfast quickly.
The train is approaching very slowly.
I live nearby.
I sometimes play with my teddy.
I always play with my cars.
Great sentences!
I slowly walked to the park.
There is a huge shop.
I always play games.
Sometimes sleep late.
I ate my lunch quietly.
Well done Rafael!
I slowly ate my supper because I wasn’t very hungry.
I quietly slept in my bed.
I went to a house nearby to visit my friend.
I always wake up at eight o’clock in the morning.
Sometimes I eat pancakes for breakfast.
Well done for writing longer sentences to add more detail.
He walked slowly into the park.
There is a mall nearby.
They opened the door quietly.
I always miss the bus.
I sometimes I don’t do my homework.
Brilliant work Jack!
1. Sometimes my dog accidentally does something wrong.
2. My cat always wants to go outside.
3. The penguin quietly went to sleep.
4. The dog saw my friend walk nearby.
5. The lion slowly ate his dinner.
Wonderful work!
Hi Miss,
Here are my sentences
Slowly my tooth ? gets loose.
I quietly scare my sister.
Our house ? is nearby school ?.
I always wake up before my sister.
Sometimes we are mad ? at each other.
Bye Bo
Well done Bo – I hope you and your sister aren’t mad a each other today!
slowly – the turtle slowly went home
quietly – The squirrel quietly tip toed all the way to the tree
nearby – the ants nest is nearby the part
always – tigers always eat meat
sometimes – I sometimes eat chocolate
Excellent work Gabi. Don’t forget your capital letters and full stops.
Sorry, looks like this didn’t post yesterday:
1. My dog walks slowly to the doghouse.
2. The snail slides quietly towards the plant.
3. The cat lives nearby.
4. My giraffe always eats ice cream after dinner.
5. The skunk sometimes reads 20 pages before his bedtime.
Don’t worry! Well done for writing sentences with adverbs!