What do you need to turn an adjective into an adverb? Sometimes you need an -ly, but there are other endings. Ask your learners to change the endings of 29 adjectives in order to transform them into adverbs and complete the provided sentences.

Concepts

adjectives, adverbs, parts of speech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the exercise for homework or as a warm-up
• Allow learners to work with a partner and then come up with original sentences using some of the adjectives
• Follow the exercise with a discussion about the difference between an adjective and an adverb

Classroom Considerations

• Learners will find more success if they have had prior instruction on adverbs and adjectives

Pros

• Includes an answer key
• Provides tips for how to turn adjectives with certain endings into adverbs

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a L.6.1.a