Fill in the blank with an adverb that answers

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• Fill in the blank with an adverb that answers
  how?
• I was so hungry that I _____ picked up four
  pieces of pizza.
• My stomach was growling _______.
• I stared at the slices ___________.
• Then I _______ gobbled down all the pizza.

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• Circle the adverb in each sentence. Write
  whether it tells when? or where?
• 1. The cafeteria served tacos yesterday.
• 2. The smell of tacos spread everywhere.
• We ran downstairs to the cafeteria.
• We always love to eat tacos.

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Adjective or Adverb?
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Heres the Idea

• Some pairs of adjectives are often a source of
  confusion mistakes in speaking writing.

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• Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.
• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other
  adverbs.

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• To tell them apart you must look carefully at how
  the word is used.
• Martha was happy at Mount Vernon.
• Martha lived happily at Mount Vernon.

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• Examples
• only child
• two fish
• quickly running
• blonde hair
• that flower

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• Examples
• fast swimmer
• very clear lake
• play later
• silly actor

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• Examples
• Shelby runs three miles daily.
• May the best candidate win!
• Those oranges are very sour.
• I was only trying to help.

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• Most confusing words
• Adjective Adverb
• bad badly
• good well
• real really
• sure surely
• most most
• almost

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Closure

• Today you learned to correct the commonly misused
  adjectives and adverbs in everyday speech and
  writing.

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Homework

• Adjective and Adverb
• Worksheet
• Due Tomorrow