Grade 2 Fall — Paragraph Structure, Personal Narrative, and Open-Class Parts of Speech
English · GR G2 eng.g2.f.gr.adjectives_adverbs_choose

Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified (L.2.1.e)

Distinguish adjectives (modify nouns) from adverbs (modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs). Form -ly adverbs from adjectives. Use common adverbs of time (yesterday, today, soon, later) and place (here, there, outside).

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g3.f.gr.comparative_superlative
    (not yet loaded)
  • eng.g3.s.gr.adverbs_of_manner_time_place
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Uses adjective where adverb is needed ('She ran quick' instead of 'She ran quickly').
  • Forms an -ly adverb from a noun ('friendly' is adj, but child treats 'doglly' or 'tablely' as adverbs).

Exercise pool (6)

Diff Stem Type
1 Sort these words into ADJECTIVE or ADVERB columns: sad, sadly, happy, happily, soft, softly, slow, slowly, loud, loudly, quick, quickly. pos sort
2 Fill the blanks: 'The ___ dog ran ___ across the yard.' (First blank = adjective; second blank = adverb.) fill blank adj adv
2 Expand 'a cookie' into a 4-part expanded noun phrase: adjective + adjective + cookie + prepositional phrase. noun phrase expand
2 Form the adverb from these adjectives: quick, slow, loud, soft, happy. adverb form
3 Expand 'a tooth' into a 4-part expanded noun phrase. (For your small-moment narrative use.) noun phrase expand
3 Rewrite this sentence by adding ONE adjective AND ONE adverb: 'The dog ran across the yard.' sentence add one adj one adv