Grade 1 · Lesson 48 — Interleave: Verbs + Adverbs

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Verbs + Adverbs · student sheet is G1_L48_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?” · Adverb: “How? When? Where?”

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Sidneystreakedaway;shewassoonblue.1Ask: Can I put “I” in front of it?2Try it — “I was” ✓ — so “was” is a verb.3Ask: How? When? Where?4Try it — “__ed away” ✓ — so “away” is an adverb.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: The questions jump around. Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit.
  1. Find the verb.
    The boy ran to the door.
    the verb in “The boy ran to the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the adverb.
    The boy walked slowly.
    the adverb in “The boy walked slowly.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the verb.
    My sister reads every night.
    the verb in “My sister reads every night.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the adverb.
    She sang loudly.
    the adverb in “She sang loudly.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the verb.
    The children ate their lunch.
    the verb in “The children ate their lunch.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the adverb.
    We will leave soon.
    the adverb in “We will leave soon.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 48 · TEACHER EDITION