Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA Administrative Region
Division of Agusan del Sur
TRENTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Trento, Agusan del Sur

A Strategic Intervention Material in ENGLISH – 9

Prepared By:

NEOLY V. PEÑOL

TEACHER – II
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Table of Contents ----------------------------------------------------2

Learning Objectives ------------------------------------------------ 3

Guide Card------------------------------------------------------------ 4

Activity Card--------------------------------------------------------- 5- 6

Assessment Card---------------------------------------------------- 7- 8

Enrichment Card---------------------------------------------------- 9

Reference Card------------------------------------------------------10
 At the end of the lesson,
85% of the grade 9 students
are expected to use adverbs
in sentences and narration.

SUB- TASKS

1. Identify adverbs in sentences and tell its

use.
2. Use adverbs correctly in sentences.
3. Choose the best adverb to complete the
sentence.
4. Fill in the paragraph with correct adverbs.
5. Recognize adverbs in paragraph.
 GUIDE CARD

This Intervention Material is made as a result of the First Periodic Test. This
is one of the Least Learned Skill which should be given attention. The exercises
contained in this material will be of great help for students who lack the skill of
identifying and understanding the use of adverbs.
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As you explore into this material, it is expected from you to:

Identify adverbs in sentences and tell its use.

Use adverbs correctly in sentences.

Choose the best adverb to complete the sentence.

Fill in the paragraph with correct adverbs.

Recognize adverbs in paragraph.

 Activity Card

ACTIVITY CARD # 1

Directions: Read and examine the following sentences then identify the adverb
and tell its use. Write your answers in the grid provided below.

1. James coughed loudly to attract her attention.

2. She took the child outside.
3. He ate the chocolate cake greedily.
4. I saw that movie last year.
5. John looked around but he couldn’t see the monkey.
6. Goldilocks went to the Bear’s house yesterday.
7. They built a house nearby.
8. He plays the flute beautifully.
9. I’m going back to school.
10. I’m going to tidy my room tomorrow.

ADVERB USE
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 ACTIVITY CARD # 2

Directions: Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the blanks
with the corresponding adverb.
1. James is careful. He drives ____________________.
2. The girl is slow. She walks _____________________.
3. Her English teacher is perfect. She speaks English __________________.
4. Our teacher is angry. She shouts _______________________.
5. My neighbor is a loud speaker. He speaks _____________________.
6. He is a bad writer. He writes __________________.
7. Jane is a nice guitar player. She plays the guitar ___________________.
8. He is a good painter. He paints ______________________.
9. She is a quiet girl. She does her job _____________________’
10. This exercise is easy. You can do it ___________________.

ACTIVITY CARD # 3

Directions: Choose the best adverb to complete each sentence.

1. The worker walked (careful, carefully) on the platform.

2. Liza will see her doctor (tomorrow, yesterday).
3. They have to speak (quiet, quietly) or else the other crew members would
be disturbed.
4. My dog ran (away, later).
5. The man painted the room (skillful, skillfully).
6. Mara works (hardly, the hardest) in the cannery.
7. It is important to work (seriously, serious) on tasks assigned to you.
8. The farmers have to finish their work (quick, quickly).
 ASSESSMENT CARD

Assessment Card # 1

Directions: Complete the paragraph with the best adverb. Choose and use
adverbs inside the box.

More than two thousand year ago widely

Overly closely equally interchangeably

Usually unequally often

Justice and fairness are _______________ related terms that are ____________

used today ______________________.

While justice ______________________ has been used with reference to a

standard of rightness, fairness often has been used with regard to an ability to
judge without reference to one’s feelings or interests; fairness has also been used
to refer to the ability to make judgments that are not _______________ general
but that are concrete and specific to a particular case.

The most fundamental principle of justice- one that has been ______________
accepted since it was first defined by Aristotle __________________________ is
the principle that “equals should be treated ___________________ and unequal
____________________.”

Assessment Card # 2

Directions: Recognize and underline adverbs in the following paragraphs.

A. The dog was gradually creeping toward me. He was completely alone. He
also looked hungry, and his coat was matted and extremely dirty. Eagerly
the dog looked up at me. I couldn’t resist petting him gently. He wagged his
tail. I knew we had each found a friend.

B. Mrs. Smith immediately called the police when she saw the criminals
assaulting the poor boy aggressively. It was the most horrible scene that
she had ever witnessed in her life. She had always lived peacefully in that
neighborhood. No one had ever disturbed her quiet nights there.
 Enrichment Card

ENRICHMENT CARD # 1

Directions: Underline adverbs in the following sentences.

1. Tommy moved the chair silently.

2. The students went inside of the classroom.
3. He is very smart.
4. The volcano erupted on April 14, 2010.
5. The reporter stopped exactly on time.
6. The tower has stand in Pisa since 1352.
7. I searched everywhere I could think of.
8. He ran quickly.
9. I will call you later.
10. I have to leave now.

End of your journey in the world of GRAMMAR!

 REFERENCE CARD

What are adverbs?

- An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives and

other adverbs.
- Adverbs are traditionally defined as words that describe
verbs.
- Adverbs answer any of the following questions about verbs:
How? When? Where? Why?
- In other words, they describe the manner, place, or time of
an action.

Study the following examples:

 He speaks quietly. (Quietly is an adverb of manner.)

 I live here. (Here is an adverb of place.)
 We’ll leave tomorrow. (Tomorrow is an adverb of time.)
 She never sleeps late. (Never is an adverb of frequency.)