Sam walked ……… of Sally and she followed without saying any word.. He can easily hit the ball ……….. Divers were sent ……… to view the wreck.. Water runs ……… easily but it doesn’t run ………
Trang 1B Match the pictures to the sentences and fill in the blanks with one of the adverbs below.
ahead - around - away – backwards - down - here – inside – out - somewhere - there
1 “Sit ………,” said Sue to the dog.
2 Alan was sure that the traces will take him
……….
3 I saw something strange ……….
4 Jim had to stay ……… because it was raining.
5 Peter let the bird ……… and
it flew ……….
6 Sam walked ……… of Sally and she followed without saying any word.
7 The sun is going ……… and it will be dark soon.
8 Tom is a good player He can easily hit the ball
……….
9 When she has time, Tina likes riding her bicycle
……….
Name: ……… Date: ………
An adverb of place is a word that tells where an action
took place.
My brother lives and works abroad.
Adverbs of place are placed after the main verb or after
the object.
After the main verb:
The children are sleeping downstairs.
After the object:
John put the dog outside.
A list of most common adverbs of place:
nowhere everywhere somewhere
NOTE: Most common adverbs of place also function as
prepositions.
Examples:
about, across, along, around, behind, by, down, in, off, on,
over, round, through, under, up.
Such adverbs become prepositions when they are followed by
a noun.
The child was running around the house.
“around” is a preposition in this sentence.
She turned around and waved goodbye to us.
“around” is an adverb in this sentence because it is not
followed by a noun.
A Write A if the underlined words are adverbs and P if they are prepositions.
1 A flock of birds circled above (…………)
2 His name comes above mine in the list (…………)
3 He couldn’t get the idea across to the class (…………)
4 There’s a bank across the street (…………)
5 Look about and see if you can find it (………)
6 There’s something weird about his behavior (…………)
Trang 2C Fill in the blanks with one of the following adverbs of place.
abroad – along - anywhere - away – backwards – behind - below – by - down – downhill – everywhere – forward - here – indoors – inside – near - nearby – off - outdoors – outwards - there - under – uphill – upstairs -
1 She begged him not to go ……… and stay with her.
2 It’s almost impossible for cats to move ……….
3 Jack! Come ………, please I need you to do something for me.
4 If there is a restaurant ………, we can stop and have lunch.
5 Stock prices are falling ……… these days.
6 We had to stay ……… during the storm.
7 Last night, I lost my book and I couldn’t find it ……….
8 Divers were sent ……… to view the wreck.
9 Water runs ……… easily but it doesn’t run ……… without assistance.
10 You can find fast food restaurants ……….
11 Everyone was surprised when Jane walked ……… without saying a word
12 Because Adam is a bad swimmer, he often goes ……… and swallow a lot of water.
13 In summer, we usually play and eat ……….
14 Mrs Stevens told her children to go ……… and sleep.
15 This actress is famous at home and ……….
16 Please turn the lights ……… I want to sleep.
17 I knocked at the door, but no one answered I think that there is no one ……….
18 Come ………, so I don’t have to shout.
19 The sign says:”Danger! Keep ……….”
20 The bookstore is closed today We’ll go ……… tomorrow.
21 It's healthier to direct your emotions ……… than to bottle them up inside you.
22 Dianne leaned ……… to whisper something in her friend’s ear.
1 Angie was annoyed when she found out that she left her purse ……….
2 Adam asked his friend to come ……… with him wherever he goes.
Trang 3B Match the pictures to the sentences and fill in the blanks with one of the adverbs below.
ahead - around - away – backwards - down - here – inside – out - somewhere - there
1 “Sit ………,” said Sue to the dog.
2 Alan was sure that the traces will take him
……….
3 I saw something strange ……….
4 Jim had to stay ……… because it was raining.
5 Peter let the bird ……… and
it flew ……….
6 Sam walked ……… of Sally and she followed without saying any word.
7 The sun is going ……… and it will be dark soon.
8 Tom is a good player He can easily hit the ball
……….
9 When she has time, Tina likes riding her bicycle
……….
Name: ……… Date: ………
An adverb of place is a word that tells where an action
took place.
My brother lives and works abroad.
Adverbs of place are placed after the main verb or after
the object.
After the main verb:
The children are sleeping downstairs.
After the object:
John put the dog outside.
A list of most common adverbs of place:
nowhere everywhere somewhere
NOTE: Most common adverbs of place also function as
prepositions.
Examples:
about, across, along, around, behind, by, down, in, off, on,
over, round, through, under, up.
Such adverbs become prepositions when they are followed by
a noun.
The child was running around the house.
“around” is a preposition in this sentence.
She turned around and waved goodbye to us.
“around” is an adverb in this sentence because it is not
followed by a noun.
A Write A if the underlined words are adverbs and P if they are prepositions.
1 A flock of birds circled above (…………)
2 His name comes above mine in the list (…………)
3 He couldn’t get the idea across to the class (…………)
4 There’s a bank across the street (…………)
5 Look about and see if you can find it (………)
6 There’s something weird about his behavior (…………)
Trang 4Answer key:
Activity 1:
D Fill in the blanks with one of the following adverbs of place.
abroad – along - anywhere - away – backwards – behind - below – by - down – downhill – everywhere – forward - here – indoors – inside – near - nearby – off - outdoors – outwards - there - under – uphill – upstairs
3 She begged him not to go ……… and stay with her.
4 It’s almost impossible for cats to move ……….
5 Jack! Come ………, please I need you to do something for me.
6 If there is a restaurant ………, we can stop and have lunch.
7 Stock prices are falling ……… these days.
8 We had to stay ……… during the storm.
9 Last night, I lost my book and I couldn’t find it ……….
10 Divers were sent ……… to view the wreck.
11 Water runs ……… easily but it doesn’t run ……… without assistance.
12 You can find fast food restaurants ……….
13 Everyone was surprised when Jane walked ……… without saying a word
14 Because Adam is a bad swimmer, he often goes ……… and swallow a lot of water.
15 In summer, we usually play and eat ……….
16 Mrs Stevens told her children to go ……… and sleep.
17 This actress is famous at home and ……….
18 Please turn the lights ……… I want to sleep.
19 I knocked at the door, but no one answered I think that there is no one ……….
20 Come ………, so I don’t have to shout.
21 The sign says:”Danger! Keep ……….”
22 The bookstore is closed today We’ll go ……… tomorrow.
23 It's healthier to direct your emotions ……… than to bottle them up inside you.
24 Dianne leaned ……… to whisper something in her friend’s ear.
25 Angie was annoyed when she found out that she left her purse ……….
26 Adam asked his friend to come ……… with him wherever he goes.
Trang 51: p 2: A 3: A 4: P 5: A 6: P Activity 2:
1 Here
2 Somewhere
3 There
4 Inside
5 Out – away
6 Ahead
7 Down
8 Backwards
9 Around
Activity 3:
1 Away
2 Backwards
3 Here
4 Nearby
5 Down
6 Indoors
7 Anywhere
8 Below
9 Downhill - uphill
10 Everywhere
11 By
12 Under
13 Outdoors
14 Upstairs
15 Abroad
16 Off
17 Inside
18 Near
19 Out
20 There
21 Outwards
22 Forward
23 Behind
24 along