Welcome to the Daily Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Challenge
Every day a new SPAG challenge will be posted with a different skill to practise.
Top Tips:
1. Read the information about the skill
2. Look at the examples to help you
3. Read what you need to do for your task
4. Write your answers
5. Check over your answers and post
Answers for yesterdays Daily Challenge (24.3.20)
- Question
- Statement
- Statement
- Question
- Statement
- Are they hungry?
- Are you fast?
- Am I outside?
- Is he alright?
- Are we downstairs?
New Daily Challenge
Word Types – Adverbs
Adverbs are words that describe verbs. Adverbs often end with ly. They can tell you how, when and how often the verb was done.
Examples
The choir sang loudly.
He played quietly.
I’ll see you later.
I never eat beans.
Task
Write down which of these words are adverbs:
1. always slowly gently daisy sad teddy next then
Write down the adverbs in the sentences below:
2. The guests will arrive soon.
3. The dog playfully licked my nose.
4. He rarely goes to London.
5. The children greedily ate the chocolate.
6. Ivy always drives Mike to the shops.
7. Maya accidentally fell and grazed her arm.
Complete the sentences below using the correct adverb.
daily carefully outside sometimes afterwards never
8. I wish it was always open, but ________ it’s closed.
9. Linda _______ wrapped the presents.
10. We never run out – our milk is delivered _________ .
11. Gary ate a lot – __________ he felt really full.
12. There wasn’t room inside, so I had to wait __________ .
13. My brother’s lazy – he __________ helps us.
Post your answers on the blog, remember to check over your punctuation and spelling before posting.
Answers will be put up in tomorrow’s daily challenge.
1. gently-slowly-always
2.soon
3.playfully
4.rarely
5.greedily
6.always
7.accidentally
8.sometimes
9.carefully
10.daily
11.afterwards
12.outside
13.never
Well done for posting first Penelope 🙂
1.gently,slowly,always
2.soon
3.playfull
4.rarely
5.greedily
6.always
7.accidentally
8.somtimes
9.carefully
10.daily
11.afterwards
12.outside
13.never
Task 1
1 always,slowly,gently,then,next
2 soon
3 playfully
4 rarely
5 greedily
6 always
7 accidentally
8 sometimes
9 carefully
10 daily
11 afterwards
12 outside
13 never
Adverbs: always, slowly, gently.
soon – playfully – rarely – greedily – always – accidentally
8. I wish it was always open, but sometimes it’s closed.
9. Linda carefully wrapped the presents.
10. We never run out – our milk is delivered daily .
11. Gary ate a lot – afterwards he felt really full.
12. There wasn’t room inside, so I had to wait outside.
13. My brother’s lazy – he never helps us.
1) Gently,Slowly,Always
2) Soon
3) Playfully
4) Rarely
5) Greedily
6) Always
7) Accidentally
8) Sometimes
9) Carefully
10) Daily
11) Afterwards
12) Outside
13) Never
1. Always slowly gently
2. Soon
3.Playfully
4.Rarely
5.Greedily
6. Always
7. Accidentally
8. Sometimes
9. Carefully
10. Daily
11. Afterwards
12. Outside
13. Never
1.Gently, slowly,always,
2.soon
3.playfully
4.rarely
5.greedily
6.always
7.accidentally
8.sometimes
9. Carefully
10. Daily
11.Afterwards
12.Outside
13.never
Well done everyone for posting your answers. I will publish the correct answers in tomorrow’s new SPAG challenge.
Can anyone write their own sentence including an adverb?
Opera singers sing loudly.
Snails move slowly.
I always eat ice cream quickly.
1. Always,slowly,gently,sad,next,then.
2. Soon-playfully-rarely-greedily-always-accidentally.
8. I wish it was always open, but sometimes it’s closed.
9. Linda carefully wrapped the present.
10. We never ran out-our milk is delivered daily.
11. Gary ate a lot afterwards he was very full.
12. There was no room inside, so I had to wait outside.
13. My brother is lazy-he never helps us.
1. Always, slowly, gently
2. Soon
3. Playfully
4. Rarely
5. Greedily
6. Always
7. Accidentally
8. Sometimes
9. Carefully
10. Daily
11. Afterwards
12. Outside
13. Never
I accidentally made a mistake by pressing the wrong button.
My music teacher said that I have played beautifully.
Well done for using adverbs correctly in your own sentences!
You can check your answers in the new SPAG challenge today 🙂
1. Gently,always and daisy are adverbs
2. Soon
3. playfully
4. rarely
5. greedily
6. always
7. Accidentally
8. I wish it was always open, but sometimes it’s closed.
9. Linda never wrapped the presents.
10. We never run out – our milk is delivered daily.
11. Gary ate a lot – afterwards he felt really full.
12. There wasn’t room inside, so I had to wait outside .
13. My brother’s lazy – he carefully helps us.
Check number 1 Alex – is daisy an adverb?
Remember adverbs tell you how, when and how often the verb was done 🙂
Sorry, the word daisy is confusing because I planned it not to write daisy but then I forgot ; ) .
1/
Always
Slowly
Gently
2/
Soon
3/
Sometimes
Carefully
Daily
Afterwards
Outside
Never