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Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here

From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1974

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here
3 min1st2nd3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

Set at an adverb 'shop,' this song sells the words that tell how, when, or where - often ending in -ly. Adverbs add detail to verbs.

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Discussion

Set at an adverb 'shop,' this song sells the words that tell how, when, or where - often ending in -ly.

  1. What questions does an adverb answer?
  2. What ending do many adverbs share?
  3. How does 'quickly' change the verb 'ran'?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: adverb, -ly, describe.

Try it: Add an adverb to three verbs (for example, 'walked slowly').