How, When, or Where? Adverbs Worksheet Grade 3

About this worksheet

Twelve sentences with the adverb already picked out in bold and three columns to choose between: how, when, or where. A kitten stretches lazily on the rug, a parade starts soon, a cat hides upstairs, the store opens daily at nine.

Handing the child the adverb is deliberate. Sorting is a separate skill from spotting, and when the two are mixed a child who missed the adverb never gets to practice the sorting at all. Four of the twelve fall into each of the three categories, so a child who guesses one column all the way down gets a third of them right and no more, which is low enough that guessing shows.

What students will practice

• Sort adverbs into how, when and where
• Work from an adverb that is already identified
• Read a sentence for the kind of detail an adverb adds

Details

Grade level

Grade 3

Subject

Reading · Grammar

Standard

CCSS L.3.1.a

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

September 1, 2026