In Year 5, children need to understand that adverbials tell us when, where, why or how a verb happens. They are used to give us more information and make our writing more interesting.
For example:
He tripped and fell because his laces were undone.
– because his laces were undone, tells us why it happened (why adverbial)
They parked near the river.
– near the river tells us where they were (where adverbial)
He hung upside down.
– upside down tells us how he hung (how adverbial)
Yesterday, I got caught in the rain.
– Yesterday tells us when it happened. (when adverbial or time adverbial)
Adverbials can be one word or a phrase, such as ‘yesterday’ or ‘a few days ago’.
Children need to understand the different types of adverbials.
The worksheet below will support your child in Year 5’s understanding.