Adverbs : Adverb of Place for Class 3 English

Words indicating place are important as it informs the reader where things happened. This concept will equip students with in-depth and easy-to-understand definitions, examples and types linked to adverbs of place. It also covers common mistakes that occur while using such words and the exceptions associated with them.

In this learning concept, the students will:

• Identify adverbs of place words.
• Usage of these adverbs of place in sentences.

This concept is explained with the use of examples, interesting charts, and illustrations for class 3 students. They can evaluate their understanding of place words in English by solving the adverb of place worksheet given at the end of the page. These worksheets come with their solutions in PDF format.

Adverb of Place Definition:

• Words indicate where an action takes place. They are also known as adverbs of place.
• These words give added information about the verb.
• Adverbs of place give information on distance or direction or position, or movement connected with the action of the verb.
• They are also known as spatial adverbs.
• Adverbs of place answer one important question: Where is the action taking place?

Examples:

1. Where’s my pencil? Oh, here it is!
2. You can sit there. I’ll sit here.
3. The phone is inside the drawer.
4. She looked around.
5. We looked everywhere.

List of Adverbs Showing Place

Below is a list of common adverbs showing place:

Types of Adverbs of Place

Certain adverbs are used to show location, direction, distance and movement. Let us have a look at them.

1. Location

Adverbs are used to show a particular position of a noun or verb.

Examples:

1. You will find the gift inside the box.
2. Jenny lives nearby.

2. Direction

Adverbs are used to show the direction from one place to another.

Examples:

1. Glen ran past the bakery store.
2. He walked across the road.

3. Movement

Adverbs are used to speak about movement in a specific direction.

Examples:

1. The boy saw the balloons drifting upwards.
2. The sailors set sail westwards.

4. Distance

Adverbs are used to show how far something is located.

Example:

Delhi is 465 km away from Leh.

Common Mistakes

1. The adverb showing a place is usually located after the object or the main verb of the sentence.

Examples:

1. We are moving far away. (Adverb showing place follows the verb)
2. Put the packet there. (Adverb showing place follows the object)

2. Adverbs showing place usually don’t end in -ly.

Example:

I’ve lived here for three months.

3. Know that words which indicate unspecified locations like somewhere, everywhere, anywhere, nowhere are adverbs.

Examples:

1. They live somewhere in Pune.
2. Credit card is not accepted everywhere.
3. Don’t go anywhere till I am back.

Exceptions

Some adverbs of place are confused with prepositions .When the words are used as prepositions, they must be followed by a noun.

Examples:

Words	Used as Adverb Showing Place	Used as Preposition also
a. on	When the train stopped, he got on.	It happened on a rainy day.
b. over	She fell over and hurt her leg.	There is a man-made bridge over that river.
c. off	She said goodbye and drove off.	He got off the bus quickly.
d. in	They dropped in as soon as he left.	The children are playing in the park.
e. down	He lay down and fell asleep.	He was walking down the lane.
f. behind	The old man was hit from behind.	Close the window behind you.