1. I woke very early this morning and now I'm rather tired.

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2. Jacob stood there patiently for about ten minutes.

3. Sometimes a flock of wild geese fly noisly overhead.

List the adverbs in the sentences.

1. very, rather
2. patiently
3. sometimes, noisly

Answer 1

The adverbs you listed are correct. However, each sentence has one more adverb.

Answer 2

1. now
2. about
3.overhead

Answer 3

1. now - yes -- also early is an adverb
2. about - no -- about is a preposition in this sentence.
3.overhead - yes

Answer 4

In sentence #1 is rather an adverb also?

2. there

Answer 5

Yes. Rather is an adverb. It modifies the adjective, tired.

2. Yes. There is the other adverb.