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

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

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

1. now

2. about
3.overhead

1. now - yes -- also early is an adverb

2. about - no -- about is a preposition in this sentence.
3.overhead - yes

In sentence #1 is rather an adverb also?

2. there

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

2. Yes. There is the other adverb.

To identify the adverbs in the sentences, follow these steps:

1. Read through each sentence carefully and identify words that describe the action, state, or quality of the verb, adjective, or another adverb.
2. Note that adverbs often end in "-ly," but not all words that end in "-ly" are adverbs.

Now, let's go through each sentence:

1. "I woke very early this morning and now I'm rather tired."
- The word "very" describes the intensity of how early the person woke up.
- The word "rather" describes the degree of tiredness.

2. "Jacob stood there patiently for about ten minutes."
- The word "patiently" describes how Jacob stood there.

3. "Sometimes a flock of wild geese fly noisily overhead."
- The word "sometimes" describes the frequency of the wild geese flying overhead.
- The word "noisily" describes how the wild geese fly.

So, the adverbs in the sentences are:
1. very, rather
2. patiently
3. sometimes, noisily