BK2 - Unit 5.4 Adjectives and Adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

This is a beautiful car.

He sings beautifully. 

What's the difference between the 2 underlined words?

This is a beautiful car.          --> adjective

He sings beautifully.            --> adverb

Adjective

= bijvoeglijk naamwoord

Een bijvoeglijk naamwoord zegt iets over een zelfstandig naamwoord.

Can you give me an example of an adjective?

Can you give me an example of an adjective?

Adjective

The blue sky

That enormous house 

Adjective

The sky is blue. 

That house is enormous.

Adjective

The sky is blue. 

That house is enormous.

That enormous house is expensive.

Adverb

= bijwoord

Een bijwoord verteld iets over:

• werkwoord
• bijvoeglijk naamwoord
• ander bijwoord

Adverb

• werkwoord The celebrity proudly announced her new movie.

• bijv. nw       The incredibly supportive host helped the singer                            off the stage.

• ander bijwoord  --> It all happened really quickly

Adverb

• werkwoord The celebrity proudly announced her new movie.

• bijv. nw       The incredibly supportive host helped the singer                             off the stage.

• ander bijwoord  --> It all happened really quickly

Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective --> WAT? 

Adverb --> HOE?

Let's practise.

Is the word [between brackets] an adjective or an adverb?

My aunt always cries very [loudly]!

1. adjective
2. adverb

Do you know that [wonderful] song?

1. adjective
2. adverb

Wow, Justin sings [fantastically]!
I absolutely love him.

1. adjective
2. adverb

I am going to be [late] for school!

1. adjective
2. adverb

How to form an adverb

adjective + ly = adverb

wonderful + ly = wonderfully

EXCEPTIONS

Medeklinker + y  --> -ily    funny --> funnily

-le --> -ly                                 gentle --> gently

- ic --> -ically                         automatic --> automatically

- ue --> -uly                             true --> truly

- ll --> lly                                    full --> fully

Irregular adverbs

good --> well

fast --> fast

hard --> hard (=hard)

-        --> hardly (= nauwelijks)

daily --> daily

Let's practise!

Choose between the adjective and the adverb.

Could you drive more [...]?

1. slow
2. slowly

These trousers are a bit too [...].

1. loose
2. loosely

I think I ate something bad, because I don't feel very [...].

1. good
2. well

She asked a [...] logical question.

1. complete
2. completely

Please don't play that music so [...] loud.

1. extreme
2. extremely

Those [...] bags must weigh at least 30kg.

1. heavy
2. heavily

His room is always very [...].

1. neat
2. neatly

When she fell from her bike, her knee got [...] hurt.

1. bad
2. badly

I understand Adjectives and Adverbs:

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