Adjectives and Adverbs

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Adjectives 

(bijvoeglijk naamwoorden)

An adjective describes something or someone, it says something about the noun. (zelfstandig naamwoord) 

1. Frank is a good singer 

2. My brother is a careful driver.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Aim of this lesson

You know:

• the difference between adjectives and adverbs
  
• how to form them
  
• how to use them
  

Adjectives 

(bijvoeglijk naamwoorden)

An adjective describes something or someone, it says something about the verbs to be / to seem / to appear (koppelwerkwoorden). 

1. This book is good.

2. Her mother seems nice.

Adjectives 

(bijvoeglijk naamwoorden)

An adjective describes something or someone, it says something about the verbs  to taste / to smell / to sound / * to look* / * to feel *(zintuiglijke werkwoorden). 

1. That pie tastes awful.

2. This band's music sounds  horrible. 

Adjective or adverb?

to look good = er mooi / goed uitzien

to look well = er gezond uitzien

You look good in that new dress. / You don't look well, you should go to bed.

to feel good = je prettig voelen

to feel well = je gezond voelen

I felt good when I was performing on stage. / He doesn't feel well so he called in sick this morning.

From adjective to adverb: -ly

Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly after the adjective.

Beautiful - beautifully

Remember! Sometimes the spelling of the adverb changes. 

Terrible - terribly

Easy - easily

adjectives ending in -ic => - ally (econimic - economically

An adverb can also describe an adjective.

1. Frank is an extremely good singer.

2. My brother is an awfully careful driver.

3. It's an absolutely perfect video clip.

An adverb can also describe another adverb in the sentence.

1. Frank sings absolutely beautifully.

2. My brother drives really well.

3. That clip was filmed extremely perfectly. 

Adjectives 

Adverbs (Bijwoorden) can describe other words. An adverb says, for example, how something has happened or how something is done. It tells you something about the verb (!!! geen koppelwerkwoorden of zintuiglijke werkwoorden!!!).

1. Frank sings well. 

2. My brother drives carefully.

Irregular  adverbs 1

There are also irregular adverbs. The adverb for good is  well - She's a good performer. She performs well. 

A few adverbs have the same form as the adjective.

Fast (snel), fair (sportief/eerlijk), low, high, hard, long, late, loud, short,  and straight (onmiddelijk) - 

He's a fast driver

He drives fast. 

An adverb can also say something about the full sentence.

Honestly, I think he should have a talk with his boss about his payment.

Unfortunately, my grandma cannot walk without a bit of help.

Irregular  adverbs 2

Some of the irregular adverbs get a different meaning if you add -ly

fairly = nogal, tamelijk, "vet"

highly = ontzettend

hardly = nauwelijks

lately = de laatste tijd

shortly = binnenkort 

Which one is the adjective?

1. Beautiful
2. Well
3. Normally
4. Wonderfully

Max is a ... singer.

1. Good
2. Well

This hamburger tastes ...

1. Awful
2. Awfully

He drives the car ...

1. Carefully
2. Careful

You can ... open the box.

1. Easy
2. Easily
3. Easyly

Jamie Oliver cooks ...

1. Fantastic
2. Fantasticly
3. Fantastically

Madonna is a ... singer.

1. Terribly
2. Terrible

That pizza smells ...

1. Nicely
2. Nice

I think a Friesian horse is ...

1. Beautiful
2. Beautifully

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