Adjectives and adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Goals 

Dictée  from the high frequency words (the first column)

• To know the difference between adjectives and adverbs 
• To be able to form adverbs from adjectives
• To be able to use them both correctly in sentences

Dictée 

across, after, again, air, along, am, animals, another, any, around, away, baby, bad, bear, because, bed, been, before, began, best, better

across – She ran across the field to catch the ball.

after – We went to the park after lunch.

again – Can you read that book to me again?

air – The fresh air smelled like flowers.

along – We walked along the beach at sunset.

am – I am very excited for the trip.

animals – The zoo has many different animals.

another – May I have another cookie, please?

any – Do you have any pencils I can borrow?

around – She looked around the room for her toy.

away – The dog ran away from the loud noise.

baby – The baby giggled when she saw the bubbles.

bad – He felt bad about breaking the vase.

bear – We saw a bear while hiking in the woods.

because – I stayed home because I wasn’t feeling well.

bed – It’s time to go to bed now.

been – I’ve been to that museum before.

before – Wash your hands before dinner.

began – The concert began with a loud cheer.

best – That was the best day ever!

better – I feel better after resting.

baby – The baby giggled when she saw the bubbles.

bad – He felt bad about breaking the vase.

bear – We saw a bear while hiking in the woods.

because – I stayed home because I wasn’t feeling well.

bed – It’s time to go to bed now.

been – I’ve been to that museum before.

before – Wash your hands before dinner.

began – The concert began with a loud cheer.

best – That was the best day ever!

Next week list for dictée 

Write down the words in your folder

birds, boat, book, box, boy, can’t, car, cat, clothes, cold, coming, couldn’t, cried, dark, did, didn’t, different, dog, door, dragon, duck

What is an adjective? What does it do?

Adjective - bijvoeglijk naamwoorden

• Before a noun 

He is a slow driver = slow tells us what kind of driver he is

• Or after a static verb (to be, to feel, to look, to seem) 

That film is fantastic.

Your pizza looks delicious

The soup tastes amazing

What are adverbs? What do they do?
(A clue is in the name)

Adverb - bijwoord

Modify: verbs, adjectives, other adverbs and the whole sentence. 

(Adverbs answer questions how? where? when?) 

The children walked quickly along the corridor

Which word is the adverb?

Adverbs - spelling rules

 They often end in -ly 

Adjectives ending in '-ic' add '-ally' Fantastic = fantastically

Adjectives ending in '-y', remove '-y' and add '-ily' Easy = Easily

and enidng in '-le' remove the '-e' add '-y'  Simple = Simply 

However many do not end in -ly: fast, late, hard, always, often 

Spelling: Turn the adjective 'comic' into an adverb

Spelling: Turn the adjective 'soft' into an adverb

Spelling: Turn the adjective 'happy' into an adverb

Irregular  adverbs

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, and straight (onmiddelijk) - He's a fast driver, He drives fast. 

Which one is the adjective?

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

Adjective or adverb, which one?
The garden is .....

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

Adjective or adverb, which one?
She puts her glasses down ...

1. careful
2. carefully

Adjective or adverb, which one?
They make ......... bread.

1. deliciously
2. delicious

Adjective or adverb, which one?
She plays the piano ......

1. well
2. good

Put the word in brackets in the correct form.
It was a ______(real) close match.

Put the word in brackets as an adjective or an adverb.
Sharon is a ________(graceful) dancer.

Put the word on brackets in the correct form.
__________(unfortunate), they missed their connecting flight.

Put the word in brackets in the correct form.
The flowers looked ______(wonderful)

She ....................(patient) waited for him to finish talking.

The crowd gave the band a ...........(warm) welcome.

Adjectives give us information about ....

1. nouns
2. verbs and nouns
3. verbs, nouns and adverbs

Adverbs modify..........

1. nouns
2. verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
3. only verbs
4. verbs and nouns

I feel confident in using adjectives and adverbs

1. Totally
2. Not yet
3. I understand adjectives but not adverbs
4. I understand adverbs but not adjectives