Adjectives and Adverbs (En)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Adjectives & Adverbs

Listening to special words

Write down 7 describing words: WHAT someone or something is/ looks like...

Write down 7 words that say HOW someone does something

Almost the same, but not exactly...

1) We listened to the horrible song.

2) Something went horribly wrong...

3) I have a fantastic taste in music.

4) My favourite artists sing fantastically.

5) I think Drake is a good rapper.

6) He performs his songs well.

We listened to the horrible song.

What does horrible describe?

Drag the arrow to the correct word.

We listened to the horrible song.

Something went horribly wrong.

What does horribly describe?

Drag the arrow to the correct word.

Something went horribly wrong

Beyonce sings fantastically.

What does fantastically describe?

Drag the arrow to the correct word.

Beyonce sings fantastically.

I have a fantastic taste in music. 

What does fantastic describe?

Drag the arrow to the correct word.

I have a fantastic taste in music.

Adjectives (describing words)

Say something about:

a person / animal / thing

(a noun)

                                                    The ugly onesie

Adverbs

Say something about:

the way something is done

- verb

- adjectives

- another adverb

                                                   

wat kun je allemaal over de lege school zeggen?

- the teacher works silently

- the classroom is extremely silent

- the students work actively

- the students work very actively

The teacher works silently.

The underlined word says something about...?

The teacher works silently.

silently says smth about 'works'

works is a verb

The classroom is extremely silent

The underlined word says something about...?

The classroom is extremely silent.

extremely says smth about silent

silent says smth about the classroom

silent = adjective

noun (thing)

adver (how)

adjective 

(describing)

The students work incredibly hard.

The underlined word says something about...?

The students work incredibly hard.

incredibly says smth about hard

hard says smth about work

hard = adverb

verb

adverb

adverb

Exception: good -> well

And some stay the same:

early	left	right
fast	late	hard
fine

Something to remember:

There is no ADVERB  after: 

• verbs related to the senses (hear - feel - look - smell - taste - seem)
• the verb 'to be'

The reacted very ......... (angry).

It was a ............ (difficult) question.

It's an ................. (extreme) clever boy.

You look .................. (awful) white. Are you OK?

I'm feeling ........... (awful) today, I think I'm going home.

Hoe well do you understand adjectives/ adverbs?

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I would like to get additional
tips and tricks

1. No, 'cause I really get it
2. Yes, I will send you a message, Mr Koçan
3. Perhaps, I'll let you know, Mr Koçan
4. No, not really necessary