Week 23 - Adjectives and Adverbs

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's lesson (week 23)

Active/Passive voice - review

Adjectives/ adverbs 

Writing activity

Passive voice - wat is dat ook al weer?

Emma has sent a letter. 

A letter has been sent (by Emma). 

Which one is active?  

Adjective aka bijvoeglijke naamwoord

An adjective is a word you use to describe a person, place, or thing

beautiful, happy, careful, good

Emma is a careful driver.

Adverbs aka bijwoord

An adverb is a word you use to describe a verb, adjective, another adverb

beautifully, happily, carefully, well

My sister always drives carefully.

Adjectives/ adverbs spelling 

To make an adverb out of an adjective we normally ad an ly

careful  - carefully

beautiful - beautifully

happy - happily  - pay attention, in this case y from happy  becomes i

There are some exceptions:

good - well; fast-fast; often-often (there is no such a word as oftenly )

Recap Adverb & adjective

Adjective (voegt toe aan naamwoord.)

(That is a beautiful dress)

Adverb (voegt toe aan een werkwoord.)

Vaak woorden met +ly

(She dances beautifully.)

Let's practice
This is a beautiful house.
beautiful is

1. adjective
2. adverb

This house was painted beautifully.
beautifully is:

1. adjective
2. adverb

John did ......in his examen.

1. good
2. well

Can you speak up? I can't hear you very.....

1. well
2. good

Emma is a ..... runner

1. fast
2. fastly

Emma can run very .....

1. fast
2. fastly

Adjectives and adverbs - practice 

Wil je nog verder oefenen?

https://wordwall.net/resource/43647/english/adjective-verb-adverb-sort (sorteer het woord in de juiste kolom; verb, adjective or verb)