Adjectives and adverbs

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How would you describe this person?

How would you describe this singing?

Adjectives

• Give information about a noun 
• to modify nouns
• Come before a noun, or after a linking verb or verb of senses 

Adverbs

• Say something about a verb, adjective, another adverb or a complete sentence.
• Never used for nouns
• Say something about the frequency or the way something happened
• Commonly made by adding -ly to the adjective

linking verbs

• be
• become
• get
• grow
• keep
• remain
• seem
• sound
• stay
• turn

verb of senses

to look, feel, smell, taste... 

These verbs might change their meaning when used with an adverb.

look good (= appearance) vs. look well (= healthy)

feel good (= state of health/mind) vs.  feel well (= have a good sense of touch)

smell good (= odour) vs. smell well (= have a good sense of smell)

taste good (= preference) vs. taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

before a noun

At the party, they were playing loud music. (adverb + noun)

                                                               

after a linking verb /... of senses.

That is a beautiful painting. 

Hmm, dinner smells so good!

                                           

Use

• He talked nervously 
• He has a remarkably loud voice
• She laughs very loudly. 
• Luckily, she drives carefully. 

ADJECTIVE (use)

       That is a                              beautiful                painting.

                                            adjective            noun

At the party, they were playing   loud    music.

                                                               adjective       noun

ADVERB (use)

He         talked         nervously.

       She          laughs               loudly.                       

            verb              adverb

ADVERB (use)

2. He has a remarkably loud voice

3. She laughs very loudly

 2. denoting an adjective

3. denoting another adverb

ADVERB = ADJECTIVE + LY

adjective:    the beautiful girl

adverb:         she sings beautifully

SPELLING

Adjective:                             Adverb:                                                                      terrible                                  terribly

easy                                        easily

SPELLING / FORM

    adjective:  ends with -ic (fantastic)

    adverb:       +ally (fantastically)

adjective: ends with -ly : He is a friendly person.

    adverb: He treated me in a friendly way/ manner.

EXCEPTIONS

Adverbs that have the same form as the adjective:

early - fast - hard - late - low - straight - daily - weekly - monthly - yearly 

irregular form

good (adj.) - well (adv.)

NOTE

    ADJECTIVE:                                                  ADVERB:

Ann is a hard worker.           Ann works hard.  

The train was late.                He woke up late this morning.

                                                     

This was a fair decision.      You must play fair.   

hardly = nauwelijks

Her brother on the other hand hardly tried to find a job. 

lately = de laatste tijd / onlangs

Have you seen John lately? 

fairly = tamelijk

I've done fairly well on my exam. 

Adjectives and adverbs
She skates ....

1. fastly
2. fast
3. fastily
4. fasty

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They make ......... bread.

1. deliciously
2. delicious

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The garden is .....

1. beautifully
2. beautiful

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She sings.....

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

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She dances ......

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

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The game looks cool.

1. cool
2. coolly

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They make ......... bread.

1. deliciously
2. delicious

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She skates ....

1. fastly
2. fast

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She plays the piano ......

1. well
2. good

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