05-03-2024 (adjectives vs adverbs)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome

Planning  I Tuesday the 5th of March 

-  Work on your own: adjectives and adverbs (placement) 

Goal: after today you will be able to corretly make sentences that include adverbs and adjectives. 

Work on your own 

Classroom

Worksheet Adjectives and adverbs 

Adjective vs adverb 

Adjective

Adverb

Zegt iets over een werkwoord. 

OF

Over een bijvoegelijknaam woord

Over een ander bijwoord 

Over de plaats of tijd

Zegt iets over een zelfstandignaamwoord. 

Adjectives

1. voor het zelfstandignaamwoord  

2. na een vorm van "to be" (am / are / is) 

Examples

• This plan is never going to work!                                  idiotic 
• This idiotic plan is never going to work! 
• .
• Your video game doesn't interest me.                       new
• Your new video game doesn't interest me. 
• .
• She isn't but she's very funny!                                     smart
• She isn't smart but she's very funny!

Adverbs

1. vóór een werkwoord

2. vóór een bijvoegelijknaamwoord 

3. aan het einde van een zin. 

Examples

• He stepped over the line.                                                                      carefully 
• He carefully stepped over the line.
• .
• They're well-known in Asia, but not in America.                              very 
• They're very well-known in Asia, but not in America.     
• . 
• I speak English quite well.                                                                      Quite well

Placement

1. She carries her bag to school every day.                                            heavy
2. She lifted her dress as she walked down the stairs.                        silk
3. He visits the gym after school.                                                             frequently 
4. Raina knew the guy next door.                                                              barely
5. She offered him a rose.                                                                           kindly
6. They decided that they no longer wanted to go.                             hastily
7. The streets were empty.                                                                        almost

Placement of adverbs 

1. I take the metro.                                                                                          daily  

2. Mom arrived home, she was tired.                                                          extremely 

3. He stopped the car.                                                                                     abruptly

4. My grandfather smiled.                                                                              cheerfully.

5. His shirt isn't, it's Maroon!                                                                        red

6 She was the girl I had ever seen.                                                              sweetest

Homework 

Exercises: finish the worksheet