adverbs vs adjectives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome everyone

Goal:

In this lesson you will learn about

- adjectives

- adverbs

and how to use them. 

Wat do you see?

Adjective: 

My sister is a spectacular singer. 

Adverb:

My sister sings spectacularly. 

What do you see?
Describe in English

Adjective: 

Bijvoeglijk naamwoord. Gives information about a person/thing/animal (noun). 

Examples: 

The beautiful girl. The awesome show. 

My curly hair. The blue car. 

Think of an adjective to fit here:
My neighbour has a __________ cat.

Adverbs: 

Give (extra) information about the way something happens. 

Examples:

She dances beautifully. She walks quickly.

Adverb: 

How to make them: 

quick - quickly

fantastic - fantastically

Uitzonderingen!

fast = fast

She is a fast runner. She runs fast. 

good = well

I'm a good guitarist. I play the guitar well. 

Think of an adverb to fit here.
My dog plays ________ with his toys.

Important extra info: 

An adverb can also give information about other adjectives or adverbs. 

My sister has an extremely loud voice. 

Sandra can run very fast. 

Laatste stukje: 

Er zijn meerdere soorten adverbs. 

De 'gewoonste' hebben we nu de hele tijd gebruikt. 

To walk fast, to run quietly, to sing perfectly. 

Er zijn ook adverbs of frequency. 

Die zeggen hoe vaak iets gebeurt. 

Bedenk een Engels woord voor hoe vaak iets gebeurt: I _____ do my homework.

Adverbs of frequency

Never, always, sometimes, often, usually. 

They never go to the movies. 

Bij een 'gewoon' werkwoord, komt the adverb ervoor. 

My sister is always late. 

Bij een vorm van to be & (can/will/etc) komt de adverb erachter. 

Practise: 

Use the word I give you. 

Write down the word before and after where it's supposed to be: 

'usually' - She walks to school. 

Answer: She usually walks 

sometimes - I go to the city.

often - I am busy in the afternoon.

Practise: 

Use the exercises to practise with this grammar. 

Most important: 

Adjective = about a person / animal / thing (zelfst.nwd)

My tall friend. Do you like hot chocolate? I'm a fast skater. 

adverb = about how it's done / extra information

She dances beautifully. He is a very tall guy.