Adjectives & adverbs

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Adverbs & adjectives

Which answer is correct?

The band plays ...

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

Which answer is correct?

That is a ... flower.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

Adjectives 

An adjective (bijv. naamwoord) tells you something about a noun.

Examples:
- This is a beautiful car. (beautiful - refers to the car = a noun)
- That is a perfect match.

Adverbs (= bijwoorden)

- are made by adding -ly to the adjective (quick - quickly)

- tell you how something is done

- say something about a verb, another adverb or an adjective.

Examples: 

She sings wonderfully. (wonderfully - refers to the verb to sing)

That music is loud --> He is talking loudly

Please be quiet. --> and whisper quietly

ADVERBS

1. We use adverbs to say something about a verb.

Examples:

• The children protested loudly.
  
• My sister walked in proudly.
  
• Mary sings wonderfully.
  

We use adverbs 

2. When we want to say something about an adjective. 

Examples:

• This is a terribly spacious room.
  
• I am eating an amazingly delicious steak right now.
  

We use adverbs 

3. To say something about another adverb.

Examples:

• They reacted very angrily.
  
• The boy ran incredibly fast.
  
• My grandparents talk incredibly loudly.
  

We use adverbs 

4. When we want to say something about the whole sentence.

Examples:

• Hopefully, she will call me back later.
  
• Luckily, the bus was on time.
  
• Unfortunately, I lost my watch.
  

Adverb

beautiful	beautifu ll y
easy	eas i ly
good	well
fast	fast
hard	hard

            adjective                           adverb

Adverb or Adjective?

3 Steps:

1. Find out to which word it refers.

2. To a noun -> it's an adjective

3. To a verb/adjective/adverb -> add -ly to the adjective (or nothing when it is irregular)

Let's practice together

What are adverbs?

1. zelfstandige naamwoorden
2. bijvoeglijke naamwoorden
3. bijwoorden
4. werkwoorden

What does an adverb do?

1. says something about a verb
2. says something about a person
3. says something about a noun
4. says something about time

Adverbs say something about the way it happened. They end with:

1. -ship
2. -ness
3. -ly
4. -ty

Vertaal: Mijn zus zingt mooi.

He is a professional speed skater. He skates very ....

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

In this bakery, they make ......... bread.

1. deliciously
2. delicious

That movie we saw last weekend in the cinema was ..... good.

1. terribly
2. terrible
3. fantastically
4. fantastic

She is a very good writer. She writes ..... stories.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

This group dances ......

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

These girls drive ....

1. fastly
2. fast

She plays the piano ......

1. well
2. good

Words that end in -ly are:

1. adverbs
2. adjectives

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