M4A - Adjectives and Adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

This is a beautiful car.          

He sings beautifully.           

This is a beautiful car.          --> adjective

He sings beautifully.            --> adverb

Adjectives

Adjective

= bijvoegelijk naamwoord

An adjective tells you something about a noun.

Can you give me an example of an adjective?

Can you give me an example of an adjective?

Adjective

the blue sky

the gigantic mansion

the expensive mansion

Adjective

The sky is blue. 

That house is gigantic.

That gigantic house is expensive.

Pay attention to...

Verbs like taste, smell, look, sound and feel are called sense verbs.

We use the verb TO BE and sense verbs with adjectives.

I am late.

I feel good.

You look tired.

Adverbs

What are adverbs?

Adverb

= bijwoord

An adverb tells you something about:

• verb
• another adverb
• adjective

Adverb

= bijwoord

An adverb tells you something about:

• verb  --> The celebrity proudly announced her new movie.
• another adverb  --> It all happened really quickly.
• adjective  --> The incredibly supportive host helped the singer off the stage.

Let's practice.

Is the word [between brackets] an adjective or an adverb?

My aunt always cries very [loudly]!

1. adjective
2. adverb

Do you know that [wonderful] song?

1. adjective
2. adverb

Wow, Justin sings [fantastically]!
I absolutely love him.

1. adjective
2. adverb

I am going to be [late] for school!

1. adjective
2. adverb

How to form an adverb

loudly

fantasically

quickly

severly

funnily

gently

How to form an adverb

adjective + ly = adverb

wonderful + ly = wonderfully

EXCEPTIONS

consonant + y  --> -ily      funny --> funnily

-le --> -ly                                 gentle --> gently

- ic --> -ically                         automatic --> automatically

- ue --> -uly                             true --> truly

- ll --> lly                                    full --> fully

Irregular adverbs

good --> well

fast --> fast

hard --> hard (=hard)

-        --> hardly (= nauwelijks)

daily --> daily

He is doing a good job.

I'm doing well.

Adjective or Adverb?

Adverb - How?

He is doing a good job.

I'm doing well.

Let's practice.

Beyoncé dances ___, doesn't she?

1. fabulous
2. fabulously

Vinny plays rugby very ___.

1. good
2. well

Hermione ___ answered the question.

1. happy
2. happily

         Let's practise

- Unit 2, lesson 4: exercises 12+13+14

Done?

- Unit 2.3 - exercises 2 tm 7 + 13

Time:  11:05 hrs

I understand adjectives and adverbs

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