5.3 Adjectives & adverbs

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5.3 Adjectives, adverbs and comparisons

Choose the correct form of the adjective/adverb

Today's programme

Explanation adjectives and adverbs

Short quiz

Goals: 

- You will be able to explain the difference between adjectives and adverbs 

- You will be able to use them correctly in sentences

Adjectives modify

1. verbs
2. nouns
3. adjectives
4. adverbs

Adverbs modify

1. verbs
2. nouns
3. adjectives
4. adverbs

Adjectives

• modify NOUNS
• are used in their base form

That is a green car.

My husband is always hungry.

Adverbs

• modify VERBS, ADJECTIVES, OTHER ADVERBS or ENTIRE SENTENCES
• base form + LY (mind spelling changes)
• EXCEPTIONS are: LONG/FAST/HARD (only 1 form exists) , LATELY/QUIETLY (only 1 form exists) and GOOD > WELL
• adverbs that modify verbs about the senses (taste/sound/feel/look/smell) are used in their base form

That car quickly drove around the corner.

That is an extremely fast car.

He speaks English very well.

Honestly, I could care less. 

This cake smells delicious!

Quiztime!

Do you need the adjective or the adverb? 

9 MC questions

Lucy is shy, so she cannot make friends _____.

1. easy
2. easily

There was long applause because she sang _____.

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

The dog looked _____, so we gave him some food.

1. hungry
2. hungrily

I asked her why she was _____, but she didn't tell me.

1. sad
2. sadly

They spoke _____ because the baby was asleep.

1. quiet
2. quietly

My aunt is a _____ driver.

1. terrible
2. terribly

Was the exercise _____?

1. easy
2. easily

They drive too _____.

1. dangerous
2. dangerously

She is a _____ tennis player, but her brother plays _____.

1. bad/good
2. bad/goodly
3. badly/well
4. bad/well