Adverbs and Adjectives

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Adverbs and Adjectives

Agenda

New grammar: Adverbs and Adjectives

Practice

Today's goal: at the end of the lesson you will know the difference between an adverb and an adjective.

TAKE NOTES!

Warm up

Look at the words in red. What are they doing in the sentence?

They bought a beautiful dress.

They dress beautifully.

Answer:

Adjectives (bijvoeglijk naamwoorden) give information about nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden): people, things or animals

I watched a great movie.

They are petting a brown dog.

That cake was delicious!

Adverbs

What are the words in red doing in the following sentences?

She writes beautifully.

We are walking quickly.

Answer

Adverbs (bijwoorden) give information about verbs, (werkwoorden) and how the action in a sentence happens.

(These usually end with -ly)

I greatly appreciate your help.

Why are you walking so slowly?

Adverbs +

Adverbs can also give more information about adjectives.

The incredibly small mouse.

The very ugly armchair.

Adverb spelling

Adverbs usually end in -ly. 

When a word ends in -y -> -ily easy -> easily

When a word ends in -le -> -ly terrible -> terribly

When a word ends in -c -> -ally basic -> basically

Exceptions

good <> well

fast <> fast

long <> long

low <> low

Exceptions

Na zintuigelijke werkwoorden komt een adjective, niet een adverb

Zintuigelijke werkwoorden: to be, to become, to feel, to look, to seem, to smell, to stay, to sound, to taste

That sounds great! 

It tastes delicious.

She is cool.

Practice 

Adjectives say something about:

1. verbs
2. nouns

Adverbs say something about

1. verbs and adjectives
2. nouns

Complete the sentence
It tastes ....

1. good
2. well

Adjectives and Adverbs
It rains ...

1. Terrible
2. Terribly

Adjectives and adverbs
She sings.....

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

Adjectives and adverbs
The garden is .....

1. astonishingly beautiful
2. astonishingly beautifully
3. astonishing beautiful
4. astonishing beautifully

Adjectives and adverbs
The game looks ...

1. cool
2. coolly

Adjectives and adverbs
They make ......... bread.

1. deliciously
2. delicious

Adjectives and adverbs
She is a ...... teacher.

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

Write a sentence of your own containing an adjective or an adverb

TIME TO PRACTISE!

Do ex 29 and 30 a page 152-153.