Adjectives and adverbs

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

Adjectives and adverbs

To understand what an adjective is

To understand what an adverb is

To understand how to turn an adjective into an adverb

To understand when to use them in English

Adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden)

My aunt bought an orange umbrella.

Tom is a shy person.

We live in a large appartment.

Wat doen al die vetgedrukte woorden? 

Zijn de zinnen nog juist zonder hen?

Wat voor woord staat er achter die vetgedrukte woorden?

Read the sentences then press on the eye for more information

The weather is cold.

We bought a red scooter.

The teacher was angry.

He has a big car.

Adjectives

Je gebruikt een bijvoeglijk naamwoord (adjective) om meer informatie over een zelfstandig naamwoord (noun) te geven.

Adjectives

are used before a noun (zelfstandig naamwoord) 

The boy was carrying a large bag. 

or 

after a linking verb (to be) 

The cake is delicious

The cinema was busy.

 

Which word is the adjective in the following sentence?
(Press the red button.)

1. press
2. the
3. red
4. button

Which word is the adjective?

(She gave him a quick look.)

1. she
2. gave
3. him
4. quick

Adverbs 

Wat valt je op aan de 'adverbs'?

Irregular Adverbs

Regelmatig	Onregelmatig
bad -- bad ly	good -- well
slow -- slow ly	fast -- fast
usual -- usual ly	hard -- hard (=hard) hard ly (=nauwelijks)
real -- real ly	daily -- daily
week -- week ly	friendly -- in a friendly manner/way

Spellingsuitzonderingen!

• woord eindigt op -le  ->   -ly            terrible -> terribly  

• woord eindigt op medekl.+y    ->    -ily            easy -> easily  

• woord eindigt op -ic -> -ically            fantastic -> fantastically 

nog meer uitzonderingen 

Goed :        good – goodly    well 

hard :       hard – hardly     hard 

Snel :          fast – fastly     fast 

laag :          low– lowly     low 

lang :          long – longly     long

Adjectives & adverbs

Adjective or adverb?

We have a FANTASTIC sister.

1. Adjective
2. Adverb

Adjective or adverb?

They went EXTREMELY fast.

1. Adjective
2. Adverb

Adjectives

Adverbs

Beautiful

Beautifully

Crisp

Adorable

Well

Good

Happy

Happily

Adorably

Automatic

Automatically

Very

Adj or adverb?
They did not have time for a
proper / properly goodbye.

1. proper
2. properly

The county festival is a
year / yearly event in my village.

1. year
2. yearly

Normal / Normally, my parents let me play videogames on Sundays.

1. Normal
2. Normally

Adjective or adverb?
My mom is a__________ driver. (careful)

Adjective or adverb?
Thanks, dinner tasted ____(wonderful).

Adjective or Adverb?
"He ... accepted the offer." (happy)

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

1. delicious
2. deliciously

This hamburger tastes ...

1. Awful
2. Awfully

That pizza smells ...

1. Nicely
2. Nice

Max is a ... singer.

1. good
2. well

Which one is the adjective?

1. beautiful
2. well
3. normally
4. wonderfully

Choose the correct answer, He .....walked to school.

1. Quick
2. Quickly

They think English is an ..........language.

1. easy
2. easily

How did it go?

Goal: at the end of this lesson I know how to use adjectives and adverbs.

How did it go?

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I know the difference between an adjective and an adverb.

1. I do.
2. A little.
3. Not at all.
4. With a help

Continue with...

First here

Then U3: L4 Ex. 7, 8 & 9

Still not sure? Here is some extra practice