Adjectives & adverbs

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• Leerjaar 3

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden) gebruiken we om iets of iemand te omschrijven.

Adjectives zeggen iets over nouns (zelfstandige naamwoorden).

• That is a wonderful film.
  
• Simon is a good friend of mine.
  
• I think he is a terrible person.

ADVERBS

Adverbs zijn bijwoorden. 

We maken adverbs door -ly achter een adjective te zetten.

• Sure – surely
  
• Quick – quickly
  
• Loud – loudly
  
• Proud – proudly

ADVERBS

Soms verandert de spelling van het woord.

• Beautiful – beautifully
  
• Easy – easily
  
• Probable – probably
  
• Realistic – realistically

ADVERBS

Adverbs gebruiken we:

1. Wanneer we iets willen zeggen over een verb (werkwoord).

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

ADVERBS

Adverbs gebruiken we:

2. Wanneer we iets willen zeggen over een adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord).

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

ADVERBS

Adverbs gebruiken we:

3. Wanneer we iets willen zeggen over een ander adverb (bijwoord).

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

ADVERBS

Adverbs gebruiken we:

4. Wanneer we iets willen zeggen over de hele zin.

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

ADVERBS

Er zijn ook onregelmatige adverbs, leer deze goed uit je hoofd!

• Good – well
• Daily – daily
• Early – early
• Fast – fast
• Fine – fine
• Hard – hard
• Late – late
• Left – left
• Right – right

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

Choose between the given adjectives and adverbs.

1. John held the plate ___. (careful / carefully)
   
2. Julia is a ___ person. (careful / carefully)
   
3. I ran ___ to the station. (quick / quickly)
   
4. The journey was ___. (quick / quickly)
   
5. You look ___. Didn't you sleep well? (tired / tiredly)
   
6. The baby rubbed her eyes ___. (tired / tiredly)
   
7. She sang ___. (happy / happily)

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

1. John held the plate carefully.
   
2. Julia is a careful person.
   
3. I ran quickly to the station.
   
4. The journey was quick.
   
5. You look tired. Didn't you sleep well?
   
6. The baby rubbed her eyes tiredly.
   
7. She sang happily.

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

Choose between the given adjectives and adverbs.

1. You sound ___. (happy / happily)
   
2. I speak English ___. (well / good)
   
3. Her English is ___. (well / good)
   
4. She cooks ___. (terrible / terribly)
   
5. He is a ___ cook. (terrible / terribly)
   
6. The music was ___. (beautiful / beautifully)
   
7. She plays the piano ___. (beautiful / beautifully)

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

1. You sound happy.
   
2. I speak English well.
   
3. Her English is good.
   
4. She cooks terribly.
   
5. He is a terrible cook.
   
6. The music was beautiful.
   
7. She plays the piano beautifully.

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

Choose between the given adjectives and adverbs.

1. That was a ___ answer. (clever / cleverly)
   
2. She answered ___. (clever / cleverly)
   
3. Your flat seems ___ today. (tidy / tidily)
   
4. He put the dishes away ___. (tidy / tidily)
   
5. He spoke ___. (warm / warmly)
   
6. She is a very ___ person. (warm / warmly)

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

1. That was a clever answer.
   
2. She answered cleverly.
   
3. Your flat seems tidy today.
   
4. He put the dishes away tidily.
   
5. He spoke warmly.
   
6. She is a very warm person.