Adjective & adverbs

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• Leerjaar 2

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• Adverbs & adjectives

You are able to describe something using an adverb or adjective

Adjective

• Describes a noun
  

The black dog / the dog is black

• Verbs describing a noun:
  

smell – taste – look – feel – sound – seem

 (It looks nice)

Adverb

• Describes a verb or adjective or adverb

She sings beautifully

She is a ______ volleyball player

1. well
2. good

This is an ______ language to learn.

1. easily
2. easy

She ______ climbed the mountain.

1. slowly
2. slow

That woman looks ______

1. mysteriously
2. mysterious

He crossed the street ______

1. carefully
2. careful

adverbs - exceptions

• Words ending in;
  

-le         -e = -y (terrible-terribly)

-y           -ily (easy-easily)

-ic          -ically (terrific-terrifically) 

• These words don't change

fast, long, low, loud, straight, late, high, hard*

The eagle rose ______ into the blue sky.

1. majesticly
2. majestically
3. majesticily

_______________, we were at home when the window broke.

1. luckally
2. luckly
3. luckily

She acts _______.

1. horribly
2. horribily
3. horribally

Let's practise!

Choose a worksheet and practise with adjective and adverbs

agendaweb.org

Fill in your own adjective/ adverb:
The book is ...
She looked at us ...

Homework

Finish exercise 31 in your book