Adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Lazy cat Tombili

This lazy cat's name was Tombili. Everyday, he lazily sat on this curb. The people loved this chubby cat and his relaxed attitude. They quickly took photos of him. When he sadly passed away, people put a  beautiful statue of him at this urban location. 

What you already know:

• what a verb is
• what an adjective is

Learning objectives :

• You can form adverbs.
• You can form sentences that include adverbs.

Adverbs Of Manner

A quick footballer -> The footballer dribbles quickly 

Personal: 

My grandmother is slow  -> She walks slowly.

My friends are loud -> My friends speak loudly.

Adverbs

Adverb - describes a verb

He drives quickly.

She sang beatifully.

They worked nicely.

How to form an adverb:

adjective + -ly

Irregular adverbs

Adjective:

• good
• early
• fast
• fine
• hard
• late
• left
• right 

Adverb: 

well

early

fast

fine

hard

late

left 

right

The sun is bright. The sun is shining ...

That jacket has a perfect fit. That jacket fits you ...

'Sorry, we are closed.' said the shop owner ...

When mom talks in her sleep. She does not sleep ...

Now try it yourself!

Drag the answers to the right boxes.

brightly

perfectly

kindly

quietly

fine

happy

Way to go! 

As you could see, all the words we used today ended in -ly.

Een 'Adverb' is een bijwoord. Dat zegt iets over een werkwoord (verb). 

GOUDEN TIP!

'add' betekent toevoegen en 'verb' betekent werkwoord. Een adverb betekent dus eigenlijk 'iets toevoegen aan een werkwoord'

Some examples

Some examples

          Verb      Adverb

My = Possesive pronoun(bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

Mother = Noun 

I am going to be ___ for school!

1. late
2. lately

My aunt always cries very ___!

1. loud
2. loudly
3. loudely
4. loudy

___, my mum will buy me some birthday presents!

1. Hopeful
2. Hopfully
3. Hopefuly
4. Hopefully

The door _____ opens

She is wearing a ______ dress.

The car ______ drives up the hill

He sings ________

It is ________ one o'clock

automatically

beautifully

slowly

beautiful

exactly

Vinny plays rugby very ___.

1. good
2. well

Luigi speaks English...

1. fluently
2. fluent

I ... (honest) don't know what John told his sister.

1. honest
2. honesting
3. honestly
4. honestes

He is very sensible. He always drives the car very ________.

1. careful
2. carefully

You should remember:

Adverbs of manner end on -ly 

Adverb = Bijwoord 

'add' betekent toevoegen en 'verb' betekent werkwoord. Een adverb betekent dus eigenlijk 'iets toevoegen aan een werkwoord'