Adjective & adverbs

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjective

• Describes a noun (beschrijft een zelfstandig naamwoord)

The black dog / the dog is black

Adverb

• Describes a verb or adjective or adverb (Zegt wat van een werkwoord, bijvoeglijk naamwoord of bijwoord) 
• Je kunt altijd vragen "Hoe"

She sings beautifully

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adverbs - exceptions

• Words ending in;
  

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

-y           -ily (easy-easily)

-ic          -ically (terrific-terrifically) 

good  - well

• These words don't change

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

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

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

The soup tastes

1. horribly
2. well
3. horrible
4. badly

Susan is a .......... good cook.

1. terrible
2. fantastic
3. terribly

Peter can speak very ..........

1. quick
2. fluently
3. fluent