Adverbs and Adjectives

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Adverbs and Adjectives

Agenda

New grammar: Adverbs and Adjectives

Practice

The goal: at the end of the lesson you will know the difference between an adverb and an adjective.

Warm up

Look at the words in red. What are they doing in the sentence?

I watched a great movie.

They are petting a brown dog.

That cake was delicious!

Answer:

Adjectives (bijvoeglijk naamwoorden) give information about nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden)

I watched a great movie.

They are petting a brown dog.

That cake was delicious!

Adverbs

What are the words in red doing in the following sentences?

She writes beautifully.

We are walking quickly.

Answer

Adverbs (bijwoorden) give information about verbs, (werkwoorden) and how the action in a sentence happens.

(These usually end with -ly)

I greatly appreciate your help.

Why are you walking so slowly?

Adverbs +

Adverbs can also give more information about adjectives.

The incredibly small mouse.

The very ugly armchair.

Adverb spelling

Adverbs usually end in -ly. 

When a word ends in -y -> -ily easy -> easily

When a word ends in -le -> -ly terrible -> terribly

When a word ends in -c -> -ally basic -> basically

Adverb spelling 2

Some adverbs do not follow the spelling rules and do not get a new ending:

hard, fast, high, near, short, late

Sometimes you hear the -ly version of these words, but those words have another function (don't worry about this for now)

good vs well

good is an adjective -> a good book

well is an adverb -> You did well on the test

Exceptions

Na zintuigelijke werkwoorden komt een adjective, niet een adverb

Zintuigelijke werkwoorden: to be, to become, to feel, to look, to seem, to smell, to stay, to sound, to taste

That sounds great! 

She is cool.

Practice v

Do exercises 20, 21, 22 on pages 23-24

Homework: ex 23 and 24 on pages 25 and 26.

Practice h

Do exercises 20, 21, 22 on pages 24-25

Homework: ex 23 and 24 on pages 29 and 30.