Bovenbouw Engels - Adjectives & Adverbs

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Bovenbouw Engels - Adjectives & Adverbs

In deze les krijg je uitleg over adjectives (bijvoeglijk naamwoorden) en adverbs (bijwoorden). Er staan ook kleine opdrachten in om je kennis te testen.

ADJECTIVE (BIJV. NW)

Een adjective:

zegt iets over een zelfstandig naamwoord

• The singer sang an awful song.

komt na een koppelwerkwoord (be, become, appear, get, seem, sound, taste, feel, smell, look)

• The song was awful.

• That looked awful.

Which one is the adjective?

He said the pizza tasted amazing.

1. he
2. the pizza
3. tasted
4. amazing

Which one is the adjective?

The red car was blocking the entrance.

1. red
2. car
3. blocking
4. the entrance

Which one is the adjective?

His shirt feels incredibly soft.

1. his
2. shirt
3. incredibly
4. soft

Which one is the adjective?

The hairy dog barked loudly.

1. hairy
2. dog
3. barked
4. loudly

ADVERB (BIJWOORD)

Een adverb zegt iets over:

• een werkwoord: he sang terribly.
  
• een bijvoeglijk naamwoord: he was terribly nice to us.
  
• een bijwoord: time went by incredibly quickly.
  
• een hele zin: fortunately, we were invited for the party.
  

Soms ook uitzonderingen:

good wordt niet goodly, maar well; fast blijft fast

 

Which one is the adverb?

The famous singer sang terribly.

1. famous
2. singer
3. sang
4. terribly

Which one is the adverb?

The cake looked incredibly tasty.

1. cake
2. looked
3. incredibly
4. tasty

Which one is the adverb?
Unfortunately, he didn't pass the important exam.

1. unfortunately
2. pass
3. important
4. exam

Which one is the adverb?

My friend played exceptionally well.

1. friend
2. played
3. exceptionally
4. well

NOW PICK THE RIGHT ONE

The food he cooked tasted ... .

1. amazing
2. amazingly

He plays the piano ... .

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

She speaks English ... .

1. fluent
2. fluently

The ... dog barked all night.

1. noisy
2. noisily

The athlete ran ... in the race.

1. quickly
2. quick

The dog barked ... when the mailman arrived.

1. loud
2. loudly

She was a ... student, always completing her work on time.

1. diligent
2. diligently

The baby slept ... through the night.

1. peaceful
2. peacefully

I think that comedian is ... ... .

1. real fun
2. real funny
3. really fun
4. really funny

The flowers looked ... in the vase.

1. pretty
2. prettily

Solving this problem seems ... .

1. simple
2. simply

The man cried ... in the movie theater.

1. quiet
2. quietly

The flowers looked ... in the sunlight.

1. beautifully
2. beautiful

The old man walked ... ... .

1. incredible slow
2. incredible slowly
3. incredibly slow
4. incredibly slowly

TIP

Gebruik ChatGPT om meer oefenmateriaal te maken: 

"Ik wil graag oefenen met kiezen tussen adjectives en adverbs in Engelse zinnen. Kun je een quizje voor me maken met zinnen waarbij ik moet kiezen tussen een adjective en adverb en mijn antwoorden nakijken? Hier is een voorbeeldzin: The girl sings (beautiful)."