Adverbs and adjectives

• eng
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

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. 

Why were some words written in bold?

There were two types of words written in bold.
What are the two types?

Adjective / adverb

An adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

says something about a person/thing

for example: A beautiful house

An adverb (bijwoord)

says something about a verb, or another adverb or an adjective

For example: She sings beautifully

Adjective

You use an adjective with the following verbs: (even when you're talking about "how" something happened)

taste, look, sound, feel

For example:

You look tired!

I feel good!

Regular adverbs

bad - badly

slow - slowly

usual - usually

real - really

annual - annually

Irregular adverbs

good - well

fast - fast

hard - hard (=hard)

hard - hardly (=nauwelijks)

daily - daily

How do you make a regular adverb?

1. You add - ly

wonderful - wonderfully

2. If the word ends on a -y, eliminate the -y and add -ily

easy - easily

3. If the word ends on -le, eliminate the -le and add -ly

terrible - terribly

4. If the word ends with -ic, add -ally

ironic - ironically

Adverbs that don't end with -ly

Always

Still

Never

Often

Time to check! 

QUIZ! 

He _______ reads a book.

1. quick
2. loud
3. quickly
4. slowily

It is a ______ day today. The class is _______ loud today.

1. terrible, terribly
2. terribly, terrible
3. terrible, terrible
4. terribly, terribly

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

1. careful
2. carefully
3. dangerous
4. slow

She is a great singer. She sings the song _____.

1. good
2. well
3. awful
4. loud

You can _____ open this box.

1. easy
2. easily
3. fast
4. right now

Don't speak so ____. I don't understand.

1. fast
2. fastly
3. perfect
4. beautifully

After the accident, the bus driver was _____ injured.

1. serious
2. seriously
3. happy
4. sad

The tajine smells _____.

1. good
2. well.
3. spoon
4. victory

Kevin is _____ clever.

1. extreme
2. extremely
3. above
4. near

Our basketball team played _____ last Friday.

1. bad
2. badly
3. insecure
4. loud

How well do you understand adverbs and adjectives now?

1. Extremely well, I could teach classes on it.
2. Fairly well, but I do have a few questions left
3. A little bit, I want you to explain it again
4. I feel terrible about it, please help!