Adjectives and Adverbs (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden en bijwoorden)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

adverbs & adjectives

Today's goals

At the end of class:

- I know what adjectives and adverbs are and can tell the difference between them in sentences

Adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

Says something about the noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

• people
• animals
• plants
• things

e.g.

• The exciting film
• The pretty actress
• The new theater
• He seems nice in interviews.

NOTE: Usually placed before the noun but after certain linking verbs e.g. to be, to look, to appear, to seem

Adverb (bijwoord)

Says something about the verb (werkwoord)

So how you do something

NOTE: usually placed after the main verb (hoofd werkwoord)

e.g.

• The actress played the role really well.
• The girl sings beautifully
• The audience clapped very loudly

Adverbs of frequency (bijwoord)

Says something about the frequency or the way in which something happens

Note: placed before the main verb (hoofd werkwoord) but after the "to be" verb

e.g.

• I have never been to a concert before.
• We are usually home in the evening in time to watch the news.
• The audience is always very enthusiastic.

The director shouted angrily at the actors

1. angrily = adverb (bijwoord)
2. angrily = adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

It is a film with lots of funny scenes

1. funny = adverb (bijwoord)
2. funny = adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

They didn't treat us fairly

1. fairly = adverb (bijwoord)
2. fairly = adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

changing adjectives into adverbs

(Je maakt een bijwoord door -ly achter het bijvoegelijk naamwoord te zetten)

The slow car - the car drives slowly

The beautiful actrice - sings beautifully

e.g.

You make an adverb by adding -ly behind the adjective.

Adverb = adjective + ly

           slow - slowly

There are 4 exceptions (3 uitzonderingen)

1

2

3

words that end with -le 

words that end with the consonant (medeklinker) + y

words that end with -ic

Bijwoord = bijvoeglijk naamwoord + ly. e.g.  slow - slowly

4

words that don't change or change completely

1

Words ending with -le

• gentle
• noble

The -e disappears and becomes a -y

e.g. gently, nobly

2

Words ending with the consonant + y

• Happy
• angry
• lucky

2

-y becomes 

-i + ly

• happily
• angrily
• luckily

3

Words ending with -ic

• fantastic
• comic

3

The -ly becomes -ally 

• fantastically
• comically

Billie Eilish sings very WELL.

Billie Eilish is a GOOD singer.

Learn out of your head : fast - fast

Learn out of your head : long - long

Learn this out of your head : good - well

Change these 5 adjectives into adverbs

hungry - economic - comfortable - fast - good

Change these 6 adjectives into adverbs

shy - brave - careful - kind - sad - selfish

Her hair falls .... without her trying.

1. adverb (bijwoord)
2. adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

Maybe we're ... strangers maybe it's not forever.

1. bijwoord
2. adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

Tell me .... would you still love me the same

1. adverb (bijwoord)
2. adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

We have a ------- sister.

1. fantastic
2. fantastically

She is a ------ person.

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

They think English is an -----language.

1. easy
2. easily

He is an ------actor.

1. excellent
2. excellently

Ariana Grande always performs
-----

1. good
2. well

Those were some ----- questions.

1. easy
2. easily

Change this adjective into an adverb
fast

Change this adjective into an adverb
comic

Change this adjective into an adverb
happy

We (to be) here later today.

(you / to help) me with this?

Jackie (not / to win) this match.

(We / to go) to the cinema?

Jonas (to be) seven tomorrow.

Patrick (not / to listen) to anything I say.

Exercise 2

Geef voor elke zin aan welke van de volgende opties het is:

1. Een voorspelling zonder bewijs

2. Een toekomstig feit

3. Een beslissing op het moment van spreken

Typ alleen het juiste nummer (1, 2 of 3)

Tombili - The lazy cat

This famous cat's name was Tombili. The name Tombili, actually means 'chubby pet'.  He became famous because of his lazy pose. He was an overnight internet sensation. Everyday, he reclined lazily on this curb in Istanbul and stared out at the passing traffic. The people in this local neighbourhood loved this chubby cat for his relaxed attitude.  Tourists always took photos of him. Sadly he passed away, so people put up a  beautiful bronze statue of him.