Adjectives and adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

The rules

• Respect
  
• Phones in your bags
  
• Raise your hand to ask or answer questions 
• Please ask questions if you don't understand
• Silence 

Lesson plan

• Introductory exercise
• Explanation about adjectives and adverbs
• Practice exercise

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson you can:

• Explain what an adjective is;
• Explain what an adverb is;
• Practice with the usage of adverbs and adjectives.

What word says something about the noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)?

That is a red door.

1. That
2. door
3. red
4. That is

What word says something about the verb (werkwoord)?

She sings beautifully!

1. She
2. beautifully
3. sings

Adjective

• Says something about a noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)
• All kinds of qualities
• Example: The red door. 

Adverb

• Says something about a verb, adjective or another adverb
• Typically ends in -ly.
• Example: 
• He laughed loudly. 
• They are fairly loud.
• The care is driving extremely slowly.

Exceptions for adverbs

• Use adjectives for the verbs: taste, smell, look, sound and feel.
• Example:
• I feel good.
• You look tired.
• You sound great.
• This tastes bad.
• This egg smells bad.

Spelling for adverbs

• Consonant + y -> -ily (funny -> funnily)
• -le -> ly (gentle -> gently)
• -ic -> ically (automatic -> automatically)
• -ue -> uly (true -> truly)
• -ll -> lly (full -> fully)

"She is ... strong"

1. really
2. real

"That is a ... man"

1. huge
2. hugely

"This tastes ..."

1. bad
2. badly

"I am ... embarrassed"

1. slight
2. slightly
3. really

What does an adjective do?
You may answer in Dutch

What does an adverb do?
You may answer in Dutch

Recap lesson aims

• You can now:
  
• Explain what an adjective is;
  
• Explain what an adverb is;
  
• Practice with the usage of adverbs and adjectives.