Adverbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

What you already know:

• what a verb is
• what an adjective is

Learning objectives :

• You can form adverbs.
• You can form sentences that include adverbs.

What do you see in the picture?

Try to fill in a word that fits in the open space!

The footballer . . .
dribbles towards the goal.

Adverbs Of Manner

A quick footballer -> The footballer dribbles quickly 

Personal: 

My grandmother is slow  -> She walks slowly.

My friends are loud -> My friends speak loudly.

The sun is bright. The sun is shining ...

That jacket has a perfect fit. That jacket fits you ...

'Sorry, we are closed.' said the shop owner ...

When mom talks in her sleep. She does not sleep ...

Now try it yourself!

Drag the answers to the right boxes.

brightly

perfectly

kindly

quietly

fine

happy

How did all these words end?

Way to go! 

As you could see, all the words we used today ended in -ly.

Een 'Adverb' is een bijwoord. Dat zegt iets over een werkwoord (verb). 

GOUDEN TIP!

'add' betekent toevoegen en 'verb' betekent werkwoord. Een adverb betekent dus eigenlijk 'iets toevoegen aan een werkwoord'

Some examples

Some examples

          Verb      Adverb

My = Possesive pronoun(bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

Mother = Noun 

Now try to make as many sentences
using an adverb yourself!
Try to think of things about yourself or your friends.

The person writing the most entertaining
sentence wins the 'Grammar trophy' this week!

What did you learn in this lesson?

You should remember:

Adverbs of manner end on -ly 

Adverb = Bijwoord 

'add' betekent toevoegen en 'verb' betekent werkwoord. Een adverb betekent dus eigenlijk 'iets toevoegen aan een werkwoord'

Next lesson:

The exceptions for adverbs of manner