Adjectives and adverbs 2025

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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adjective

adverb

adverb

Adjectives and adverbs

- We use adjectives to say something about a noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

- We use adverbs to say something about a verb (werkwoord)

What else can we describe with adverbs? 

1....

2...

Adjectives and adverbs

1. an adverb can describe an adjective

This is a very long stick.

2. an adverb can describe another adverb

Please work very carefully.

Adverb or adjective?
I'm working very hard
The word "hard" is an...

1. adverb
2. adjective

Adverb or Adjective?
I'm hardly working.
"hardly" is an...

1. Adverb
2. Adjective

What is the adverb?
That is an amazingly big building

1. building
2. big
3. amazingly
4. that

Adverb or adjective?
It is a BEAUTIFUL dog.
"Beautiful" is an....

1. Adverb
2. adjective

What is the adjective?
They live in a beautiful house.

1. beautiful
2. live
3. They
4. house

What is the adverb?
My granny drives carefully.

1. granny
2. drives
3. carefully
4. my

That is a ________ car

1. beautiful
2. beautifully

They reacted ______.

1. angry
2. angrily

She spoke ______

1. soft
2. softly

James coughed _____ to attract her attention.

1. loud
2. loudly

I did ______ on the test.

1. good
2. well

She is a very .............person. She acts .......... ........... when she asks a question.

1. cautiously, really cautiously
2. cautious, real, cautious
3. cautious, really, cautious
4. cautious, really, cautiously

Irregular adverbs

                                                                                    Study them by heart!

Adjective  -  adverb

good               well

fast                  fast

long                 long

hard                hard

                                        He plays the piano good.                                           That's a good boy! 

                                       He plays the piano well.                                            That's a well boy!

3. He was feeling .................... when I saw him last.

1. well
2. bad
3. good

3. He looks........ .

1. well
2. bad
3. good

The car moves.... .

1. fastly
2. fast

He has a .... car .

1. fastly
2. fast

Watch out: 

some adverbs have two forms: like the adjective and the -ly form. Example: clear, close, direct, free, hard, high, late, wrong

She .... accused me of taking the money.

1. wrongly
2. wrong

She went .... at the turning.

1. wrongly
2. wrong

The car has ..... any petrol left.

1. hardly
2. hard

She..... works at all.

1. hardly
2. hard

She works very.....

1. hardly
2. hard