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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS :ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES :An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives go before nouns.
e.g. This is a big house. It is a small stone.
adj + noun adj + noun
Adjectives can be used alone after the verb to be.e.g. He is poor. She is cute. ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS :ADVERBS An adverb describes a verb. It shows how, where, when or how often someone does something.
Adverbs usually go after verbs.
Slide 4:He walks slowly.
verb adverb
How does he walk?
Slowly
Slide 5:People study quietly in a
verb adverb
library.
How do people study in a library?
Quietly
Formation of adverbs :We usually form an adverb by adding –ly to the adjective.
e.g. slow- slowly
Adjectives ending in y drop y and take –ily
e.g. angry-angrily
Adjectives ending in –l take –ly
e.g. careful-carefully Formation of adverbs
Slide 7:She shouts angrily.
Slide 8:Archeologists excavate carefully.
Formation of adverbs :Some adverbs are not formed according to the rules as on the previous slide. They have either a different form or the same as the adjective: Formation of adverbs
Slide 10:Fazil Say is a good piano player. He plays the piano well.
adjective adverb
Slide 11: Michael Schumacher is a fast driver. He drives fast.
adjective adverb
Slide 12:He is a hard worker. He works hard.
adjective adverb
Exercises :Write the adverbs for the following adjectives: Exercises
look, smell, sound, feel, taste + adjective :The verbs look, smell, sound, feel, taste take an adjective not an adverb. e.g. They look happy.
examples:
This cake tastes delicious.
verb
2. She feels ill.
verb look, smell, sound, feel, taste + adjective
look, smell, sound, feel, taste + adjective :3. The woman looks happy.
verb
4. These flowers smell nice.
verb look, smell, sound, feel, taste + adjective
Exercises :Exercises Underline the correct item. Adverb or adjective?
My bedroom is tidy/tidily.
It is snowing heavy/heavily.
Cross the road careful/carefully.
My teacher was very angry/angrily.
Get ready for school quick/quickly.
The test was very easy/easily.