Adjectives and Adverbs Grammar 5 English language program

Adjectives and Adverbs What does an adjective describe? Nouns I have an orange and black cat She is a beautiful girl The apartment is very messy What does an adverb describe? Verbs The students work quickly. Adjectives This is an extremely easy test. Other adverbs The students work very well.

Adjectives and Adverbs Where do you put an adjective? Before the noun I have an orange and black cat She is a beautiful girl After be and other linking verbs (look, seem, appear, smell, taste, feel) The apartment is very messy. The room feels cold. You seem upset. The dinner smells wonderful! This chicken tastes delicious.

Use some adjectives… Use some adjectives to describe: School Your mother Your cell phone This day

Adjectives and Adverbs Where do you put an adverb? After verbs **if the verb is at the end of the sentence The students read quietly. Before verbs **if the verb is not at the end of the sentence The students quietly read their books. At the end of a sentence The students read their books quietly. NEVER put an adverb between the verb and object! X The students read quietly their books. X

Use some adverbs… With adverbs, describe how you do these things… (Hint: try to use words that end in –ly) How do you cook? How did you study for the quiz? How do you run? How do you talk with your friends on the phone? How did you wake up this morning?

Adjectives and Adverbs Where do you put an adverb? Before adjectives This is an extremely easy test. Before other adverbs The students work very well.

Adjective + -ly = adverb of manner Adverbs of Manner Adjective + -ly = adverb of manner Adverbs of manner describe action verbs The thieves escaped quickly! My sister quietly opened the door. I slowly woke up this morning. Be careful! Adjectives with -ly Adjectives with.. Irregular Adverb Forms Friendly Good Well Lonely Early Lovely Fast Silly Hard Late Wrong Near Hardly* - almost not at all

Degree Adverbs Degree adverbs describe how much or how strong for adjectives and adverbs: This is absolutely impossible. She is awfully nice. * I am really tired. The test was pretty easy. The test was so easy. ** The room is just a little cold. I’m not hungry at all. He isn’t friendly at all. Adverb 100% Absolutely, completely 90%* Awfully, terribly - uncommon 75%* Really, so, very, nearly – most common 45%* Pretty, quite 20%* Fairly, just a little 0% Not at all **approximate numbers – not exact!

Degree Adverbs Finish these sentences with a partner: The class is so ________. I am really _______. The last test was _____ _______. Washington, DC is pretty ________. I’m not _________ at all. Our professor isn’t ______ at all. My family is absolutely ___________. Adverb 100% Absolutely, completely 90%* Awfully, terribly - uncommon 75%* Really, so, very – most common 45%* Pretty, quite 20%* Fairly, just a little 0% Not at all **approximate numbers – not exact!

Participial Adjectives -ing (thing or person that causes feeling) -ed (actual feeling) Boring Bored His story is so boring. I feel bored after listening to it. Exciting Excited This is a really exciting trip to Disney World! The children are so excited to meet Mickey Mouse. Exhausting Exhausted I had an exhausting workout at the gym. Now, I’m exhausted and need to take a nap.

Order of Adjectives Category Examples Opinion Size Boring, interesting, nice, comfortable Size Small, large, tiny, enormous Age Old, young, ancient Shape Round, square, oval Color Purple, green, pink, blue Origin Chinese, Mexican, American, Southern Material Cotton, wood, marble Noun* One-room, ten-foot, We have a large green chalkboard. My bag is a blue leather bag. The students are interesting, kind people. I am wearing old round pearl earrings. We usually don’t use more than 3 adjectives before a noun. You don’t need commas between nouns unless they are in the same category.