1. Adverbs Versus Adjectives
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives

2. What do you Notice? “Nonsense, Petunia, I never went hungry when I was at Smeltings,” said Uncle Vernon heartily.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets “I stopped backing away and stood still, breathing heavily, trying to control myself.” – Diana Gabaldon, Outlander “The interlude of quiet was like a strange lack of noise on the deck of a Slowly sinking ship, with strangely unexcited people climbing into lifeboats.” – David Goodis, Cassidy’s Girl “In the silence that descended afterward, a jay called stridently and some small animal made rattling noises in the bushes behind the stone wall.” – Stephen King, The Stand
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives

3. Invitation to Compare Compare the usage of the underlined adjectives and adverbs in the following sentences: He had a hearty appetite He ate heartily I felt his heavy breath on my neck He was breathing heavily on my neck The slow ship came last in the race The ship sailed slowly so it lost the race That statue is made of real gold That statue is really valuable.
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives

4. Invitation to Revise
Revise the following sentences by changing the underlined adjective to an adverb keeping a similar meaning to the sentence. I was glad I left the party. The happy girl skipped down the sidewalk. The sad family members entered the funeral home. The thankful driver missed the deer crossing the road.
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives

5. Invitation to Edit
What’s wrong? The interlude of quiet was like a strange lack of noise on the deck of a slowly sinking ship. The interlude of quite was like a strange lack of noise on the deck of a slowly sinking, ship. The interlude of quiet were like a strange lack of noise on the deck of a The interlude of quiet was like a strange lack of noise on the deck of a slow sinking ship.
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives

6. Invitation to Write
Select three adjectives and three adverbs from the lists below, and correctly use them in a paragraph about an adventure you’ve had. Adjectives: Adverbs: Sudden Happy Suddenly Happily Certain Sad Certainly Sadly Smooth Bold Smoothly Boldly Rough Dangerous Roughly Dangerously Proud Careful Proudly Carefully Tearful Tearfully
Grade 10: l Adverbs versus Adjectives