Adjectives
Adjectivesdescribe or modify nouns.
Noun= shoes
His shoesare red.
There are threeshoes.
The shoesare shiny.
Adverbs
Adverbsdescribe or modify verbs,
adjectives, and other adverbs.
He ranquickly.
He ranveryquickly.
She is reallybusy.
She is notworried.
More About Adverbs
Adjectivescan usually be made into
adverbsby adding “ly”to the end.
Quick => Quickly
Beautiful => Beautifully
Sneaky => Sneakily
Expensive => Expensively
Irregular Adverbs
adjective=> adverb
good => well
fast => fast
hard => hard
little => little
Other Irregular Adverbs:very, much, not.
Practice
1.Write each sentence.
2.Underline the adjectives.
3.Circle the adverbs.
1
The mean teacher angrily called parents.
2
The bitter student did not care.
3
The very sleepy student took a quick nap.
4
The old dog could barely wag his tail.
5
Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.
Answers
1.The meanteacher angrilycalled parents.
2.The bitterstudent did notcare.
3.The verysleepystudent took a quicknap.
4.The olddog could barelywag his tail.
5.Sixsacks were secretlystacked with sticks.