Adverbs and Adjectives

1. Adverbs and Adjectives Parts of Speech

2. Adjectives Adjectivesdescribe or modify nouns. Noun = shoes His shoes are red. There are threeshoes. The shoes are shiny.

3. Adjectives • Adjectives tell us: • Which one • How many • What kind

4. Adverbs Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. He ranquickly. He ranveryquickly. She is reallybusy. She is notworried.

5. Adverbs • Adverbs tell us: • Where • When • How • To what extent

6. More About Adverbs Adjectives can usually be made into adverbs by adding “ly” to the end. Quick => Quickly Beautiful => Beautifully Sneaky => Sneakily Expensive => Expensively

7. Irregular Adverbs adjective => adverb good => well fast => fast hard => hard little => little Other Irregular Adverbs:very, much, not.

8. Practice • Write each sentence. • Underline the adjectives. • Circle the adverbs.

9. 1 The mean teacher angrily called parents.

10. 2 The bitter student did not care.

11. 3 The very sleepy student took a quick nap.

12. 4 The old dog could barely wag his tail.

13. 5 Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.

14. Answers • The mean teacher angrily called parents. • The bitter student did not care. • The verysleepy student took a quick nap. • The old dog could barely wag his tail. • Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.