GRAMMAR 5ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM

Adjectives and Adverbs

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.

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 Early

Lovely Fast Fast

Silly Hard Hard

Late Late

Wrong Wrong

Near Near

Hardly* - almost not at all

Degree Adverbs

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 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.

Degree Adverbs

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!

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

___________.

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 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 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.

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.