Adjectives and Adverbs

John is young and strong.

He is also smart and kind.
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.

John is young and strong.

He is also smart and kind.

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Adjectives describe nouns.

excellent friend
expensive new ring
interesting person
older sister
Parents are wonderful.
They are happy.
Anna is tired and hungry.

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Adjectives often follow a form of be (am, is, are).
(the verb BE) (adjective) (noun)

Jill is an excellent friend.

They are expensive rings.
I am an interesting person.

Jill is a friend excellent.

They are rings expensive.
I am a person interesting.

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Adverbs can describe the action of a verb.

learn quickly
walk quietly
study slowly
speak loudly
sing beautifully
drive fast

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 Adverbs describe verbs.

She learns quickly.

Cats walk quietly.
My younger brother studies slowly.
My father speaks loudly.
My niece sings beautifully.
People drive fast on the freeway.

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An adverb can describe a verb with an object.

I like music very much.

My mother always calls me.
We usually eat dinner at 6:00.

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We do not usually put the adverb between
the verb and its object.

I like music very much.

My mother always calls me.
We usually eat dinner at 6:00.

I like very much music.

My mother calls always me.
We eat usually dinner at 6:00.

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Adverbs can describe adjectives.

happily married
really tired
totally finished
failed badly
very stupid
pretty smart

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Adverbs can describe adjectives.

They are happily married.

I was really tired after the exam.
The work is totally finished.
The student failed the test badly.
My dog is very stupid.
She is pretty smart.

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 Adverbs can describe adverbs.

He drives very fast because he is late.

We just barely arrive on time every day.
The trains leave quite regularly.
We walk fast enough to catch the bus.

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Common Adjectives and Adverbs ADJECTIVE ADVERB
clear clearly
slow slowly
How are I’m good. How easy easily
you doing? about you? careful carefully
correct correctly
neat neatly
honest honestly
loud loudly
fast fast
early early
In casual conversation, good good well
is often used instead of well.
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 without -ly with -ly
Adverbs can have two forms. high highly
tight tightly
hard hardly

We flew high over the ocean.

I think very highly of your work.

Sit tight. That means to wait.

I hug my children tightly.

We work hard. (We work a lot.)

They hardly work. (They don’t work much.)

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Are the words adverbs?
adjective
She is a patient person. No. It’s an adjective.
Person = noun

We must wait patiently. Yes! It’s an adverb.

Wait = verb

I understand Chinese very well. Yes! It’s an adverb.

Understand = verb
adjective
They are early. No. It’s an adjective.
They = pronoun
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 Adjectives & Adverbs

Click on the correct sentences.

Ben and Kristie are happily married. correct

Ben and Kristie are happy married. incorrect
She speaks English good. incorrect
She speaks English well. correct
Lee is a very strongly guy. incorrect
Lee is a very strong guy. correct

Those students are fast learners. correct

Those students are fastly learners. incorrect
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 Adjectives & Adverbs

Click on the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. We need a _______ driver. careful carefully

2. She speaks Spanish _______. fluent fluently

3. They understand very _____. good well

4. I am not a _____ learner. fast fastly

5. We study _____ every day. hard hardly

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