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Adjectives and Adverbs
•Adjectives - Describe a NOUN
•Adverbs - Describe a VERB (or
adjective or other adverb)
Adjective vs. Adverb
• An adjective describes or modifies a noun or a
pronoun.
– Adds info about what kind, which one, or how
many
– Describes how things look, smell, feel, taste,
sound
• An adverb describes or modifies a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb.
– Adds info about how, how much, when, where,
or to what extent.
– Often ends in –ly.
What are adjectives?
• Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns
• These words are all adjectives
– A hot day
– A happy camper
– A big, bloody mess (both “big” and “bloody” modify
“mess”)
– She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that
follows the linking verb “is”)
– A boring course (present participle used as an adjective
Adverb
An adverb answers these questions:
How? In what manner?
patiently, boldly, slowly, softly, enthusiastically
When?
recently, later, finally, daily, again, formerly
Where?
outside, here, down, forward, up, away
To what extent? To what degree?
extremely, very, too, rarely, completely, frequently
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More on adverbs
• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and
other adverbs
• Many adverbs end with ly
• Many adverbs answer the question “How?”
• These are adverbs
– Eating quickly (modifying a verb)
– Trying very hard (modifying an adverb)
– A really big show (modifying an adjective)
NOUNS and
ADJECTIVES in red.
VERBS and ADVERBS
in blue.
The dog barked.
Describe the dog
ADJECTIVE
Describe how he
barked
ADVERB
The fierce dog
barked loudly.
The girl kicked
the can.
Describe how she
kicked
ADVERB
Describe the girl
ADJECTIVE
The young girl
angrily kicked
the can.
Describe the can too
ADJECTIVE
The young girl
angrily kicked
the rusty can.
Now it’s your turn...
Sally walked to the house.
VERB
NOUN
Identify the verbs and nouns
Now it’s your turn...
Sally walked to the house.
VERB
NOUN
Identify the verbs and nouns
Sally carefully
walked to the
creepy house.
Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs
• Many words have both an adjective and adverb form
Adjective
Adverb
Happy kids
Playing happily
Smooth rock
Running smoothly
Good night
Eating Well
Efficient workers
Working efficiently
Casual dress
Dressing casually
Quick meeting
Talking quickly
hopeful children
Waiting hopefully
Real butter
Really hot
Comparatives and Superlatives
• Most adverbs and adjectives also have a comparative and
superlative form
Simple
Comparative
Superlative
Hot
Hotter
Hottest
Good
Better
Best
Exciting
More exciting
Most exciting
Careful
Less careful
Least careful
• Use the comparative form to compare two things
 Sally is the larger of the twins (not largest)
• Use the superlative form to compare three or more
 August was the hottest month of the year