Adjectives and Adverbs Introduction

Adjectives#

An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e. describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may come before or after the word they modify.

This is a cute cat

This cat is cute

Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns (e.g girl, boy etc.) or pronouns (e.g. we, it etc.).

Lily is an honest person

The movie was awful! The plot is simply boring

There are many pairs of adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. Remember that if something is -ing, it makes you -ed.

He is excited because the event is exciting

I am annoyed because this whole situation is annoying

Sometimes we use two or more adjectives together. Quantity/number and quality/opinion adjectives usually go before fact adjectives.

There are times when we use two or more fact adjectives. We put fact adjectives in the following order:

Adverbs#

An adverb is word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Usually adverbs modify verbs, telling us how, how often, when, or where something was done.

We walked really slowly

The adverbs slowly modifies the verb walked, how we walked.

An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies:

• verbs, telling how, how often, when, or where something was done.

The cars drove fast

• adjectives, making them stronger or weaker.

Ann looked absolutely amazing!

• other adverbs, changing their degree or precision.

You're speaking too loudly

Guided Practice#

• (tiredness) This work is so .................... ! It makes me really .....................
• When we were younger we .................... make friends in 1 second.

• (gorgeous, three) models were in the ad on TV.
• We asked them to get (wooden, comfy, six) chairs.

• Tim needs (black, new, leather) shoes.
• I'd like to buy an (wooden, round, white, antique) table.

• I try to go to quickly to coffee shops every month.

• This game was insanely popular in the 90s.
• The band plays extremely well.

Short Story using Adjectives#

-How are you doing today?

-I'm really tired! We've got a very important project to work on.

-It must be tiring! Is it going well though?

-Yes, very well! Our department is quite big so one could imagine that there would be problems with task management. But I must say that my co-workers are extremely professional and responsible.

-Everything is going to be great! The amount of dedication you have is amazing!

Independent Practice#

Decide whether an adjective or an adverb should be used.

1. Your house is very close/closely to ours.

2. She moved quick/quickly around the stop.

3. Listen careful/carefully! I won't repeat it again.

4. It is not as bad/badly as it sounds.

Put the adjectives into the correct order.

1. Our apartment is .................... and .................... . (modern, spacious)

2. I want hear .................... reasons why you don't want to go with us. (good, two)

3. Marina has .................... dogs. (black and white, lovely, two)

Answer the questions.

1. How often do you go to the movies?

2. Are you close to your family?

3. What is something that you can do extremely well?