Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives

• A word that adds to the meaning of a noun (person, place, thing, idea) or pronoun (I, you, me, we)

• add details

• What kind?

• Which one?

• How many?

• How much?

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

It was a pretty dress

• It

• was

• pretty

• dress

Adjectives

• What kind?

• old, sparkling, green, layered

• Which one?

• this, that, these, those

• How many?

• many, few, five, ten

Adjectives

• How much?

• some, little, excessive

• Whose?

• my, your, his her

• 
  

Multiple Choice

Charlie wanted to become a smart person

• Charlie

• wanted

• smart

• person

Multiple Choice

He did not want bad marks on his tests.

• He

• bad

• his

• tests

Multiple Choice

Algernon became smarter afterward.

• Algernon

• became

• smarter

• afterward

Multiple Choice

Several people gave Charlie candy.

• Several

• people

• Charlie

• candy

Adverbs

• a word that gives more information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• often end in -ly

• Answer When?, Where?, In what manner?, To what extent?

Adverb

• When

• yesterday, today, now

• Where

• locally, nationally, here, there

Adverbs

• In what manner

• playfully, wistfully, badly, well

• To what extent

• exactly, almost, fully

Multiple Choice

She answered yesterday.

• She

• answered

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Charlie answered the test questions badly.

• Charlie

• answered

• test

• badly

Multiple Choice

After the surgery, Charlie realized that he had communicated poorly with people.

• Charlie

• communicated

• poorly

• people

Multiple Choice

Algernon was really upset.

• Algernon

• was

• really

• upset

Multiple Choice

Charlie left New York and his friends quickly.

• Charlie

• left

• friends

• quickly