Adverbs

Adverbs

by Cristina Camargo

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​Look at the sentences:

Mandy is a careful girl

Mandy drives carefully

Identify the adverb and the adjective in each one

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​What is an adjective?

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• ​Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing.

   Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns.

  Mandy is a careful girl

• ​The sentence is about the driver, so use the adjective

​What is an adverb?

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• ​Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. 

  Adverbs can modify verbs adjectives or other adverbs.

  Mandy drives carefully

  The sentences is about her way of driving, so use the adverb

​GOOD

​good--well. 

The adverb is well:

Your English is good-- You speak English well. Susan is a good pianist--She plays the piano well.

​FAST/HARD/LATE

​These words are both adjectives and adverbs

Jack is a very fast runner---Jack can run very fast. 

Ann is a hard worker--Ann works hard. (not works hardly) 

The train was late--I got up late this morning.

Multiple Choice

This book's ______awful. I've never read such a badly written story

• directly

• absolutely

• fully

Multiple Choice

I was thinking about going to Sarah's house later, but_______ I think I'll stay at home

• actually

• really

• certainly

Multiple Choice

The baby's cried a lot_______. I wonder if she's ill

• immediately

• extremely

• lately

Multiple Choice

Please go_______ to the doctor's office. It's down there on the left

• directly

• generally

• clearly

Multiple Choice

She looked at me ________ What did you say again? She asked

• hardly

• rarely

• curiously

Multiple Choice

Jack has a _____________ car, but he doesn't like driving so ______________.

• fastly/fast

• fast/faslty

• fast/fast

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​Well done!!