Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives

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

• Adds details:

  • What kind?

  • Which one?

  • How many?

  • How much?​

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, hers​

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

It was a pretty dress

• It

• was

• pretty

• dress

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

He didn't want a bad grade on the test.

• He

• bad

• grade

• test

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

This soup is not edible.

• This

• soup

• not

• edible

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

That phone is mine.

• That

• phone

• is

• mine

Multiple Choice

Identify the adjective:

I have a little money.

• I

• have

• little

• money

Adverbs

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

• Often ends in -ly

• Answers:

  • When?

  • Where?

  • In what manner?

  • To what extent​/degree?

Adverbs

• 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

Identify the adverb:

She answered yesterday.

• She

• answered

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb:

The tortoise walks very slowly.

• tortoise

• walks

• very

• slowly

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb:

The airplane flies above the clouds.

• airplane

• flies

• above

• clouds

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb:

I'm almost finished my homework.

• almost

• finished

• my

• homework

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb:

My coffee is too hot.

• coffee

• is

• too

• hot