Adjectives / adverbs

Adjectives vs

adverbs

Adjectives

Adjectives are words that give us information about a noun (people, places, animals, things, etc.). Basically, they are used to give a description. Example: - Sloths are slow. - Dolphins are good swimmers.

Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner describe how an action is done. Example: - The sloths move slowly. - Dolphins swim well.

Spelling rules

• Adjectives ending in -c, add -ally.

• Most adjectives, add -ly

Automatic -

Patient -

• Adjectives ending in -y, change the -y for -i, and add -ly

• Irregular

Good - Well Fast - Fast Hard - Hard

Easy -

Activity

1. Peter is a ___________ driver. He drives ______ (careful)2. Turtles walk _________ because they are ________ animals. (slow) 3. They are ________ they are speakers, they speak ________(quiet) 4. Tay plays very _________. He is a __________ player. 5. We had _________ snow yesterday. It snowed _______ (heavy) 6. He plays ____________ because he is a ________ player. (bad) 7. He looked at me ___________ . He has a very _________ look (angry) 8. We slept ___________ in our ____________ bed. (comfortable)