Adverbs and Adjectives

Parts of Speech
 Adjectives
Adjectives describe or modify nouns or
pronouns.

Noun = shoes

His shoes are red.

There are three shoes.
The shoes are shiny.
 Adverbs
Adverbs describe or modify verbs,
adjectives, and other adverbs.

He ran quickly.
He ran very quickly.
She is really busy.
She is not worried.
 More About Adverbs
Adjectives can usually be made into
adverbs by adding “ly” to the end.

Quick => Quickly

Beautiful => Beautifully
Sneaky => Sneakily
Expensive => Expensively
 Irregular Adverbs
adjective => adverb
good => well
fast => fast
hard => hard
little => little

Other Irregular Adverbs: very, much, not.

 Practice
1. Write each sentence.
2. Underline the adjectives.
3. Circle the adverbs.
 1

The mean teacher angrily called parents.

 2

The bitter student did not care.

 3

The very sleepy student took a quick nap.

 4

The old dog could barely wag his tail.

 5

Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.

 Answers
1. The mean teacher angrily called parents.
2. The bitter student did not care.
3. The very sleepy student took a quick nap.
4. The old dog could barely wag his tail.
5. Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.