ADJECTIVES
Definition: Adjectives are words that describe or modify
nouns (persons, places, or things) in the sentence. The articles — a, an, and
the — are adjectives. Multiple
adjectives can be used to modify/describe a noun. Possessive pronouns are also
adjectives (e.g. my, your, his, etc.)
Adjectives
answer these questions: what kind, which one, how many, and how much. They may be placed before the noun (or
pronoun), after the noun (or pronoun), or after a linking or helping verb.
In the following sentences,
the adjectives are underlined and in bold:
·
The funny movie was the
best part of a long day.
·
My old gray
sweater has a large hole on the left sleeve.
·
Four dogs ran wildly in the enormous hay
field.
·
That blue car belongs to his
grumpy Latin teacher.
·
The fifth student in that
long line fainted in the hot summer
sun.
ADVERBS
Definition: An adverb is a word (or phrase or clause)
that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs answer the following questions: How? When? Where? To what extent? How much?
How often?
Placement: Adverbs of one word almost always come before
the word modified. Clauses and phrases
should be placed as closely as possible to the verb is modifies.
Formation: Adverbs can be formed by adding “-ly” to an
adjective. (e.g. correctly, happily, sparingly) Another way to form an adverb is to place an
adjective in the following formula: “in
a _________ manner.”
In the following sentences,
the adverbs are underlined and in bold:
·
The horse lazily
meandered through the very
dense forest.
·
Her brother playfully
teased her yesterday.
·
Tomorrow the band will carefully practice that insanely hard piece.
·
Carefully, John put a foot on the
thin ice.
·
Bill stubbornly
refused to do his homework.
·
Joan instantly
recognized the very famous
actor.
·
I secretly planned a
party for the students.
Adjectives Practice
Underline the adjectives
in the following sentences.
1.
My ancient grandfather wrote an insightful book about his
long time as a cattle rancher.
2.
The woman’s new wool coat sold for fifty dollars at the
neighborhood discount store.
3.
The tangy red ketchup on the grilled hamburger dripped on the
clean picnic table cloth.
4.
This smelly garbage in my uncle’s car is gross and
disgusting.
5.
My amazing essay was read by some appreciative students.
Fill in
adjectives for each of the blanks in the sentences below.
1.
My _____________________ book is both ______________ and
___________________.
2.
The _________________ kitten slept on the _______________
blanket.
3.
The ___________________________ weather ruined my
________________________ trip.
4.
My __________________________ sailboat on the lake was _________________.
5.
The __________________________ student in the
_______________________ class studied for the
_______________________
test.
Adverbs Practice
Underline the adverbs in the following
sentences.
1.
The
horse raced speedily around the very crowded racecourse.
2.
The man
next to her coughed annoyingly all through the performance today.
3.
Katherine
accidentally deleted her files.
4.
We silently
watched the amazingly beautiful sunset.
5.
We will
all take that infuriatingly difficult test tomorrow.
Fill in adverbs for each of the blanks in the
sentences below.
1.
The boy
ran ______________________________
2.
Jackson ______________________________ finished his homework.
3.
I ______________________________ drove to the store.
4.
Corey
______________________________ handed in
his essay.
5.
The
team ______________________________ played the game.
