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

adjective => adverb Irregular Adverbs adjective => adverb good => well fast => fast hard => hard little => little Other Irregular Adverbs: very, much, not.

Practice Write each sentence. Underline the adjectives. 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 The mean teacher angrily called parents. The bitter student did not care. The very sleepy student took a quick nap. The old dog could barely wag his tail. Six sacks were secretly stacked with sticks.