Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjectives

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What questions do adjectives answer?

1) What kind? 2) Which one? 3) How many/how much?

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Write three adjectives that answer the question: "What kind?"

Ex: funny, handsome, red, famous, sweaty

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List ALL of the adjectives in the following sentence: "Madagascar is an isolated island and the animals that live there are very unique."

isolated; unique

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What is the definition of an adjective?

a word that describes a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

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What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective BAD.

Worse

Worst

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Write the comparative & superlative forms of the adjective GOOD.

Better

Best

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Name the comparative and superlative forms of SAD.

Sadder and Saddest

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Complete the following sentence with a comparative or superlative adverb: "I thought my education classes in college were _________ than my art classes."

more interesting

Adverbs

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What four questions do adverbs answer?

1) How? 2) When? 3) Where? 4) To what degree/to what extent?

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Name ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "Mr. Kimmel, who once worked as a Science teacher, proudly informed us that he had never taken a single sick day.

once, proudly, never

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List ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "My dog is so incredibly loyal to me, but my cat completely ignores me."

so, incredibly, completely

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What is the definition of an adverb?

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

More Adverbs

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Identify the adverbs in the following. Be careful with contractions.

We don't ever want to make someone else feel left out.

not

ever

out

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Name 3 adverbs that state "to what degree" or "how much."

too, extremely, not

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Name 3 words that are adverbs of time.

Never, soon, later, after, tomorrow, eventually 

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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb: "Of everything in the universe, light travels the __________ (fast)."

fastest

Adjectives & Adverbs

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Identify the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence:

The big, red balloon floated aimlessly in the sky.

adjectives: big, red

adverbs: aimlessly

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Identify ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: 

Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who are strong believers in the benefits of exercise, usually run four or five miles each morning.

adjectives = strong, four, five, each; adverbs = usually

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Change the following adjectives to adverbs: cold, slow, rapid, success.

coldly, slowly, rapidly, successfully

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What is the difference between an adjective & an adverb?

An adjective describes a noun and a adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.