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Adverbs and Adjectives Parts of Speech, ‘continued… (provided in part by ereadingworksheets. com)

Adjectives describe or modify nouns. (modify = adds meaning or changes the noun a little…or a lot!) Noun = shoes His shoes are red. There are three shoes. The shoes are insane!

Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Remember: modify = adds meaning or changes the verb, adjective, or other adverbs a little…or a lot! 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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.

Independent Practice • Adverb/Adjective webquest • Adverb/Adjective Practice