ADJECTIVES
A`D V E R B S
An adjective describes and qualifies a noun or pronoun.
An adjective goes after verb to be, a stative verb or before a noun.
An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
An adverb (of manner) answer the question: How…?
1. Sue is TALL
8. He runs SLOWLY
tobe adj.
verb
2. Tom is a SLOW runner
tobe
adj.
adv.
9. She decorated her house NICELY
noun
verb
object
adv.
3. She has a NICE house
10. It’s an EXTREMELY nice house
4. They’ve written a NEAT report
11. She wrote the report UNUSUALLY NEATLY
5. Did you win the prize? You look HAPPY
12. She speaks English PERFECTLY
adj.
noun
adj.
adv.
noun
stative
verb
adv.
adj.
6. I’ve been working all night long. I feel TIRED
stative adj.
verb
7. She speaks PERFECT English
adj.
noun
adj.
verb
object
adv.
adv.
SOME ADJECTIVES ENDING IN LY:
LOVELY, ELDERLY, LONELY, UGLY
SILLY, FRIENDLY, LIVELY.
HARDLY = ALMOST NOT.
Adv. of degree or frequency
LATELY = RECENTLY
Adv. of frequency
ADJ.
ADV.
QUICK
SLOW
QUICKLY
SLOWLY
OTHER ADVERBS
ADJ.
TRUE
FULL
ADV.
TRULY
FULLY
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
(OF MANNER)
ADJ.
ADV.
HAPPY
EASY
HAPPILY
EASILY
IRREGULAR ADVERBS
ADJ.
GOOD
HARD
FAST
EARLY
LATE
ADV.
WELL
HARD
FAST
EARLY
LATE
ADJ.
ADV.
GENTLE
PROBABLE
TERRIBLE
GENTLY
PROBABLY
TERRIBLY
ADJ.
ADV.
ADJ.
ADV.
ECONOMIC
AUTOMATIC
ECONOMICALLY
AUTOMATICALLY
CAREFUL
CAREFULLY
METHODICAL METHODICALLY
SOME EXAMPLES WITH IRREGULAR ADVERBS
We won’t stay LONG. I promise (for a long time. Adverb)
For Laura it was a LONG day. (adjective)
It was a GOOD (adjective) game and my team was playing
very WELL (adverb)
I have a terrible headache. I think I’m not
WELL. (= not good health: adjective)
Matthew had to think FAST (adverb)
Cricket isn’t a very FAST game. (adjective)
You’ve been working too HARD (adverb)
Cricket’s a HARD game to understand. (adjective)
He didn’t want to leave EARLY (adverb)
Laura wanted to catch an EARLY train (adjective)
She married in her LATE twenties. (adjective)
She has to work LATE tomorrow. (adverb)
SOME ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS WITH DIFFERENT
MEANINGS
He wanted to watch the match RIGHT to the end
(=exactly: adverb)
For him, it wasn’t the RIGHT time to leave (=correct :
adjective)
Laura wanted to go STRAIGHT home (=directly : adverb)
Laura had long, STRAIGHT hair (adjective)
She tried HARD to concentrate. (=She made a lot of effort
: adverb of manner)
She could HARDLY keep her eyes open (=She could
ALMOST NOT keep her eyes open : adverb of degree)
There were HARDLY any empty seats. (=There were
She didn’t want to arrive LATE (late: the opposite of early)
ALMOST NOT empty seats : adverb of degree)
Have you been doing any interesting LATELY? (recently:
frequency adverb)