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Adjectives & Adverbs

Words that describe things, and words that describe actions.

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📘 DefinitionTwo kinds of describingPart 1 of 6
🧩 The partsSpotting adverbsPart 2 of 6
🔍 In detailThey answer questionsPart 3 of 6
✏️ Worked exampleMaking writing livelyPart 4 of 6
✅ SummaryDescribing expert!Part 5 of 6
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1📘 DefinitionPart 1 / 6

Two kinds of describing

An adjective describes a noun: a thing.

An adverb describes a verb: an action.

a fast car (adjective)
he runs quickly (adverb)
🎯 "quickly" describes…
2🧩 The partsPart 2 / 6

Spotting adverbs

Many adverbs end in -ly.

slowly · loudly · carefully · happily

They tell us how something was done.

🎯 Which is an adverb?
3🔍 In detailPart 3 / 6

They answer questions

Adjectives answer: what kind? or how many?

Adverbs answer: how? when? where?

"She sang beautifully". How did she sing?

🎯 "He arrived late." — "late" tells us…
4✏️ Worked examplePart 4 / 6

Making writing lively

Compare these:

"The boy walked." → "The tired boy walked slowly."

One adjective and one adverb make the sentence come alive.

🎯 Pick the adverb: "The happy dog barked loudly."
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Describing expert!

  • Adjective → describes a noun.
  • Adverb → describes a verb, often ends in -ly.
  • Together they make writing interesting.
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Watch one worked through

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In "The quick cat ran silently", which word is the adjective and which is the adverb?

  1. cat = noun ran = verb
    Find the noun and the verb first.
    Adjectives describe nouns, adverbs describe verbs. Find those two and the rest follows.
  2. quick → cat = adjective
    "Quick" tells you about the cat, a noun. So it is an adjective.
    Ask "what kind of cat?" If the word answers it, it is an adjective.
  3. silently → ran = adverb
    "Silently" tells you how it ran, a verb. So it is an adverb.
    Ask "how did it run?" Many adverbs end in ly, but not all, so use the question not the ending.

Answer: quick is the adjective, silently is the adverb

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In "She sang loudly", which word is the adverb?

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