Parts of Speech: Adjectives and Adverbs

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: Have you learned YET who won the championship?

verb

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The sound of your voice is BARELY audible in this loud room.

adjective

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: My grandparents USUALLY go to bed at ten o'clock.

verb

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The stadium was VIRTUALLY silent after our heartbreaking loss.

adjective

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: BOTH sweaters are made of cotton.

adjective

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Here are SOME tokens for the subway.

adjective

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: The DOLPHIN trainer passed out fish as a reward.

adjective

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: We have planned a ski trip during WINTER recess.

adjective

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The dictator CALLOUSLY disregarded the wishes of his people.

verb

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The speaker was SOMEWHAT annoyed that the microphone wasn't working properly.

verb

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: This speaker choose her words QUITE carefully.

adverb

Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: We were VERY definitely told to come to this door.

adverb

What are some adverbs that don't end in -ly?

afterward, already, also, back, even, far, fast, forth, hard, instead, late, long, low, more, near, next, not, now, often, slow, sometimes, still, straight, then, today, tomorrow, too, yet

What modifies or describes a noun or pronoun?

an adjective

What modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

an adverb

What is the emphasis adverb?

an intensifier

Name the adjective(s): I look for colorful shells and more rocks for my collection.

colorful, more

The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: By suppertime the snow was QUITE deep.

deep

What are some commonly used intensifiers?

extremely, just, more, most, nearly, only, quite, rather, really, so, somewhat, too, truly, very

Name the adjective(s): I would watch gentle sunrises and spectacular sunsets every day.

gentle, spectacular

Search for the adverb(s): The children tried hard to please their mother on her birthday.

hard

Search for the adverb(s): It rained heavily for most of the night.

heavily

Name the adjective(s): The hot sand burned my feet.

hot

Which type of adverbs introduce questions? (How?, When?, How often?, and Where?)

interrogative adverbs

The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The alarm seemed UNUSUALLY loud.

loud

Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The wind was bitterly cold during the month of December.

Adverb: bitterly Modifies: cold

Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: I heard your question clearly, but I don't know the answer.

Adverb: clearly Modifies: heard

Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The Indian rugs were incredibly expensive.

Adverb: incredibly Modifies: expensive

Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The votes for mayor are still being counted.

Adverb: still Modifies: are being counted

Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: We cleaned the house thoroughly last week.

Adverb: thoroughly Modifies: cleaned

Name the adjective(s): I can see about ten umbrellas from where I am standing.

ten

What is considered a definite article?

the

Name the adjective(s): McIntosh apples are usually crisp and juicy.

McIntosh, crisp, juicy

Search for the adverb(s): Put the new bookcase there, please.

there

These adjectives answer the question: Which one?

this, that, these, those

Name the adjective(s): Those umbrellas protect sensitive skin from harmful sunlight.

those, sensitive, harmful

Search for the adverb(s): Fun, food, and football go together.

together

What do adverbs frequently end in? It's a nice little 'red flag' in the sentence possibly indicating an adverb.

-ly

What are frequent endings of proper adjectives?

-n, -ian, -an, -ese, and -ish

What questions do adverbs answer?

How?, When?, Where?, To what degree or how much?

Name the adjective(s): If I am lucky, I can read an interesting book for a few hours.

I, interesting, few

What are considered the indefinite articles?

a, an

Which articles are considered adjectives?

a, an, the

The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The moon was ALMOST never visible because of the clouds.

never

Search for the adverb(s): One is never too old for a day at the zoo.

never, too

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Do you wear sweaters during the WINTER?

noun

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: My grandfather worked as a COWBOY in Montana.

noun

The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The SURPRISINGLY pale bather sat under an umbrella.

pale

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: BOTH of the twins look like their mother.

pronoun

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Martha picked daisies and arranged SEVERAL in a vase.

pronoun

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: SOME of these snakes are poisonous.

pronoun

Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Sandy paid very little for THIS.

pronoun

What are formed from proper nouns?

proper adjectives

Search for the adverb(s): On a really quiet night, you can hear a train whistle far in the distance.

really, far

Name the adjective(s): Listening to the regular sound of waves hitting the beach can soothe jangled nerves.

regular, jangled

Name the adjective(s): Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach.

relaxing

Name the adjective(s): The agents found the secret documents in an old suitcase.

secret, old

These adjectives answer the question: How much?

some, more, less

Search for the adverb(s): I still miss the friends that I left behind at my old school.

still, behind

Search for the adverb(s): The tree trunks still smoldered long after the forest fire.

still, long