ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS

Adjectives ending in -e add -r or -st

nice -nicer - the nicest

Adjectives with consonant-y at the end lose -y and get -ier or -iest

cosy - cosier the cosiest

LEARN BY HEART

Irregular adjectives

good -better-the best

bad- worse- the worst

much- more- the most

many- more- the most

little- less- the least

far- farther- the farthest (about physical distance)

far -further - the furthest (about abstract ideas)

Comparative and superlative forms

of two-syllable adjectives

Prepositions of, in help to make the superlative comparison:

This flower is the most beautiful in the garden.

He is the tallest of all.

as adjective as

not as adjective as

He is as strong as his brother.

My sister is not as tall as my brother.

Video lessons.

1. Adjectives such as beautiful, nice, and red describe nouns. He is a nice boy.

2. Adverbs such as quickly, badly, or warmly describe verbs: He speaks quickly.

3. Adverbs also describe adjectives: He is extremelly clever.

4. Adverbs describe adverbs as well:

He works very hard.

Make adverbs from adjectives.

a)- Adjective ending in - y

Change Y to I and add -LY = - ILY

How to make the adverb :

heavy - heavily

happy - happily

lazy - lazily

b) adjectives with -ic

add the -ally

automatic - automatically

dramatic - dramatically

BUT: public-publicly

c) adjectives ending in -le

drop -e and add -ly

comfortable - comfortably

Adjective - Adverb

good well

early early

fast fast

late late

hard hard

far far

“Hardly” means not much, almost no, almost none

It is not the adverb from “hard”.

“Lately” means recently.

It is not the adverb from “late”.

• There’s hardly any tea left.
• Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
• She hardly ever calls me (= almost never).
• We hardly know each other.
• Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day).
• Have you seen her lately?
• It’s only lately that she’s been well enough to go out.

If a word answers the question how,

it is an adverb.

She thinks slow/slowly.

She thinks how? slowly.

• She is a slow/slowly thinker.

Slow does not answer how,

so no -ly is attached.

Slow is an adjective here.

• She thinks fast.

Fast answers the question how,

so it is an adverb in this sentence.

But fast never has an -ly attached to it.

• We performed bad/badly.

Badly describes how we performed.

It is an adverb.

These verbs of the senses

express passive actions.

A nose, a tongue, eyes are not used. After them we use adjectives.

smell - kvepėti; atsiduoti, smirdėti, dvokti,

taste- turėti skonį,

look - atrodyti,

When a nose, a tongue, eyes are being used actively, use the adverb after the verbs of sense:

taste -(pa)ragauti

smell -uostyti, kvėpinti

look -pa)žiūrėti, (pa)žvelgti

Examples:

Roses smell sweet/sweetly.

Do the roses actively smell with noses?

No, so no -ly.

The woman looked angry/angrily.

Did the woman actively look with eyes or

are we describing her appearance?

We are only describing appearance,

so it's an adjective.

The woman looked angry/angrily at the paint splotches.

Here the woman actively looked with eyes,

so the -ly is added. It's an adverb.

splotch,splodge - šnek. (dažų, purvo, riebalų ir pan.) dėmė

She feels bad/badly about the news.

She is not feeling with fingers,

so it's an adjective.

The towel feels soft.

It isn't using fingers,

somebody is touching it

If you are recovering

from a long illness and

someone is inquiring

about your health,

it's appropriate to say,

“I feel well.”

but

If you're just describing yourself on a good day and nobody's asking about your health, a more appropriate response is, “I feel good.”

The word good is an adjective,

while well is an adverb.

Examples:

You did a good job.

Good describes the job.

You did the job well.

Well answers how.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/adjadv1.htm

http://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/adjectives-adverbs.html

COMPARATIVE /SUPERLATIVE

FORMS OF ADVERBS

They are the same as for adjectives:

Add -er or -est to short adverbs

Adverb Comparative Superlative

hard harder the hardest

late later the latest

fast faster the fastest

Examples:

Jim works harder than his brother.

Jim works harder than his brother.

works how?

Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the fastest of all.

Examples:

Adverb Comparative Superlative

quietly more quietly the most quietly

slowly more slowly the most slowly

seriously more seriously the most seriously

The teacher spoke more slowly to help us to understand.

Could you sing more quietly please?

far -an adjective -

tolimas, tolus, nutolęs ;

far- an adverb -

toli,žymiai, daug, labiau

Some adverbs have irregular

comparative forms:

Adverb Comparative Superlative

badly worse the worst

far farther the fartherst

little less the least

well better the best

many more the most

much more the most

1. I think he is a good teacher.

He teaches well.

2. He drives carefully but

he makes some bad mistakes.

3. He is an excellent player.

He moves quickly.

4. He drives dangerously.

He is a stupid driver.

1. My sister is a good skier.

She skies ... .

2. My brother is a fast swimmer.

He swims ... .

3. A snail is a slow walker.

It ... ... .

4. She is a wonderful singer.

She ... ... .

5. They are hard workers.

They ... ... .

6. He feels tired because he has worked . (hard-hardly)

7. He feels tired because he hasn't worked yet. (hard-hardly)

8. We are walking in a street. (quiet-quietly)

9. She speaks. (quiet-quietly)

10. He is not good at speaking but he writes. (good- ...)

11. You should speak more . (soft- ...)

5.They are rich and powerful people.

6. This car is expensive.

7. They don't live expensively.

8. We are happy.

The movie ends happily.

9. The cheese tastes awful.

10. Its taste is horrible.

11. There are some hungry dogs.

They're eating hungrily.

12. Her voice is beautiful.

She sings beautifully.

13. She speaks English fluently.

Her English is fluent.

5. They are hard workers.

They ... ... .

6.They are excellent players.

They ... ... .

7. He is a terrible story-teller.

He ... ... ... .

Use the correct form of the words in brackets:

12. The towel feels. (soft)

13.He doesn’t know where we live. (exact)

14. The brave men fight . (brave)

15. She looks . (pretty)

16. The children sometimes behave . (bad)

17.They live together . (happy)

For more exercises look at GRAMMAR SPECTRUM 1 ELEMENTARY, PAGE 89

ADJECTIVES - būdvardžiai

COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE FORMS

aukštesnysis laipsnis /aukščiausiasis laipsnis

Spelling rules

a syllable- skemuo

a vowel - balsis

a consonant- priebalsis

double- dvigubinti, dvigubėti

for short adjective we add -er

for long adjectives :

more +adjective

One-syllable adjectives

a vowel + consonant

double the last consonant

big - bigger the biggest

fat- fatter the fattest

for short adjectives:

the adjective-est

for long adjectives:

the most adjective

http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=EHeG7PD2_mU

fast - faster, the fastest

impressive - more impressive the most impressive

Lionel Messi is faster than other players.

Lionel Messi is the most famous footballer in the world.

When we compare 2 people, 2 groups, 2 animals, 2 plants, 2 things, we use COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES (-er, more) and use the word than.

For example:

He is taller than his brother.

The book is more interesing than the film.

When we compare 1 person, 1 group, 1 animal, 1 plant, 1 thing with all other people, groups, animals, plants or things, we use SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES (-est, the most) and use the preposition of or in.

For example:

He is the tallest in his class.

This book is the most interesting book of all.

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or

These adjectives can be used with

Other ways to compare things

Adjectives can be used with

more - the most

-less - the least

the ...-est

-er

Two-Syllable Adjectives

ClE-VER

Comparative Form

cleverer - more clever

Superlative Form

the cleverest - the most clever

gentle

gentler = more gentle

the most gentle = the gentlest

friendly

friendlier = more friendly

the friendliest = the most friendly

quiet quieter the quietest

quiet more quiet the most quiet

simple simpler the simplest

simple more simple the most simple

polite politer the politest

polite more polite the most polite

+ comparative form

much

a lot

a little

a bit

much better, a lot bigger,

a little cheaper, a bit brighter

Practice

Rewrite these sentences using an adverb instead of an adjective.

1.Fill in the adjectives and adverbs:

Adjectives

Adverbs

Steve is a bad football player.

He plays football badly.

Use the correct form of the words in brackets. Write adj. for adjectives, adv. for adverbs next to each sentence

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adverbs/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adverbs/form-exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/three-pigs

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adverbs/exercises?02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adverbs/compare-exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/exercises

http://www.english-4u.de/adj_adv_ex1.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverb_form.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_adverb.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex1.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_adverb2.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/adj_adv_ex2.htm

1.Fill in the adjectives and adverbs:

Task 1

Adjectives

Adverbs

Task 3

Task 2

Rewrite these sentences using an adverb instead of an adjective.

youtube+adverbs+and+adjectives&tpr=10&ctype=videos

Comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs

http://www.search.ask.com/search?ctype=videos&o=APN10277&gct=sb&ots=1423940696866&tpr=7&q=youtube+adverbs+and+adjectives+comparative

9'01

Steve is a bad football player.

He plays football badly.

Adverb song "Do you qualify?"

Comparative & superlative adjectives and adverbs

32'08

http://www.search.ask.com/search?ctype=videos&o=APN10277&gct=sb&ts=1423940417910&tpr=10&q=youtube%20adverbs%20and%20adjectives%20comparative&page=2&pToken=CAoQAA&ots=1423940451069

http://www.search.ask.com/search?ctype=videos&o=APN10277&gct=sb&ots=1423940696866&tpr=7&q=youtube+adverbs+and+adjectives+comparative

3'56

Task 4

Adjectives and Adverbs

Task 5

There are some exceptions:

Examples:

Write the comparatives:

1.happily - more happily

2.softly -

3.early -

4.beautifully -

5.carefully -

6.intelligently -

Adverbs are usually made from adjectives, by adding -LY.

Examples:

Adjective

Ann is beautiful.

The room is warm.

The car is slow.

Adverb

Ann sings beautifully.

Joe smiles warmly.

Ann drives slowly.

nice - nicely

BUT: true -truly

Some other endings:

Make comparative/superlative forms of adverbs:

1.Steve works (hard) of all the students.

2. Ann is dancing (elegantly) than her friend.

3. Peter drives (badly) than Steve.

4. He swims (fast) of all the boys in our class.

Rule 2

Rule 1

Examples:

I feel well.

He speaks English well.

well means “healthy”

It's an adjective.

He speaks (how?) well.

Well is an adverb

describing the verb speaks

For those

who wants

to know more

http://motivatedgrammar.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/on-feeling-good-well-bad-or-badly/

PRACTISE :

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/gc-advadj.html

http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/GammaExer/adjoradv.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_adverb.htm

Read and Learn

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/adjectives_and_adverbs_ex2.htm

Example:

You're driving worse today than yesterday !

ran how?

how ?

with adverbs ending in -ly,

use

more for the comparative

and the most for the superlative:

The little boy ran farther than his friends.

Irregular adjectives

Comparative / Superlative forms

good - better - the best

bad - worse - the worst

much - more - the most

many - more - the most

a lot of-more - the most

little - less - the least

far - further - the furthest