Kristi ReyesMiraCosta College

Basic Rules Adjectives describe people, places, things (nouns)Adverbs describe actions (verbs)

Word families, spelling rules

Adjective Adverb(describes a person, place, thing) (describes an

action)(it is/ seems, appears, looks…) (work,

run, play…)

1. Nice __________ + ___Confident __________ + ___

Word families, spelling rules

Adjective Adverb(describes a person, place, thing) (describes an

action)(it is/ seems, appears, looks…) (work, run,

play…)

2. Angry __________ + ___ Happy __________ + ___

Adjective Adverb(describes a person, place, thing) (describes

an action)(it is/ seems, appears, looks…) (work, run,

play…)

3. Incredible __________ + ___ Probable __________ + ___

Adjective Adverb(describes a person, place, thing)

(describes an action)(it is/ seems, appears, looks…) (work,

run, play…)

4. Beautiful __________ + ___ careful __________ + ___

Avoiding Common Errors1. Bad or Badly?I play the piano (bad / badly).She is a (bad / badly) driver.

2. Good or Well?The speak English (good / well).They are (good / well) English speakers.

3. Hard or Hardly?He studies (hard / hardly).

Some words can be both adjectives and adverbs; it depends on how they are used. Some examples:fast: He is a fast worker. He works fast. (no fastly!)hard: The test was hard. She studies hard. (opposite: She hardly studies).late: He is late. He comes late.

1. What are three words you use to describe yourself?

2. How is your English?3. What is something you do well?4. What is something you do badly?5. What is something you or someone you

know does carefully? Quickly? Slowly? Lovingly? Carelessly? Passionately? Confidently?