ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE?

WHOS WEARING THE LY?

Adjectives are words used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

They answer the questions: what kind, which one, how many or how much.
The big yellow bus drove down my street.
Big and yellow tell us what kind of bus.
They describe the word bus so we have more information. The adjectives
make a word picture in our minds.
Adverbs are words used to describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
We say that an adverb modifies or describes these other parts of speech.
Adverbs are not verbs. Instead, they help answer questions about the
words they describe. How? When? Where? To what extent (how long or how
much?) They can show up in many different places in a sentence. You can even
have adverbs that answer different questions about the same verb in one
sentence. Many adverbs end in ly which makes them easy to find.
Happily

Quickly

Slowly

But, dont be fooled! Many adjectives can also end in ly.

Lovely

Friendly

Daily

Read the two sentences below and see if you can guess which sentence
uses the word daily as an adjective.
Grandma goes on her daily jog around the park.
Grandma goes on a jogging track daily.
If you guessed the first sentence, youd be correct.
Daily is an adjective that modifies the noun jog.
In the second sentence, daily tells us when Grandma goes.
Its an adverb that modifies the verb goes.

Copyright 2008 LessonSnips www.lessonsnips.com

ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE?
WHOS WEARING THE LY? (Contd)
Some adverbs dont end in ly.
Very

Fast

Far

Here

Some words can be used as either an adverb or an adjective.

Well

Hard

Early

Late

Only

It all depends on where the word is used in a sentence.

My little brother likes to eat cakes.
Little is used as an adjective. It describes brother.
The truck goes a little.
Little is used as an adverb. It modifies the verb goes.
Theres a simple rule to let you know if a word is an adverb or an adjective.
If the word modifies or describes a noun, its an adjective. If the word modifies
a verb, adjective or other adverb, its an adverb.

Copyright 2008 LessonSnips www.lessonsnips.com

ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE?
WHOS WEARING THE LY? Questions

A. Look at the underlined word in each sentence. If it is an adverb, write

AV on the blank line. If it is an adjective, write AD on the line.
1. _______Dig deep to find the treasure.
2. _______My puppy dug a deep hole.
3. _______Our vacation came near.
4. _______That ball was a near miss!
5. _______ Sam rode the bike hard.
6. _______ That bike has a hard seat.
7. _______ Tammy is well.
8. _______ John writes well.

Copyright 2008 LessonSnips www.lessonsnips.com

ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE?
WHOS WEARING THE LY? Questions (Contd)
B. Lets Review
1. _______________________________are words used to describe or modify
nouns or pronouns.
2. _______________________________ are words used to describe verbs,
adjectives or other adverbs.
3. Many adverbs end in these two letters. What are they? ______________.
4. Do some adjectives end in ly too? _____________________________.
5. Some words can be used as an adverb and an _____________________.
6. If a word modifies or describes a noun, its an ____________________.
7. If a word modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb, its an ___________.
C. Add an adjective or an adverb to finish the sentences. Be creative.
1. John walks _______________________________ down the hall.
2. John walks fast down the ___________________________ hall.
3. My sister likes ______________________________ cookies.
4. My sister baked cookies ____________________________________.
5. Marie writes ______________________________ penmanship pages.
6. Marie writes ________________________________on her pages.
7. That parrot talks ___________________________________________.
8. That parrot says __________________________________ words.
9. His boat sank ______________________________________________.
10. His _____________________________________ boat sank.
Copyright 2008 LessonSnips www.lessonsnips.com

ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE?
WHOS WEARING THE LY? Answers
A.
1. __AV____ Dig deep to find the treasure.
2. __AD____ My puppy dug a deep hole.
3. __AV____ Our vacation came near.
4. __ AD____ That ball was a near miss!
5. ___AV____Sam rode the bike hard.
6. ___AD____That bike has a hard seat.
7. ___AD___ Tammy is well.
8. ___AV___ John writes well
B.
1.

ADJECTIVES_ are words used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

2.
ADVERBS
adverbs.

are words used to describe verbs, adjectives or other

3. Many adverbs end in these two letters. What are they?

LY

4. Do some adjectives end in ly too? YES

5. Some words can be used as an adverb and an adjective.
6. If a word modifies or describes a noun, its an adjective.
7. If a word modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb, its an adverb.
C. Answers will vary.

Copyright 2008 LessonSnips www.lessonsnips.com