Adjectives adverbs

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Idioms using adjectives
He was as quiet as a ___________________.
The material was as thin as _____________.
Her hands were as warm as ___________________.
He ran as fast as the ___________ to escape.
When Anna heard the news, she turned as white as a _______________.
He picked her up and she was as light as a ____________________.
That car must’ve cost a pretty _______________!
Julius is an old ______________ of Maria’s.
Did you see the gadget Tom bought? It’s as much __________ as a handbrake on a canoe.
Our boss is very excited about the new developer, but I think he’s just an _______________ Joe.
average 	penny 	mouse 		feather 	sheet 	toast 
flame	ice	wind  		use
	ADVERBS
	
	 
	ADJECTIVES
	
	
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	Do NOT modify nouns
	
	 
	Modify nouns and pronouns
	They modify:
- verbs
- adjectives
- other adverbs
	*Sarah angrily slammed the door.
*A very large school.
*Ruth came in very quietly.
	 
	*beautiful roses
*outstanding results
*impressive resume
*loyal customer
*they were tired
*she was ecstatic
	
	
	Usually answer
questions such as:
	
	 
	Usually answer questions such as:
	
	
	How?
When?
Where?
Why?
	*We finished the test fast.
*She arrived early for the meeting.
*The boys went upstairs.
	 
	What kind?
Which?
How many?
	*We had an enormous meal at Peggy's.
*The old car was finally sold yesterday.
*All students passed the final exam.
	
Look and learn
Intelligence (noun): mental capacity
Intelligent (adjective): describes a person who has intelligence
Intelligently (adverb): describes the actions of an intelligent person
*Usually adverbs end in -ly*
A few words that are spelled the same as adjectives and adverbs:
	HARD
	DAILY
	LITTLE
	MUCH
	FIRST
	EARLY
	LOUD
	STRAIGHT
	HIGH
	FAR
	LONG
	NEAR
	LATE
	FAST
	LOW
	WIDE
	
	
	
	
	Type
	Description
	Opinion
	funny, beautiful, ugly, easy, exciting, troublesome
	Size
	small, tiny, large, little, huge, enormous, minuscule
	Age
	new, young, old, ancient, brand-new
	Shape
	round, uneven, triangular
	Color
	black, pink, orange, blue
	Origin
	English, American, western, Spanish
	Material
	plastic, metal, paper
	Purpose
	A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with "-ing". 
Examples: sleeping ("sleeping bag"), running ("running shoes")
2. Some examples of Adjective order
If we want to use more than one adjective in a sentence, we must keep them in the following order according to their type.
He’s a silly young fool.
She’s a smart, energetic woman.
	Opinion
	Size
	Age
	Shape
	Color
	Origin
	Material
	Purpose
	Noun
	clever
	
	old
	
	
	Czech
	
	
	man
	
	large
	
	square
	
	
	clay
	
	vessel
	
	small
	
	
	blue
	
	
	sleeping
	bag