Adjectives and Adverbs Flashcards

Grade 2 · English · Flashcards

Practice identifying and using adjectives and adverbs with these flashcards.

Flashcards

What is an adjective?: A word that describes a noun — example: tall, red, three, soft
What is an adverb?: A word that describes a verb — example: quickly, loudly, always
Is 'happy' an adjective or adverb?: Adjective — it describes a noun, like 'a happy child'
Is 'happily' an adjective or adverb?: Adverb — it describes a verb, like 'she laughed happily'
What word type does an adjective describe?: A noun — a person, place, or thing
What word type does an adverb describe?: A verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Is 'softly' an adjective or adverb?: Adverb — it ends in -ly and tells how something is done
Is 'tiny' an adjective or adverb?: Adjective — it describes size, like 'a tiny bug'
Find the adjective: 'The shiny star glowed.': Shiny — it describes the noun 'star'
Find the adverb: 'He worked hard.': Hard — it tells how he worked, describing the verb 'worked'
What does 'very' do in 'very tall'?: Very is an adverb — it describes the adjective 'tall'
Name two adjectives that describe color.: Examples: red, blue, green, yellow — any color word describing a noun
Name two adverbs ending in -ly.: Examples: slowly, carefully, kindly, quietly, bravely
Is 'always' an adverb?: Yes — 'always' tells when something happens, describing a verb