Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjective or Adverb - an Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University provides a great introduction to the difference between the two parts of speech. A follow-on activity could be Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Adjectives - this BBC Skillwise guide includes fact sheets, worksheets, a game, and a quiz.

The Adverb, and How Adverbs Are Used

Adjectives and Adverbs - Interactive exercises from the companion site to Diane Hacker's Rules for Writing, Sixth Edition. Note: Go to Grammar Exercises section and click the 'Cancel' button to enter, or log in if you are enrolled at the site.

Adjectives - This Tongue Untied lesson also includes types of adjectives as well as a list of commonly used ones. Students can also complete the Interactive Adjective Quiz.

Adverbs - Another BBC Skillwise guide includes fact sheets, worksheets, a game, and a quiz.

Adverbs - Also from Tongue Untied, this lesson mirrors the one on adjectives.

Verb-Adverb Charades - Students silently act out a variety of verbs and adverbs. Grades 3-8.

Flash-based quizzes from edufind.com (Intermediate-Advanced Level)

NetGrammar: Adjectives Clauses & Phrases - This unit teaches clauses, phrases, and restrictive/non-restrictive clauses. In general NetGrammar provides ESL/EFL grammar lessons and practice through a great variety of reading, writing and listening activities. Exercise results can be e-mailed to an instructor, or others.

NetGrammar: Determiners and Adjectives - Also from NetGrammar, this unit covers determiners, articles and adjectives, as well as quantifiers.

Modifiers - A lesson on single-word modifiers -- adjectives and adverbs -- from the University of Ottawa.

Adjectives & Adverbs PowerPoint and Flash Presentation From Grammar Bytes.

Grammar Quizzes - An index of quizzes from the Franfurt International School. The list includes ESL grammar exercises on adjectives and adverbs.

Interactive ESL / EFL resources from Englishpage.com.

Adjective/Adverb Taboo This game is played similar to the popular game of "Taboo." Grades 9-12.

Nouns and Adjectives Students offer descriptive adjectives to tell about nouns in a passage.

Teaching Adjectives with LUNCH - Designed for students in grades 1 & 2, this lesson introduces the concept of adjectives by having students describe their lunch.

Grammar Rock Adjective

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