The following adjectives and adverbs are from the story in Ex. 4. Underline them in the text and decide which are adjectives and which are adverbs. Which word does each describe? 1) gorgeous; 2) sunny; 3) tightly; 4) loudly; 5) beautiful; 6) scary; 7) desperately; 8) quickly.

1. gorgeous — adjective; describes a noun, for example day.
2. sunny — adjective; describes a noun, such as day or weather.
3. tightly — adverb; describes a verb, showing how an action is done.
4. loudly — adverb; describes a verb, showing how an action is done.
5. beautiful — adjective; describes a noun.
6. scary — adjective; describes a noun.
7. desperately — adverb; describes a verb, showing how an action is done.
8. quickly — adverb; describes a verb, showing how an action is done.

Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs or actions.