Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified (L.2.1.e)
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~1 min eng.g2.f.ex_10

Pos Sort

Prompt

Sort these words into ADJECTIVE or ADVERB columns: sad, sadly, happy, happily, soft, softly, slow, slowly, loud, loudly, quick, quickly.

M-2-F-EX-10 Diagram
Two-column sort mat: LEFT green column ADJECTIVES, RIGHT purple column ADVERBS. 12 word tiles ready to drag. Print-ready

Two-column sort mat: LEFT green column ADJECTIVES, RIGHT purple column ADVERBS. 12 word tiles ready to drag. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

How it's presented
mode drag and drop
words
  1. sad
  2. sadly
  3. happy
  4. happily
  5. soft
  6. softly
  7. slow
  8. slowly
  9. loud
  10. loudly
  11. quick
  12. quickly
Answer criteria
type two bucket sort
adverbs
sadlyhappilysoftlyslowlyloudlyquickly
adjectives
sadhappysoftslowloudquick
Hints
  1. -LY at the end is usually an adverb signal.
  2. If the word can go before a NOUN, it's an adjective. If it can go after a VERB, it's an adverb.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treats 'happy' as adverb because of its -y ending.
  • All-or-nothing sort (skips the pattern).
Used in lessons