6 ශ්රේණිය English · Unit 16 · Language
Describing Words: Adjectives, Adverbs and Word Families
නාම පද විස්තර කරන වචන (adjectives), ක්රියා විස්තර කරන වචන (adverbs), සමාන / විරුද්ධ අරුත් සහ -ful, -less, un- වැනි කොටස්.
මේ පාඩමෙන් 1use adjectives and adverbs to describe
මේ පාඩමෙන් 2join words and sentences with and
මේ පාඩමෙන් 3find synonyms and antonyms and use affixes
1Adjectives describe nouns
- colour: a red pen
- size: a small cat, a tall tree
- quality: a beautiful flower, a kind teacher
- origin: a Sri Lankan cricketer
- number: two puppies
Adjectives come before the noun, or after is / are: The sky is blue.
2Adverbs describe verbs
- Ama sings beautifully.
- Kumar runs fast.
- The old man walks slowly.
- Please speak quietly.
Many adverbs = adjective + -ly: quick → quickly, careful → carefully, happy → happily.
Ask "How?" How does Ama sing? Beautifully. The answer is the adverb.
3Joining with and
- nouns: I like apples and bananas.
- adjectives: The room is clean and bright.
- sentences: Nimal plays cricket and his sister plays netball.
4Synonyms, antonyms and affixes
- Synonyms (same meaning): big / large, happy / glad, start / begin
- Antonyms (opposite meaning): hot / cold, fast / slow, rich / poor
- un-: happy → unhappy, dis-: like → dislike, re-: write → rewrite
- -ful: help → helpful, -less: care → careless, -ness: kind → kindness
උදාහරණය: Make the opposite of "helpful" with an affix.
පිළිතුර: helpless (help + -less). Or: unhelpful.
පිළිතුර: helpless (help + -less). Or: unhelpful.
✏️ උත්සාහ කරමු
Choose the adjective: "She has a lovely voice."
He drives ___.
The antonym of "early" is ...
🔑 අලුත් වචන (කාඩ්පත ඔබන්න)
📝 සාරාංශය
- Adjectives describe nouns: colour, size, quality, origin, number.
- Adverbs describe verbs, often with -ly.
- "and" joins nouns, adjectives and sentences.
- Synonyms = same, antonyms = opposite; affixes change words: unhappy, helpful.
ඊළඟට: මේ පාඩමේ ප්රශ්න විචාරය කරලා ඔයා කොච්චර ඉගෙන ගත්තද බලන්න.