Pang-abay na Panang-ayon, Pananggi, at Pang-agam

The discussion below is the result of my understanding of Filipino adverbs. Since I am not a Filipino teacher, please feel free to leave a comment below if you find an error in the discussion. Thank you. Pang-abay na panang-ayon In Filipino, adverbs that express affirmation or agreement about the action expressed by a verb, about the quality expressed by an adjective, or about another adverb are called pang-abay na panang-ayon. The word ayon or sang-ayon means agreeable. Examples of pang-abay na panang-ayon are listed below. oo, opo, oho (yes) sige (okay, all right) talaga (really, surely, certainly) tunay (really, truly, actually) tiyak (surely, definitely, certainly) walang duda (undoubtedly) sigurado (surely, undoubtedly) siyempre (of course, naturally, certainly) siyanga (of course, indeed) Here are some examples of sentences in Filipino with pang-abay na panang-ayon. The pang-abay is in boldface and the underlined word (verb, adjective, or adverb) is the word that…

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Pang-uri o Pang-abay Worksheets

Some Filipino adjectives may be used as adverbs.  Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns, while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. The three pdf worksheets below practice the student's ability to tell whether a Filipino word is used as an adjective (pang-uri) or as an adverb (pang-abay). The second page in each file is the answer key. You may print and distribute these worksheets to you children or students, but you may not do so for profit.  These worksheets are appropriate for fifth or sixth grade students. 1.  Pang-uri o Pang-abay_1 2.  Pang-uri o Pang-abay_2 3.  Pang-uri o Pang-abay_3

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Pang-abay Worksheets (Part 6)

The three worksheets below are about Filipino adverbs or pang-abay.  Adverbs are words that modify or describe verbs (pandiwa), adjectives (pang-uri), or other adverbs. You may print and distribute these worksheets to your children or students, but you may not sell or distribute them for profit.  The second page of each pdf file is the answer key.  These worksheets are appropriate for fifth or sixth grade students. The two 15-item worksheets below ask the student to underline all the adverbs in the sentence and draw an arrow from the adverb to the word it modifies. Some sentences have two adverbs. Pagkilala sa Pang-abay_1 Pagkilala sa Pang-abay_2 Salitang Inilalarawan ng Pang-abay_1 : This 15-item worksheet asks the student to draw a box around the word that the underlined adverb describes and to tell whether that word is a pandiwa, pang-uri, or another pang-abay.

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Pang-abay Worksheets (Part 5)

The four pdf worksheets below are about Filipino adverbs (mga pang-abay). The three kinds of pang-abay included in these worksheets are pang-abay na ingklitik (enclitic particles), pang-abay na panang-ayon (adverbs of affirmation), and pang-abay na pananggi (adverbs of negation). There are 16 pang-abay na ingklitik: ba, daw/raw, din/rin, kasi, kaya, lang/lamang, man, muna, na, naman, nga, pa, pala, sana, tuloy, and yata. Examples of pang-abay na panang-ayon are oo, talaga, totoo, tunay, and sadya. Examples of pang-abay na pananggi are ayaw, di, hindi, hinding-hindi, and huwag. These three kinds of pang-abay are usually introduced in the fifth grade. These worksheets may be used for fifth or sixth grade students. You may download and print these worksheets for your students or children, but please do not do so for profit. The two worksheets below ask the student to choose the correct pang-abay na ingklitik that will complete the sentence. The student…

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Pang-abay Worksheets (Part 4)

The five pdf worksheets below are about Filipino adverbs (mga pang-abay). Each worksheet has 15 items. Each worksheet asks the student to underline the pang-abay (word or phrase) and to circle the pandiwa (verb) that it modifies or qualifies. The three kinds of pang-abay in these worksheets are pang-abay na pamaraan (adverbs of manner) , pang-abay na pamanahon (adverbs of time), and pang-abay na panlunan (adverbs of place). These worksheets are appropriate for fourth or fifth grade students. You may print and distribute them to your children or students, but please do not do so for profit. 1. Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamaraan_2; Mga sagot sa Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamaraan_2 2. Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamaraan_3; Mga sagot sa Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamaraan_3 3. Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamanahon_2; Mga sagot sa Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamanahon_2 4. Pagtukoy sa Pang-abay na Pamanahon_3; Mga sagot sa Pagtukoy sa…

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