Adjectives and Adverbs Compared

 

 

 

 

 

ADJECTIVES	ADVERBS
	We usually form an adverb by adding –ly to the adjectives: serious – seriously, gentle – gently, happy – happily, awful – awfully, polite –politely, true - truly
2.       The following words end in –ly, but they are adjectives:   elderly, cowardly, friendly, likely, deadly, lively, lonely, silly, ugly, lovely e.g. She greeted him in a friendly way.	2.       There are certain adverbs which have the same form as their adjectives. These are: best, better, big, cheap*, clean*, clear*, close*, cold, daily, dead, dear*, dirty, early, extra, far, fast, fine*, further, hourly, inside, kindly, long, loud, low, monthly, past, quick, quiet*, right, slow, straight, thin*, tight, weekly, well, yearly. Those adverbs with an asterisk(*) can be found with –ly ending without a difference in meaning, but then they are more formal. e.g. I bought it cheap. I bought it cheaply.
3.       Adjectives are always used with the following verbs: be, feel, smell, taste, sound, seem, look, appear, become, remain. e.g. Tom sounded angry when I spoke to him.	The adverbs below have two forms, each with a different meaning: Deep = a long way down, deeply = greatly Direct = by the shortest route, directly = immediately Easy = gently and slowly, easily = without difficulty Free = without cost, freely = without restrictions Full = exactly, fully = completely Hard = with effort, hardly = scarcely High = at/to a high level, highly = very much Last = after all others, lastly = finally Late = not early, lately = recently Near = close, nearly = almost Pretty = fairly, prettily = in a pretty way Short = suddenly, shortly = soon Sure = certainly, surely = without a doubt Wide = off-target, widely = to a large extent Wrong = incorrect, wrongly = unjustly

 

 

 

 

 

1. Choose the proper word.

 

1. Lately/ late there has been a rise in the price of vegetables, they are not nearly/near as cheap as they used to be.
2. I can hardly/hard believe he has gone. Surely/sure he wouldn't have left without me.
3. It is widely/wide believed among scientists that we will short/shortly run out of natural resources.
4. He is very highly/high thought of at our office because he works so hardly/hard; that's why he fully/full deserves promotion.
5. You wrongly/wrong accused him of stealing the pen without hearing his explanation first – now he is deeply/deep offended.
6. He managed to get to Lisbon easily/easy by flying there directly/direct.
7. It is not widely/wide known that students can get medication freely/free.
8. She was prettily/pretty embarrassed when she realized that she had arrived lastly/last at the party.
9.  I fully/full understand your concern.
10. He hardly/hard ever studies, yet he always produces a highly/high standard of work.

 

2. Choose the proper word.

 

1. I have been working very hard (late)
2. Hurry up! It is (near) time to go.
3. Her books are (most) romantic stories.
4. He found it (hard) to explain his problem.
5. Which of these dresses do you like (most)?
6. I had (hard) finished cooking when the guests arrived.
7. The girls were (pretty) dressed for the party.
8. I got this lipstick (free) with a magazine.
9. The exam was (pretty) difficult but we all passed it.
10. She was (deep) absorbed in her work and didn't hear me call her.
11. Her hair blew (free) around her head in the breeze.
12. They had (hard) been at home for a minute when the phone rang.
13. The shelf was so (high) that he couldn't reach it.
14. Children under five years old travel (free).
15. Sue has (near) finished her homework.
16. This college is (high) recommended for its quality of education.
17. The miners dug (deep) to find coal.
18. We found it (hard) to get used to living in a foreign country.
19. Which of Mel Gibson's films do you like (most)?
20. Your voice sounds (strange).
21. He speaks English (fluent).
22. The flowers smell (nice).
23. Open the window. It's (terrible) hot in here.
24. This wine tastes (sweet).
25. The jacket looks (beautiful).
26. She always dresses (nice).
27. I'm (extreme) grateful for your advice.
28. I feel a bit (strange). I think I'll go and lie down.
29. He drove very (careful) because it was raining and the road was wet.
30. Could you speak a little more (loud)?
31. The cake tastes (delicious). I can't help eating one more piece.
32. The rose garden looked (wonderful).
33. I feel (terrible) after I have eaten so much at the party.
34. Your ideas sound (reasonable).
35. They started the race (slow).
36. He ate (hungry).
37. I can't remember the accident (clear).
38. He won the game (easy).
39. They sell things very (cheap).
40. I've been busy (late).
41. We went into the concert (free).

 

3. Open the brackets using the proper words.

 

A) Julia was walking (quick) down the street when she heard someone call her name (loud). She looked (nervous) behind her but the street was (complete) empty. There was nobody there. (Sudden), she heard her name again. She turned to see her brother running towards her, smiling (cheerful)."Didn't you hear me?" he laughed (happy). "Nick!" cried Julia. "You (near) frightened me to death.

B) It was Lucy's birthday and she was very (sad). She had been waiting (hopeful) all morning for the postman to arrive. (Sudden), the letterbox rattled (gentle) and the letter fell (soft) on the doormat. Picking it up, Lucy saw (miserable) that it was a bill. There were no cards, no presents and no (pretty) bouquets of flowers. Lucy (near) burst into tears. Just then, there was a (loud) knock at the door. Opening the door (slow), Lucy saw all her friends holding (bright) wrapped gifts and shouting "Happy Birthday". Lucy (immediate) cheered up and greeted her friends (warm).

C) I had a (strange) dream last night. I was in a garden. It was getting (dark), and it was (terrible) cold. My head was aching (bad). I was walking out of the garden when (sudden) I saw a man. He was sitting (quiet) on a seat. He seemed very (unhappy). He looked up and smiled (sad) at me. I don't know why, but I felt (curious) about him. I wanted to talk to him, but I couldn't think what to say. I just stood there (foolish).

 

4. Complete the following conversations. Choose the correct form.

 

A)  - How did you get on with Henry yesterday?

- Oh, we had a nice lunch and some (live) conversation. Henry was charming, as usual. He gave me a lift back to the office, but it was (hard) worth risking our lives to save a few minutes. He (near) killed us.

- What do you mean?

- Well, we'd sat a bit too (long) over our meal, and we were (late) getting back to work. Henry drove very (fast). I tried (hard) to keep calm, but I was (pretty) scared. We went (wrong) and missed a left turn, and Henry got annoyed. Then a van came round the corner, and it was coming (straight) at us. I don't know how we missed it.

 

B)   - Is it true that you saw a ghost last night?

- Yes, I did. I went to bed (late), and I was sleeping (bad). I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. I went to the window and saw the ghost walking across the lawn.

- Was it a man or a woman?

- A woman in a white dress. I had a (good) view from the window, but she walked (fast). She wasn't there (long). I'd (hard) caught sight of her before she'd gone. I (near) missed her.

- You don't think you'd been working too (hard)? You've been looking a bit pale (late).

- I saw her, I tell you.

- It isn't very (like) that ghosts (actual) exist. I expect you were imagining it.

 

5. Complete the conversation. Put in good, well, bad, badly and ill.

 

- How did you and Daniel get on in your tennis match?

- We lost. I'm afraid we didn't play very ___________. Danie made some __________ mistakes. It wasn't a very __________ day for us. We played really __________.

-  I heard Daniel's in bed at the moment because he isn't very __________.

- Yes, I'm afraid he's been __________ for several days, but he's better now.

 

6. Write the comparative/superlative of a word from the list for each blank – beautiful, early, fast, fluently, hard, late, peacefully, sensitively 

 

1. If we don't walk __________, we'll never arrive on time.
2. She sings __________ than anyone I have ever heard.
3. Andy's the most intelligent, but Sue works __________.
4. Eight is late could you possibly get here any __________.?
5. Of all the children, Helen writes __________.
6. I would sleep __________ if I weren't worried about Tom.
7. For the 10.20 train, __________ we can leave home is 10.
8. Mark speaks French __________ of all the boys in his cl