LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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Adverbs

Adverbs of manner

Adverbs with and without Чу': 'carefully', 'fast' [> LEG 7.7,7.13, Apps 14,15.1]

1 An adverb adds to the meaning of a verb. Adverbs of manner tells us how something happens:

How did John behave?- (He behaved) badly.

2 We form adverbs of manner by adding -ly to an adjective: slow/slowly.

After a consonant, -y changes to -/': heavy/heavily.

It was a slow train./The train went slowly. It was heavy rainJIt rained heavily.

3 We can use some words as adjectives or adverbs without adding -ly or -Ну.

It was a fast train. The train went fast.

Other examples are: better, best, early, hard, high, last, late, monthly, near, wide, worse.

Write: Supply the right adverb. Some adverbs end in -/yand some do not.

1 He's a bad driver. He drives ÂQÇUfy.;. 11 He's a quick thinker. He thinks

2 She's, a hard worker. She works 12 She's an eager helper. She helps.

3 He's a fast runner. He runs 13 My name is last. I come

4 I'm a better player than you. I play 14 The plane is very high. It's flying ..,

5 This is an airmail letter. Send it 15 Be careful. Act

6 He made a sudden move. He moved 16 The bus was late. It came

7 She gave a rude reply. She replied 17 She was brave. She acted

8 The train is early. It has arrived 18 The house was near. We went

9 Make your best effort. Do your 19 What a wide window! Open it........

10 She's glad to help. She helps 20 I get a monthly bill. I pay

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Two forms and different meanings: 'hard/hardly' [> LEG 7.14, App 15.2]

Some adverbs have two forms, one without -ly and one with -ly.

These forms have different meanings and uses: e.g. hard/hardly, last/lastly, late/lately.

He played hard. He hardly played at all.

Choose the right adverb in each sentence.

1 Farm workers have to work very •ih^Mt^. during the harvest, (hard/hardly)

2 Farm workers earn enough money to pay their bills, (hard/hardly)

3 I got off first in the race but managed to come (last/lastly)

4 - and I'd like to thank all those who made my success possible, (last/lastly)

5 We've been receiving a lot of junk mail (late/lately)

6 The postman brings my mail so I rarely see it before I go to work, (late/lately)

7 I'm sure the boss thinks very of you. (high/highly)

8 If you want to succeed, you should aim (high/highly)

9 I don't think you were treated very (just/justly)

10 I've been offered a job in Mexico! (just/justly)

11 Please don't go too the edge of the platform, (near/nearly)

12 I fell off the edge of the platform! (near/nearly)