Adjectives or adverbs
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This document provides information about adjectives and adverbs: - Adjectives describe nouns and are used before nouns or after linking verbs. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They are typically placed after verbs or before adjectives and other adverbs. - Some common adverbs have irregular forms, such as "well", "fast", and "hard". - The document then provides examples of filling in adjectives with the correct adverb form (-ly) and choosing the correct adverb or adjective in contexts.
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Adjectives or adverbs
- 1. ADJECTIVES Tell us about a noun (something or somebody) Adjective before a noun. Adjective after copulative verbs: be, look, seem, feel, smell, taste, sound. ADVERBS Tell us about a verb (how somebody does something or how something happens) Adverb after a verb Adverb before an adjective Adverb before another adv a) We didn’t go because of the heavy rain. John is a careful driver b) This cake tastes good It sounds great. IRREGULAR ADVERBS Good well Fast fast Hard hard Late late INTERMEDIATE ______________________________________________________________ ADVERBS AND - 1 - USE THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS OR MAKE AN ADVERB (ADJ+LY) AS NECESSARY 1. (careful) You must read the instructions _______________ before you use the machine. 2. (noisy) Children are always very _______________ 3. (angry) Something had happened to him. He had an _______________ look. 4. (beautiful) Don’t you think she paints _______________ ? 5. (free) She will understand anything you tell her. You can talk to her _______________ 6. (clear) It’s important that you write all the details _______________ 7. (hungry/economical) The population in many African countries are _______________ because they have a lot of _______________ problems. 8. (good) He plays tennis very _______________ 9. (quiet) The boys were so _______________ that I thought they were planning something. 10. (sure) I was _______________ that I had left the camera on the table. 11. (slow) I have to buy a new car. This one is very _______________ 12. (warm) They gave us a very _______________ welcome. 13. (comfortable) When I arrived he was sitting _______________ in an armchair. 14. (hard) We worked _______________ all day. 15. (fast) Don’t drive so _______________! It’s dangerous. 16. (easy) It wasn’t _______________ to find their house in the middle of the night. 17. Can I use your phone, please? / (certain) Yes, _______________ 18. (happy) When I gave him the present, he looked at me _______________ - 2 - CHOOSE THE CORRECT CHOICE 1.- Our team lost the march because we played (bad/badly) I feel (bad/badly) about losing the match. 2.- I didn’t any problem to find lodging. I found a flat (easy/easily) a) It rained heavily John drove carefully b) I’m terribly sorry He was seriously injured c) Ann learns languages incredibly quickly + LY
- 2. Absolutely reasonably badly Seriously slightly unusually unnecessarily Completely Changed enormous ill Planned cheap damaged Quiet long INTERMEDIATE ______________________________________________________________ ADVERBS This is too (easy/easily) . I need something more challenging. 3.- Your proposal sounds a bit (selfish/selfishly) You behaved (selfish/selfishly) 4.- The house was (terrible/terribly) damaged by the hurricane. That’s (terrible/terribly)! 5.- There was a (sudden/suddenly) change in the weather. The weather has changed (sudden/suddenly) 6.- Everybody at the party was (colourful/colourfully) dressed. Everybody was wearing (colourful/colourfully) clothes. 7.- I hurt myself (bad/badly) with that edge. The firm wasn’t successful because it was (bad/badly) managed. 8.- Don’t stand on that stool. It doesn’t look (safe/safely) Fortunately he sheltered (safe/safely) at home during the storm. 9.- we waited (impatient/impatiently) until they arrived. She sounded (impatient/impatiently) on the phone. 10.- She speaks French (good/well) She speak (good/well) French. - 3 – CHOOSE TWO WORDS (ONE FROM EACH BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 1.- The party went wrong because it was _______________ __________________ 2.- I thought it would be expensive but it was _________________ _________________ 3- My grandmother is ______________ __________________ in hospital. 4.- What a huge ship! It is ______________ ________________ 5.- Fortunately, my car was only ______________ ______________ in the accident. 6.- My dog is always barking but today it is ______________ _______________ 7.- After the redecoration, my flat was _______________ _______________ It looked new! 8.- Don’t make their wait ___________________ _________________ . They’re so impatient!