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verbs
adjectives
happened.
other adverbs
whole sentences
How?
happily
Adverbs of place
Where?
here
Adverbs of time
When?
today
Adverbs of frequency
How often?
always
Adverbs of degree
How (adverb)?
very
Sentence adverbs
How (sentence)?
hopefully
He sings badly.
Position
They are usually placed at the end of the sentence. They
go:
Position
They are usually placed at the end of the sentence,
although they can appear at the beginning of the
sentence for emphasis.
I am leaving today.
Tomorrow they are getting married.
The adverbs just, still and already appear in the middle of
the sentence, between the auxiliary and the verb.
They are still reading.
She has just finished her homework.
I have already seen that film.
The adverb yet appears at the end of the sentence. It is
used in interrogative and negative sentences.
They havent called us yet.
occasionally
rarely
seldom
hardly ever
Position
never
frequently
usually
always
Position
100%
25%
75%
50%
Position
0%
Position
They can appear in any position in the sentence.
Actually, I didnt buy anything.
Shell probably be late.
She can dance well, obviously.
Adjective
Adverb
Adjective
Adverb
good
well
late
late
fast
fast
early
early
far
far
near
near
hard
hard
high
high
Some adjectives have two adverbs: one with the same form as the adjective and another in ly. But the meaning of these
adverbs is different.
Adjective
Adverb
Adverb
deep
deeply (greatly)
easy
free
hard
high
last
lastly (finally)
late
near
near (close)
Short adverbs
sure (certainly)
surely (undoubtedly)
Adverb
fast
faster
the fastest
early
earlier
the earliest
soon
wrongly
sooner
- (unjustly)
the soonest
wrong
Long adverbs
Adverbs with more than two-syllables (adverbs ending
in ly) form their comparative with more and their
superlative with most before the adverb.
slowly
more slowly
happily
more happily -
Comparative
Superlative
worse
worst
least
more
far
most
farther / further
farthest / furthest
Remember!
less + adverb + than, in the comparative degree, shows
inferiority. It is the opposite of more than.
I see Brian less often than Daniel.
the least + adverb + of / in, in the superlative degree, shows
inferiority. It is the opposite of the most of.
Diana works the least hard in the class.
superlative degree.
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/ is sitting / now
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/ slept
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/ happily
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Choose for each sentence the appropriate adjective, then complete the sentences with the adverbs of
these adjectives.
1
David was very bad at tennis, but he plays __________ now.
Please, drive __________. The road is very wet.
Im a bit worried, the child is playing very __________, I cant hear him.
Lets run __________.The bus is coming!
(good bad)
(dangerous - careful)
Alison has got new glasses. Now she can see things __________.
I saw Tim at the dentists. He was sitting __________.
(noisy - quiet)
(slow - fast)
12
11
10
(bad - clear)
8
(good - bad)
(slow - hungry)
(terrible - good)
(angry - happy)
(quick - heavy)
(nervous - happy)
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
fast
___________________
___________________
quietly
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
early
___________________
___________________
___________________
worse
___________________
cheaply
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
correctly
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
the best
___________________
farther
___________________
politely
___________________
___________________
___________________
harder
___________________
___________________
___________________
wisely
___________________
___________________
___________________
more quickly
___________________
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students.
My little sister goes to bed __________ (early) in the family.
Your daughter danced __________ (gracefully) of all in her
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class.
Helen drives __________ (carelessly) than she used to.
My father sleeps __________ (soundly) of all the people I
know.
Planes can fly __________ (high) than birds.
She speaks __________ (politely) of all my friends.
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the worst
c) badly
b)
more quietly
c) quieter
Colin speaks French less __________ than I do.
well
b) good
c) better
It has been raining __________ for weeks. If it doesnt stop soon, we will have a flood.
hard
b) hardly
c) harder
Could you please speak __________? I cant understand you.
more slow
b)
slow
c) more slowly
Alan missed the train because he arrived __________ at the railway station.
late
b) later
c) lately
ANSWER KEY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
friendly
1. I often go for a walk in the afternoon.
I usually have cereal for breakfast.
2. Ben ate his dinner hungrily at the restaurant.
Sandra is definitely going to participate in the
b) in a friendly way
c)
3. The students left the classroom noisily two minutes
competition.
ago.
I was really glad to see Mary after so many years.
4. The children played happily in the garden yesterday.
in ahardly
friendever
waygo to the cinema on Saturdays.
We
5. The doctor examined the patient carefully.
The two girls were talking happily when I arrived.
Mymother
dog barks
__________
neighbours dog. 6. My father always works hard in his office.
My
felt extremely
tiredthan
this my
morning.
7. Alex goes to school by bus every day.
I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow.
8. I will probably go shopping tomorrow.
My
brother
more
loudis always complaining about everything.
9. Mrs. Jones is sitting comfortably in front of the TV now.
The children played upstairs in the afternoon.
10. The baby slept peacefully in his cradle all night.
Andrew
ate his sandwich quickly.
b) loudly
11. Susan always rides her motorbike carefully.
The football match had already started when we
12. Janet did her homework very quickly last night.
arrived at the stadium.
c) less loudly
13. The plane arrived at the airport very late.
My sister will probably go to Egypt in summer.
14. Paul is certainly going to the meeting today.
Peter
and
Sam
meet
here
every
day.
Although Henry studied __________ he could, he failed15.
theMy
exam.
father usually gets up early in the morning.
It is almost impossible that Ann arrives on time.
16.
Pam
sang wonderfully at the concert last night.
The factory workers are still on strike.
as hard as
b)
Karen opened her presents eagerly on her birthday.
hard
c) hardly
well was so tired that he could __________ keep
POSITIVE
John
his eyes open.
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
the fastest
the most quietly
the most slowly
the earliest
the worst
the most cheaply
the most beautifully
the most correctly
the best
the farthest / the furthest
the most politely
the hardest
the most cleverly
the most wisely
the most quickly
4
carefully
fast
faster
quietly
quietly
more quietly
hard
fast
slowly
more slowly
happily
early
earlier
b) hardly
clearly
badly
worse
nervously
cheaply
more cheaply
heavily
beautifully c) harder
more beautifully
angrily
correctly
more correctly
terribly
well
We
had a map, so we found the hotel __________.
better
hungrily
far
farther / further
badly
politely
more politely
easily
hard
harder
cleverly
more cleverly
b) easier
wisely
more wisely
quickly
more quickly
c) easy
1. c
13. b
2. b
3. c
14. a
4. a
15. c
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. a
b)