Rule: Adverbs are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective Example: beautiful - beautifully, careful - carefully Some adjectives don't change in the adverb form.. The most.[r]
(1)alone amazing everywhere heavy incredibly rare safely sharp silently
strong well Complete the sentences using the right form of the word in
brackets as an adjective or adverb He _ reads a book (quick) Tania is a _ girl (wonderful) The class is _ loud today (terrible) Sam is a _ singer (good)
5 You can _ open this tin (easy) He spoke to me _ (soft) It is a _ day today (terrible) They sing the song _ (good) He is a _ driver (careful) 10 He drives the car _ (careful) 11 The dog barks _ (loud)
12 The taxi drives was _ injured (serious) 13 Sandy is _ clever (extreme)
14 This hamburger tastes _ (awful) 15 She is _ with her parents (tender)
16 Be _ with this glass of milk It’s hot (careful) 17 She looks _ What happened to her? (sad) 18 Don’t speak so _ I can’t understand (fast) 19 Karen _ opened her present (slow) 20. She shouted at him _ (angry)
Choose a word from the box to complete the following text The cougar is an animal Its back legs are longer than its front legs, so it can jump _ high; some cougars can jump up to six meters It is extremely , too, and can drag its prey (which may be as _ as the cougar itself) for long distances, until it finds a place where it can eat its food _ Its claws are very , but they can be pulled back into its toes, so the cougar can run Cougars live ; they only meet with other cougars in order to breed Cougars can swim , and climb trees They used to live in north and south America, from Chile to the Yukon, but now they are quite
Choose the correct form of the words in bold and match the sentences with the pictures
1 Anna walks heavy / heavily.
2 betty is beautiful / beautifully.
3 Lean speaks Chinese fluent / fluently.
4 Dave arrived late / lately.
5 Sindy learned Spanish quick / quickly.
6 Maria usually sings sad / sadly.
7 Tim understands French good / well.
8 The women work hard / hardly.
9 Mai Lee dresses correct / correctly.
10 This soup tastes good / well.
11 The orchestra sounds bad / badly.
12 Sergio likes to sing happy / happily songs.
13 the animal sees good / well.
14 we like to live in a clean / cleanly house
15 Anna ran fast / fastly at the Olympics.
Adverbs modify verbs They tell you How something is done
Example: How does he she sing? - She sings beautifully Rule: Adverbs are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective Example: beautiful - beautifully, careful - carefully Some adjectives don't change in the adverb form The most
important of these are: fast - fast, hard - hard
Good is probably the most important exception The adverb form of
'good' is 'well'
Rule: Adverbs can also modify an adjective In this case, the adverb is
placed before the adjective
Example: She is extremely happy They are absolutely sure
Do not use 'very' with adjectives that express an increased quality of a basic adjective Example: good - fantastic
NOT!!: She is a very beautiful woman
Rule: Adverbs of frequency (always, never, sometimes, often, etc.)
usually come before the main verb An adjective describes how something 'is' We usually use
the verb 'to be' when using adjectives Adjectives are
used to describe nouns and are invariable Example: He is a good doctor
Adjectives don't have a singular and plural form OR a
masculine, femine and neuter form
Adjectives are always the same! Never add a final -s to
an adjective
Adjectives can also be placed at the end of a sentence
if they describe the subject of a sentence
Don't place an adjective after the noun Example: My doctor is excellent
Rule: Adjectives are placed before the noun