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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

(Supplementary Material for GLM)

Adjectives are used to describe or make more definite the meaning of a word such as a noun (things, people,
places, etc.) or a pronoun.
e.g.: a difficult exercise
a young man
popular sports(*)
They look worried
She is intelligent
(*) Adjectives do not take plural forms in English.
Adverbs

are words which may modify:

- A verb.
- An adjective.
- A past participle.
- Another adverb.

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They listened carefully.

Last night, it was terribly cold.
The letter was badly written.
My brother ran unusually fast.

Most adverbs in English are formed by adding '-ly' to an adjective.

e.g.: quick
careful
hungry
complete

quickly
carefully
hungrily (note that -y changes to -i before -ly)
completely

Some adverbs do not end in -ly, but keep the same form as the adjective. See the examples below:
adjective
far
fast
low
high
late
near
hard
bad

adverb
far
fast
low
high
late
near
hard
bad

Note that the adverb "well" does not end in '-ly', but it does not keep the same form as the adjective "good".
There are other adverbs ending in '-ly' , but their meaning is different from the original adjective:
badly means "very much" .
highly means "very".
lately means "recently".
nearly means "almost".
hardly means "seldom, rarely".

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She badly needed that money.

The new secretary is highly qualified.
What have you been doing lately?
He was nearly dead when they found him.
I hardly go to the cinema.

EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks using the correct adverb or adjective in parentheses.
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You shouldn't arrive ____________ at work. You may get in trouble. (late/lately)
2.
The President is a ____________ respected person. (high/highly)
3.
Joyce lives _________ us. (near/nearly)
4.
Tim didn't do very_____________ in his examination. (good/well)
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I like ___________ music. (loud/loudly)

Ferraris and Porsches run very _____________. (rapid/rapidly)
It is a good and _____________ decorated restaurant. (beautiful/beautifully)
I've had this ___________ toothache for a week or so. (terrible/terribly)
He _____________ broke his leg skating last Saturday. (near/nearly)
Many dictionaries have a _______________ cover. (hard/hardly)

EXERCISE 2. Choose the correct word. Cross out the wrong alternative.
For example:
She opened the door slow / slowly.
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Roy is a careful/carefully driver.

Can you spell your name slow/slowly, please?
Why are you so angry/angrily? I haven't done anything.
I am tired this morning. I didn't sleep good/well.
Please, do not speak so fast/fastly. I'm trying to take notes.
Tracy was here but she left sudden/suddenly. I couldn't talk to her.
I'm trying to read. Please, be quiet/quietly.

EXERCISE 3. Write sentences using both the adjective and the corresponding adverb.
For example: (beautiful-beautifully)
She is singing a beautiful song.
She sings beautifully.
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(quick - quickly)

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(happy - happily)

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(easy - easily)

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(complete - completely)

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(correct - correctly)

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(slow - slowly)

KEY CHECK
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late
highly
near
well
loud

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rapidly
beautifully
terrible
nearly
hard

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careful
slowly
angry
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fast
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EXERCISE 3.
CONTACT YOUR LABORATORY TEACHER TO CHECK THIS EXERCISE