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Exercise For Adverbs and Adjectives

This document discusses the difference between adjectives and adverbs. It provides examples of how each is used and the typical ways that adverbs are formed from adjectives through the addition of suffixes like "-ly". It also notes some irregular adverb forms and exceptions. Practice questions with answers are included to help the reader identify adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

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Exercise For Adverbs and Adjectives

This document discusses the difference between adjectives and adverbs. It provides examples of how each is used and the typical ways that adverbs are formed from adjectives through the addition of suffixes like "-ly". It also notes some irregular adverb forms and exceptions. Practice questions with answers are included to help the reader identify adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

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ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

THE DIFFERENCE

An adjective tells us more about a noun. Example: an expensive car, a clever girl
An adverb tells us more about a verb. Example: He talked nervously.
  HOW TO FORM THE ADVERB
Adjective + ly

sad Sadly Quiet quietly


nervous nervously Soft softly

 Adjectives ending in -y »»» ily

happy happily Angry angrily


 
Adjectives ending in -le »»» ly

terrible terribly capable capably


 
Adjectives ending in -ly

friendly in a friendly way / manner daily daily


lively in a lively way / manner early early
lonely in a lonely way / manner monthly monthly
lovely in a lovely way / manner weekly weekly
silly in a silly way / manner yearly yearly
 Irregular forms

good well Low low


fast fast Straight straight
hard hard Extra extra
long long Doubtless doubtless
 
Double forms

hard hard hardly

near near nearly

late late lately

 
HOW TO USE THE ADVERB
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Verb + adverb
The adverb describes a verb.

Example: He drove carefully.    


    verb Adverb    
  She sold Her house quickly
    verb     adverb
 
Adjective + adverb
The adverb describes an adjective.

Example: Her necklace was Horribly expensive.


        Adverb adjective
    She was Terribly sorry.
        Adverb adjective
 
Adverb + adverb
The adverb describes an adverb.

Example: They played Terribly badly.


      Adverb adverb
  He did his homework absolutely correctly.
      Adverb adverb
 
No adverb with the following verbs

Forms of to be: am, is, are, was, were, have been, had
been, will be
seem, get, turn, grow, sound, feel, taste, become, smell,
look 

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Practice 1
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
1.
1. The boys played so _________ that they won the tournament. (good)

2. He was so busy with his new computer that he had _______time to help his mother. (hard)

3. "Go and have a rest. You shouldn't work so _________" (hard)

4. From the top of the mountain he could see _________ across the countryside. (far)

5. What a ____________ picture! (beautiful)

6. Arthur fought _________ and they won the battle. (good)

7. "I love you," Camilla said in a __________ voice. (soft)

8. The maid shut the door ________ (quiet)

9. They could hear a __________ cry. (terrible)

10. Suddenly he woke up because the phone rang _________ (loud)

11. Jane opened the door ____________ (careful)

12. I like driving _________ (fast)

13. She spoke to me very __________ (soft)

14. Paul lay in bed ___________ (quiet)

15. He tasted the various kinds of tea _________ (careful)

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Practice 2
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
1. This lady has a _________ voice (loud).

2. Jack always speaks __________ (loud).

3. Mary waits ____________ in the doctor's waiting room (patient).

4. Dad was quite ________ yesterday (sleepy).

5. Jim picked up the phone and spoke ___________ (quiet).

6. Mary works ____________ (careful).

7. Jack is often ____________ (happy).

8. Nelly walked around _____________ (nervous).

9. That man is a _____________ person (nervous).

10. Susan and George work __________ (slow).

11. Jill runs to school __________ (fast).

12. Tom runs home ____________ (quick).

13. His story sounds _________ (strange).

14. Paul is a policeman. He has a ______________ job (dangerous).

15. The dog is always _____________ (hungry).

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Practice 3

Fill in the correct form – Adjective or adverb


1. There was a ___________________ noise last night. Did you hear it? (loud)
2. Sara speaks so ________________ that I can ___________________ understand her. (fast, hard)
3. Why are you so ___________________? (angry)
4. I feel ___________________ about leaving my dog at mother’s place. (bad)
5. You look ___________________ today. (great)
6. Jason ate his dinner rather ___________________.(quick)
7. The car ___________________ crashed into the tree.(near)
8. Try to speak ___________________ if you are giving a speech.(clear)
9. The situation requires a ___________________ investigation.(serious)
10. She sang so ___________________ that most of the audience left at the break.(bad)
11. Students who study ___________________ will do ___________________ in college.(hard,good)
12. We thought he played basketball________ because he was _______________ _____________.(real,
tall)
13. Driving at night can sometimes be very ___________________.(dangerous)
14. ___________________ the car changed directions.(sudden)
15. The ship was ___________________ ___________________.(incredible, huge)
16. They shouted ___________________ at each other.(angry)
17. He found his way ___________________ through the ___________________ light.(easy, bad)
18. Is she a ___________________ princess?(real)
19. The answer sounded ___________________.(correct)
20. Robert is a very ___________________ person.(lazy)
21. Nathan stamped his feet ___________________.(angry)
22. A ___________________ written story is very ________________ to read.(good, nice)
23. The teacher explained it to us ___________________.(careful)
24. The music played ___________________ in the background.(soft)
25. It was a ___________________ lake to swim in.(dangerous)
26. Sam ___________________ slipped on the ice.(accident)
27. John writes so ___________________. Look at these mistakes.(careless)
28. You’d better have a _________________ reason for your _____________ behavior.(good, strange)
29. Hank drives ___________________. I’m worried about him.(dangerous)
30. Melissa ___________________ displayed her portraits.(proud)

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