adverbs He ate quickly. It was badly cooked. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS Adjectives are connected with nouns and pronouns. They usually tell you more about people or things. They can go before nouns, or after be, seem, look, etc (see pages 200-201). Adverbs are connected with other words — for example verbs. ‘Some adverbs tell you how something happens. These often end in -ly. — ee Its.an easy language. You can learn this language easily. — = The music is slow. The pianist is playing slowly. Le a Her ideas are interesting. She spoke interestingly about her ideas. — — Joe looked hungry. Joe ate hungrily. @ Choose an adjective or an adverb. > Could Ihave a QUE... quick word with you? (quick / quickly) > She walked away quiclly.. . (quick | quickly) 1 This is a nn . train ~ it stops everywhere. (slow / slowly) 2. He talked very so about his work. (interesting / interestingly) 3 You've cooked the meat .. (beautiful / beautifully) 4 I've got an job for you. (easy / easily) 5 She writes in . cnsnnew English. (perfect / perfectly) 6 Ising very . (bad { badly) 7 [feel today. (happy / happily) 8 You seem very 2 (angry / angrily) 9 Anne's a... soosoes Swimmer, (strong / strongly) 10 Could you talk more... , please? (quiet / quietly) HOW TO MAKE -LY ADVERBS © usually: adjective +-l: quick» quickly real really (NOT realy) complete > completely oy ily easy» easily happy > happily © -ble > -bly: possible possibly Qwrite the adverbs. > wrong wrongly, 4 thirsty... 8 wonderful .. 1 fil 5. probable 9 cold... 2 sincere soon 6 usual 10 unhappy 3 loud ... 7 11 comfortable . ee HAGBOURNE HAGBOURNE Please drive Please drive slowly care flly 202 ADIECTIVES AND ADVERBS.going away tomorrow. We ran downhill. The accident happened there. We don't go out much. ‘| watch TV a lot. I play the guitar a bit. He sings a little. ‘oBjeCT “ADVERB VERB i She — speaks English ‘well, (NOT She speaks well English) They make very good bread here, (NOT Fhey-make-here-very-good-bread:) t bought a lot of clothes La (NOT | bought yesterday eot-of clothes.) ‘We didn’t enjoy _ the holiday much. (NOT We-didn'tenjoy-much-the holiday:) © Make sentences with adverbs from the box. (Different answers are possible.) carefully clearly correctly perfectly slowly tomorrow — much _yesterday > soup / cook / the .£2018.t fF nt Bhs 1 the / read /1 / letter 2 computer / bought / a / 1 3. name / your / write ... 4 see / must / the / doctor / you .. s 6 7 languages / speaks / he / four the / you / write / address / didn’t skiing / don’t like /1 .. "ke sport oe Roemer @ write about four things that you like very much. 1 Tike... 2 very much. 3 terribly sorry (NOT terriblesorry) nearly ready completely finished @ complete the sentences with words from the box. cooked empty finished — interesting married “sorry tired —_ written > Joe and Ann have been happily ! Ym terribly .. for twenty-five years. 1 . to tell you that we have no more tickets. 2. There's nothing to eat ~ the fridge is completely .. 3. The book's very well... but it's not terribly 4 After walking all day, Peter was extremely 5 6 ‘The food here is very well . ‘Is your new house ready yet?’ ‘It’s nearly .. , but they don’t give you enough. ADIFCTIVES AND AMVERRS 203adverbs with the verb often, certainly, etc @ Put the adverbs in the correct places. > I speak French, but people know that I’m English. (often; always) often. speak. Ecameh,. but people always. lenaw. shat. ne, Gaalish, 1 Jake eats fish. He eats fish for breakfast. (always; even) 2 Ann plays tennis, but she plays in the evenings. (often; only) 3. Ed puts tomato sauce on everything, He puts it on ice cream, (usually; probably) 4 Your sister is a good singer. She is a very interesting person. (certainly; also) 5 My mother is asleep. I think she is ill. (still; probably) 6 I get to the station on time, and the train is late. (always; always) @ Put the adverbs in the correct places. 1 Do you play cards? (often) 2 Have you been to Tibet? (ever) 3 Are you happy? (always) 4 Does the boss take a holiday? (ever) .. 5 Do you eat in restaurants? (usually) 6 Is Barbara ill? (still) ... 204 ADIECTIVES AND ADVERBS