5 - ] Basic Grammar For Beginners - Adverbs

5 - ] Basic Grammar For Beginners

7 . Adverbs

1 .An adverb describes a verb . It tells how we do something . It generally ends in (ly) ( adverbs of manner ) .

Examples

He speaks slowly .

She works carefully .

2 . Many adverbs are formed simply by adding (ly) to the adjectives .

soft + ly = softly  careful + ly = carefully nice + ly = nicely -

3 . Adverbs that end in (y) after a consonant , change (y) to (i) before adding (ly) .

Example

The children are shouting happily .

The played noisily .

4 . Good is an adjective while well is an adverb .

Example

She is a good student .

She studies her lessons well .

5 . Some adjectives are uses also as adverbs .

hard - hard

fast - fast

late -late

early - early

Examples

He is a hard worker .

He works hard .

It rains hard .

The car is fast .

The car runs fast.

The train is late .

The train arrived late .

He comes in the early morning .

He usually comes early.

Exercise 1

Put the correct form of adverbs in the blanks .

1 . Mary plays the piano --------------------                                      [skillful]

2 . She always speaks very -----------------                                       [ soft]

3 . He did the work very ------------------                                         [ clever]

4 . She always prepares her lessons ----------                                  [ careful]

5 . I can do this exercise ----------------                                               [ easy]

6 . The old man walks very --------------------                                     [slow]

7 . He does all his work -----------------                                               [quick]

8 . They speak English --------------------                                            [perfect]

9 . He always prepares his lessons ---------------                                [good]

10 . The baby has slept -------------all night .                                     [sound]

11 . Adel drove his car so ----------------                                             [ careless]

12 . The old man waited --------------at the bus stop .                       [patient]

13 . The soldiers fought very -----------------                                      [brave]

14 . She always speaks ----------------- of herself .                              [proud]

15 . The airplane landed ---------------                                                [safe]

16 . The hungry man ate the food -----------------                              [greedy]

17 . John kicked the cat ---------------                                                 [cruel]

18 . The little boy was riding his bike -------------                              [dangerous]

19 . The birds are singing very ---------------                                      [sweet]

20 . The boys are playing -----------------                                            [noisy]

21 . The children are playing ------------------                                     [happy]

22 . The film has ended ---------------------                                           [sudden]

23 . The girl is sitting --------------------in front of the television .     [comfortable]

24 . Adam always behaves ---------------------                                      [foolish]

25 . The children are playing -----------------in the garden .              [quiet]

Exercise 2

Complete the following :

1 . The exercise was easy and I did it ------------------------

2 . Our teacher treats us gently . She is very --------------with us .

3 . Luckily he passed the driving test . He was ---------------

4 . His writing is always neat . He always writes ----------------------

5 . He spent the money foolishly . He was a ----------------boy .

6 . The song was very clear . She sang very --------------------

7 . It was a fierce battle . The soldiers fought -----------------

8 . She is a very cheerful teacher . She does everything ------------------------

9 . He is a careful teacher . She does everything --------------------

10 . He was such a patient person . He did everything --------------------

Degrees of Comparison

1 . We form the comparative degree by adding (er) to the positive degree .

Examples

soon - sooner late - later early - earlier

2 . If the adverb has more than two syllables we use “more” .

rapidly more rapidly - cleverly more cleverly + than

 Examples

She writes more carefully than ever before .

He walks more rapidly than I .

Exercise

1 . He arrived at the party -----------------[late] than I .

2 . We will get there ----------------------[soon] than you .

3 . He called -------------------[early] than usual .

4 . He answered me -------------------[quick] than I expected .

5 . She plays the piano --------------------[good] than you .

6 . She also sings ----------------------[beautiful] than you .

7 . The train arrived ------------------------[late] than ever before .

8 . You can run -----------------------[fast] than all of us .

9 . Harvard works -------------[hard] than other students .

10 . You speak French ---------------------[good] than I .

11 . Charles drives ---------------------[fast] than his father .

12 . They go to the zoo ------------------[frequent] than us .