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Degrees of Comparison
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| 1) : here well then | |
| 2) : quickly easily daily | |
| 3) : somewhere outside somewhat | - |
| 4) : not at all in rain at last |
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| near nearly | sure surely | , | |
| late lately | free freely | , | |
| hard hardly | last lastly | , | |
| high highly | direct directly | , |
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She worked hard yesterday. .
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| here, there, near, far, elsewhere (- ), upstairs, downstairs, aboard ( ), afloat ( ) | ||
| : : I shall write him a letter tomorrow. | now, today, tomorrow, yesterday, tonight, then, before | |
| : , , . : Writing the address in English usually presents some difficulties for Russian people. When we want to send a letter we must always address the envelope. | always, never, usually, sometimes, often | |
| : , ( ). : He works hard. , e . : He flatly refused to leave in the small hours. | fast, slowly, hard tight, well, calmly, quickly, brightly, easily | |
| . . : The model is rather interesting/ : enough, not at all , , : John is old enough to understand that. | very, too, quite, enough, rather, hardly, almost, not at all, much, little, scarcely |
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| 1) early: + er, est | fast faster fastest; soon sooner-soonest; early-earlier-earliest; hard-harder-hardest |
| 2) ly more most | beautifully more beautifully most beautifully; slowly-more beautifully most beautifully; slowly more slowly most slowly; often more often most often |
| 3) well, bad, much, little, far | well better-best badly-worse-worst much-more-most little-less-least, far-farther/further-farthest/furthest |
| Adjective or Adverb? | a) Link verbs (be, get, become, feel, seem, grow, sound, taste, swell, look (=seem) + adjectives: she looked sad/nice/happy. I feel well/bad/fine The cake is delicious and smells good. b) Action verbs + adverbs: she looked at me sadly/happily/ I swim well / badly |
Ex. 1. Use the correct form of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Its becoming (hard) and (hard) to find a job. 2. Your work isnt very good. Im sure you can do (well) than this. 3. You are standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit (far) away? 4. Martin drove (slowly) than usual. 5. We have to walk (fast) than this if we want to catch the train. 6. This world is (widely) used in spoken English than in written. 7. Let me ask him. I know him (well) than you do. 8. Jim did (badly) in his examination than he had hoped. 9. Could you speak a bit (distinctly), please? 10. I dont play tennis much now. I used to play (often). 11. The Earth goes round the sun (quickly) than the Jupiter. 12. She always arrives at work much (early) than anyone else. 13. Of all animals in the world, which one lives (long)? 14. If he had driven (carefully), he wouldnt have got into an accident. 15. John is studding a lot (hard) than usual now that his exams are getting closer.
Ex. 2. Chose the right variant.
1. I opened the door slow/slowly.
2. Why are you angry/angrily? I havent done anything.
3. Bill is a careful/carefully driver. He drives careful/carefully.
4. Can you please repeat that slow/slowly?
5. Come on, George! Why are you always so slow/slowly?
6. The party was very good/well. I enjoyed it very much.
7. Tom didnt do very good/well in his examination.
8. Jane is studding hard/hardly for her examination.
9. Where is Diana? She was here, but she left sudden/suddenly.
10. I met them a long time ago, so I do not remember them very good/well.
11. My brother is not very good/well at the moment.
12. Dont eat your dinner so quick/quickly. It is not good for you.
13. Those oranges look nice/nicely. Can I have one?
14. I dont want to work for that company. They pay their workers bad/badly.
15. Please, be quiet/quietly. Im reading.
Ex. 3. Chose the right form of the adjective of the adverb.
1. I am happy/happily to meet you.
2. They have lived all their life happy/happily.
3. Dont speak to me cold/coldly.
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4. Your hands are cold/coldly, put on your gloves.
5. The results of our work were perfect/perfectly.
6. We have done everything perfect/perfectly.
7. I am quite helpless/helplessly in solving such problems.
8. She looked at them helpless/helplessly not knowing what to do.
9. Can you tell me the exactly time of his arrival.
10. Sorry but I dont know exact/exactly when he comes back.
11. He often comes home late/lately.
12. I havent seen him late/lately.
Ex. 4. Rewrite the sentences, puffing the adverbs in brackets into their proper places.
1. I get many letters from my friends (often).
2. We shall go (tomorrow, there).
3. Have you been to the Caucasus (ever)?
4. I have been there (never).
5. They have returned from Kiev (just).
6. I havent seen this comedy (yet).
7. He gets up early (usually).
8. My mother cooks supper for our family (always).
9. I havent money to buy this TV-set (enough).
10. She knows Spanish well to work as an interpreter (enough).
11. She wears the latest fashion (always).
12. Your can has been stolen (probably).
13. I cleaned the house and cooked the dinner (also).
14. Jack cant cook. He cant boil an egg (even).
15. I can remember her name (never).
