Exercise 1

Identify the adverbs in the following sentences and state what their function in each
sentence is!
1. It was an extremely   bad match-
2. The handball team played extremely   badly last Wednesday.
3. Unfortunately , the flight to Dallas had been cancelled.

Exercise 2
Have a look at the examples of English adjectives derived from adverbs above! Is
the suffix –ly always simply attached to adjectives without any other changes in the
spelling? What rules can you deduce?

Exercise 3
Choose the correct position of the adverbs in the sentences given below

1. Quickly
     I quickly opened and read the letter before they returned.
     I opened and read quickly the letter before they returned.
     I opened and read the letter before they returned quickly.
2. Always
     Always I am happy when it's my birthday.
     I am happy always when it's my birthday.
     I am always happy when it's my birthday.
3. Often
     My sister gets up often at 6am.
     Often my sister gets up at 6am.
     My sister often gets up at 6am.
4. Ever
     Have you been ever to Russia?
     Have you ever been to Russia?
     Have you been to Russia ever?
5. Still
     I'm still waiting for Kathryn to arrive.
     Still I'm waiting for Kathryn to arrive.
     I'm waiting still for Kathryn to arrive.

6. Hardly
     I want to go and speak to that man - hardly I know him.
     I want to go and speak to that man - I know him hardly.
     I want to go and speak to that man - I hardly know him.
7. Actually
     No wine for me. I actually don't like any alcoholic drinks.
     No wine for me. I don't actually like any alcoholic drinks.
     No wine for me. I don't like actually any alcoholic drinks.
8. Just
     As I just saw him take the money, the police arrived.
     Just as I saw him take the money, the police arrived.
     I saw him just take the money, the police arrived.

Exercise 4:

Determine the type of the underlined adverbs in the sentences below:

Претседателот денес ќе отпатува за Шведска.-
Марко отиде некаде . -
Тој пишува бавно .-
Теа многу се труди. -

Now, compare and contrast the classification of adverbs in both language and
discuss the similarities and differences!

Exercise 5
Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in
brackets.
I speak English (fluent)   now than last year.
She greeted me (polite)   of all.
She smiled (happy)   than before.
This girl dances (graceful)   of all.
Could you write (clear)  ?
Planes can fly (high)   than birds.
He had an accident last year. Now, he drives  (careful)   than before.
Jim can run (fast)   than John.
Our team played (bad)   of all.
He worked (hard)   than ever before.