ADVERBS

Usage
Adverbs serve to modify a verb, they allow to specify the way, place, time and
frequency that an action takes
Structure
They are usually formed by adding -ly at the end of the corresponding adjective

- Quick --- quickly

- Careful --- carefully
- Loud --- loudly
- Soft --- softly
- Kind --- kindly
- Wrong --- wrongly
- Wonderful --- wonderfully
Structure

Exceptions Final letter

- Fast --- fast
- Happy --- happily
- Hard --- hard - Funny --- funnily
- Good --- well - Capable --- capably
- Fine --- fine - Irritable --- irritably
- Easy --- easily
Practice
Choose the correct word in brackets in
each sentence
1. It was a (clear/clearly) day. The sun was shining (bright/brightly)

2. He talks so (fast/fastly) I can’t understand what he is saying

3. She always does (good/well) in her exams. She is a (good/well) student

4. I tried (hard/hardly) to open the door but it was stuck

Structure

Word, clause or
sentence Place

- He walked slowed to the - He introduced me to her at

station the party
- He fought bravely in the - She found her purse under
battle the table
Practice
Complete the sentences using these
adverbs
At sunset / often / gently / around the corner

1. She’s waiting for me around the corner

2. The birds start singing at sunset

3. We often go for a drive on Sunday afternoon

Adverbs of manner
- To describe how did something happened
- Well, quickly, clearly, gradually, carefully, quietly
+ She carefully took his knee bandage off
Adverbs of time
- To describe when something has happened
- Last night, last month, yesterday, a year ago, late
+ Yesterday I saw a strange object in the sky
Adverbs of place
- To describe where something has happened
- Here, there, at home, at school, upstairs, downstairs
+ He ran downstairs when he heard the door opening
Adverbs of frequency
- To describe how often something has happened
- Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never
+ I usually have wine with my meals
Adverbs of degree
- To describe how much something has happened
- Very, too, extremely, rather, quite
+ The teacher was very angry with him
Interrogative adverbs
- Allow us to ask questions
- When, where, how, why
+ When did the rain stop?
Comparative
- The comparative is used to relate two adverbs

Structure:

- Long adverbs: more + adverb + than

- This engine runs more efficiently than before

- Adverb + -er + than

- Pete ran faster than his teammates
Superlative
- The superlative is used to quantify its meaning with maximum intensity

Structure

- Most + adverb
- The third rocket rose the most quickly of all

- Adverb + -est
- Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun
Practice
Complete the sentences using the
correct form of the adverb
1. The twins read (confidently) they speak
- More confidently than they speak

2. My sister danced (beautifully) her rivals

- More beautifully than her rivals

3. He finished (soon) the others

- He finished sooner than the others
Vocabulary
Restaurant
 - Bill
- Cake
- Cash
- Credit card
- Desert - Order (a meal)
- Dish - Pie
At the -
-
Drinks
Sparkling / still water
-
-
Salad
Seafood
- Red / white wine - Starter
restaurant -
-
Beer
coffee/ tea
-
-
Tip
Vegetables
- Spirits - Vegetarian
- Fish
- Waiter / waitress
- Fruit
- Main course
- Meal
- Meat
- Menu
Usual expressions
- Could we have a table for … people?
- Party for …
- Could we have the menu?
- To wait to be seated
- Are you ready to order?
- What would you like to have?/ for drink?
- I think i’ll have
- How would you like your steak? Rare, medium or well-done
- It was good/ delicious
- Could we get the bill, please
- Can I pay by credit card / (in) cash?
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