1fiffi 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 elc (see pages 210-211).
Adverbs are connected with other words - for example verbs.
Some adverbs tell you how something happens. These often end in Jy.

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The music is slow. The pianist is playing slowly.
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Her ideos are interesting. She spoke interestingly about her ideqs.
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Joe looked hungry. Joe ate hungrily.

:,L'::, Choose an adjective or an adverb.

) Could I have a ..n*y99...... word with you? (quick / quickly)
> She walked away ..n*199fu,............. (quick / quickty)
1 This is a ............ train - it stops everywhere. (slow / slowly)
2 He talked very ........... about his work. (interesting / interestingly)
3 You've cooked the meat (beautiful / beautifully)
4 l've got an ............. job for you. (easy / easily)
5 She writes in English. (perfect / perfectly)
6 I sing very ........... . (bad / badly)
7 I feel today. (haOnf / happily)
8 You seem very (angry / angrily)
9 Anne's a ............... swimmer. (strong / strongly)
10 Could you talk more .......... . please? (quiet / quietly)

HOW TO MAKE -IYADVERBS

* usually: adjective + -ly quick ---+ quickly real "-*. really (t'toT realy) complete -^w completely
* -y^*-ily easy ** easily happy *-* happily
* -ble -- -*+ -bly possible -.*w possibly

t Write the adverbs.

> wrong 4 thirsty 8 wonderful
1 final 5 probable 9 cold
2 sincere
stncere 6 usual 1 0 unhappy
3 loud 7 nice 'l I comfortable

WEST EAST
HAGBOURNE FIAGBOURNE
Please drive slowly Oh"" drive carefully

212 ADIECTTVTS AND ADVERBS

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Some adverbs tell you when, where or how much something happens.
I'm going away tomorrow. We ran downhill. The accident happened there.
We don't go out much. I watch TV a lot. I play the guitar a bit. He sings a little.
These adverbs often come at the end of a sentence. They do not come between the verb and the object.
VERB OBJECT ADVERB

She speaks English well. (Not Shespeeks+vetlEnglisE)

They make verygoodbread here. (Not@)
I bought alotof clothes yesterday. (Not@)
We didn'tenjoy theholiday much. (Not@)
I like sport very much. (not Hik+ery-naeh+po*)

Make sentences with adverbs from the box. (Different answers are possible.)

carefully clearly correctly perfectly slowly tomorrow much yesterday

> soup / cook / the ..9?.qP.!I9.?.?n.t!o.Y!.A-....9f....99.qF .tv.?.qfi..?!rpf*!!U-...

1 the/read/l/letter
2 computer/bought/a/l
3 name / your / write
4 see / must / the / doctor / you
5 languages/speaks / he / four
6 the / you / write / address / didn't
7 skiing / don't like /I

8 speak / and / please (two adverbs)

Write about six things that you like very much.
1 I like ...... very much. 4
2 ..............
3 .............. 6 ..............

Adverbs can go before adjectives, and before past participles (for example broken, finished).
terribly sorry (xot te+ibleso*y) nearly ready completely finished

Complete the sentences with words from the box. (Different answers are possible.)

badly beautifully completely extremely happily / nearly terribly very well

) Joe and Ann have Ueen ..1'l?3PiyU............... married fortwenty-five years.

1 l'm ......... .. sorry to tell you that we have no more tickets.
2 There's nothing to eat - the fridge is .............. empty.
3 The book's ........ ... written but it's not very interesting.
4 After walking all day, David was ........... tired.
5 The food here is .............. cooked but they don't give you enough.
6 'ls your new house ready yet?' 'No, but it's ............. finishedl
7 Languages were .......... . taught at my school, so I didn't learn much French.
8 l'm ......... .. pleased to tell you that you've passed your exam.
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Some adverbs, for example olways or certainly, usually go with the verb.
how often: always often usually sometimes ever hardly ever (= 'almost never') never
how certainly: certainly definitely probably
other: already also just still even only
These adverbs go before most verbs, but after auxiliary verbs (have, will, can, rnusf etc) and after
am/ore/is/was/were.
BEFORE MOST VERBS AFTER AUXILIARY VERBS AND AM ETC
I alwoys read in the evenings. I have always enioyed reoding.
Andy often goes to New York. He can often get cheap flights.
She hardly ever sees him. He is hardly ever ot home.
I certainly like London. It will certainly rain tomorrow.
We only wont to see Barbara. We are only here to see Barbara.
Jock already knows Sophie. Jack hos alreody met Sophie.

' Put the adverbs in the correct places.

) I speak French, but people know that l'm English. (often; always)
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1 Jake eats fish. He eats fish for breakfast. (always;even)

2 Ann plays tennis, but she plays in the evenings. (often; only)

3 Edward puts tomato sauce on everything. He puts it on ice cream. (usually; probably)

4 I forget names. I forget faces. (sometlmes; never)

5 Jane gets angry, and she shouts at people. (hardly ever; never)

6 I get to the station on time, and the train is lale. (alwqys; always)

7 I will phone you tomorrow, and I will write next week. (definitely; probably)

8 I drink tea. I drink coffee. (usually; sometimes)

9 Your sister is a good singer. She is a very interesting person. (certainly; also)

10 My mother is asleep. I think she isill. (still; probably)

ln questions, these adverbs usually go after auxiliary verb + subject.

Do you ever write poems? Has Mory always lived here? Are you often in London?

1 Do you play cards? (often)

2 Have you been toTibet? (ever)
3 Are you happy? (olways)
4 Does the boss take a holiday? (ever)
5 Do you eat in restaurants? (usually) ..............
6 ls Bethany ill? (sril/)

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 Longer expressions usually go at the end of a sentence. Compare:
She often plays tennis. She plays tennis two or three times a week.
She hardly ever wins a game. She wins a game once or twice o month.
She always practises. Does she practise every ofternoon?

Look at the table and make some sentences with often, once a day etc.
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plays football 3lw
plays tennis 1lv
goes skiing 5-6/y
goes to the theatre 2-3/y
goes to the cinema 3-4ly 2/m
goes to concerts 1lw

x1ld=onceaday;
2/m = twice a month; etc

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: go with spare-time activities

Look at the pictures, and put the correct numbers with the activities.
Use a dictionary if necessary.

IN YOUR SPARE TIME YOU CAN:

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go climbing ......
go swimming ....:.
go sailing ......
go wind-surfing ......
go skiing ......
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go shopping ......
go to the opera ......
gotothetheatre......
go to concerts ......

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