 Adjective + -ly = Adverb (in most cases)

 BUT! Some adjectives also end in –ly:–ly

cowardly,
ly motherly,
ly friendly,
ly silly, lovely.
ly
They don’t have adverbs, but can be used in
adverbial phrases:
Ex. He behaved in a silly way.
way
He spoke to us in a friendly manner.
manner
 Few adjectives and adverbs end in –ly: –ly daily,
ly
monthly,
ly weekly,
ly early.
ly
Ex. She is an early riser. She woke up early.
early
 ADVERBS without -ly
Deep = a long way down
He looked deep into her eyes.
Hard = with effort
She has worked hard recently.
Late = not early
Helen has to work late tonight.
High = at/to a high level
He kicked the ball high.
high
Near = close
Stay somewhere near.
near
Easy = gently and slowly
Take it easy.
easy
ADVERBS with -ly
Deeply = greatly
He loves her deeply.
deeply
Hardly = scarcely
We could hardly speak.
Lately = recently
I’ve had troubles lately.
lately
Highly = very much
She is a highly educated woman.
Nearly = almost
It took nearly two hours.
Easily = without difficulty
I found the way easily.
easily
After the verbs be, seem, look, become,
taste, smell, sound, grow, appear, stay,
get adjectives are used (not adverbs):
Ex. The cake tastes/smells good.
She looked beautiful in her new dress.
BUT She felt
She felt happy on the day we met. (BUT:
well/unwell.)
NB! She looked kindly at the boy.
They
She looked kind and quiet. differ in
He grew impatient. meaning
The company’s profits grew slowly.
1. The floor looks clean/cleanly.
2. The crowd yelled wild/wildly when the team
scored a goal.
3. Most of the students did well/good on their
tests.
4. A rose smells good/well.
5. When people are tired they walk
slowly/slow.
6. I tried hard/hardly to remember her name
but I couldn’t.
7. That sounds nice/nicely.
8. The people are really dancing bad/badly.
9. His clumsy/clumsily fingers couldn’t untie
the knot.
10. The museum is easy/easily accessible by
car.
11. Better late/lately, than never.
12. We hard/hardly know each other.
13. Parents must be firm/firmly with their
children.
 POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

- + er the …+ est
short shorter the shortest
big bigger the biggest
-- (-ly, -y, -w) + er the …+ est
silly sillier the silliest
narrow narrower the narrowest
--, ---, ---- more + the most +
modern more modern the most modern
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
NB! Clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, narrow, pleasant,
polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet + -er,
er -est or more+,
more the
most+
most
 POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
- (with the same + er + est
form as the
adjective)
fast faster fastest
late later latest
early earlier earliest
--, ---, ---- more + most +
(-ly)
often more often most often
simply more simply most simply
comfortably more comfortably most comfortably
 POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
good/well better (the) best
bad/badly worse (the) worst
much/many more (the) most
little less (the) least
far farther (distance)
distance (the) farthest
further (more, (the) furthest
additional - time)
time
old older (age)
age the oldest
elder (for seniority in the eldest
one family)
family
late later (time)
time (the) latest
latter (order)
order (the) last
near nearer (the) nearest (distance)
distance
nearer (the) next (order)
order
than Today is warmer than it was yesterday.
the most It is the most exciting place of all.
(the least) It’s the least experienced person here.
as … as He is as tall as his father.
not as … as The weather is not as good as it was
(not so … as) yesterday.
twice as … as Oil is twice as expensive as it was several
three times as … as years ago.
the same … as I’ll have the same cake as last time.
half as much/many She is half my age.
half the size
half the age
the more … the better The warmer it is here the better I feel.
like (after look, feel, sound + She looks like an angel.
like+ noun) This coffee tastes like water.
as (+ subject + verb) Do it as I showed you.
- Adjectives (adverbs)+ enough
Ex. You know English well enough to read this
book.
My jacket is warm enough.
- Enough + nouns

Ex. You have enough money to buy this jacket.

- Too + adjectives

Ex. The water is too cold to swim in.

Enough has a positive meaning.
Too has a negative meaning.
 Much (Far) more complicated +
comparative
 Much (Far) happier
degree
 Adverbs + adjectives:
adjectives a pretty good
idea, a terribly warm day, etc.
1. Dina has got two brothers and a sister, but
she is ______________ (young).
2. My new house is _______________ (far) away
from the bus station than my old one.
3. This is ______________ (funny) joke I have
ever heard.
4. If you need any ________________ (far)
information , call the office.
5. He played tennis _______________ (well) his
opponent and won the set.
1. Bob was the biggest of the twins.
2. You could not meet a more kinder lady.
3. Mary was as old like Jane.
4. The weather is colder as last week.
5. The road is worst than any other.
6. Who is the tallest, Jack or Betty?
7. The little we speak English, the worse for us.
8. The noise in Rome is far worst than in Minsk.
9. The patient made the wonderfulliest recovery.
10. Their dog is twice as bigger as ours.