Adjectives and Adverbs 1 (quick/quickly)

Question 1

We can form many adverbs from an adjective by adding the suffixe -__.

Answer 1

We can form many adverbs from an adjective by adding the suffixe -ly.

^{Quick/quickly}

^{Serious/seriously}

^{Careful/carefuly}

^{Heavy/heavily}

But not all words ending by -ly are adverbs:

Friendly, lively, silly, lovely, for example, are adjectives.

Question 2

Adjectives tell us about a n___ and we use the first before the second.

Adverbs tell us about a v___ (how somebody does something or how something happens).

Answer 2

Adjectives tell us about a noun and we use the first before the second:

^{Tom is a careful driver. (not a carefuly driver)}

Adverbs tell us about a verb (how somebody does something or how something happens).

^{Tom drove carefuly along the road. (not drove careful)}

We also use adjectives after some verbrs (be/look, sound, etc):

^{Please be quiet. You look so serious.}

Question 3

We also use adverbs b____ adjectives and other adverbs.

Answer 3

We also use adverbs before adjectives and other adverbs.

^{Reeasonably cheap}

^{Terribly sorry}

^{Incredibly quickly}

We can also une and adverb before a past participe:

^{Two people were seriously injured in the accident.}

^{The conference was very badly organized.}

Question 4

Complete with an adverb. Our team lost the game because we played very bad____.

Answer 4

Complete with an adverb. Our team lost the game because we played very badly.

Question 5

Complete with an adverb. We had to wait for a long time, bu we waited pat____.

Answer 5

Complete with an adverb. We had to wait for a long time, bu we waited patiently.

Question 6

Complete with an adverb. Mike stays in shape by playing tennis reg____.

Answer 6

Complete with an adverb. Mike stays in shape by playing tennis regularly.

Question 7

Put the correct word. I think you behaved very selfish/selfishly.

Answer 7

Put the correct word. I think you behaved very selfishly.

Question 8

Put the correct word. Kelly is terrible/terribly upset about losing her job.

Answer 8

Put the correct word. Kelly is terribly upset about losing her job.

Question 9

Put the correct word. There was a sudden/suddenly change in the weather.

Answer 9

Put the correct word. There was a sudden change in the weather.

Question 10

Put the correct word. These pants are already coming apart. They’re bad/badly made.

Answer 10

Put the correct word. These pants are already coming apart. They’re bad/badly made.

Question 11

Put the correct word. Don’t go up that latter. It doesn’t look safe/safely.

Answer 11

Put the correct word. Don’t go up that latter. It doesn’t look safe.

Question 12

Put the correct word. Our vacation was too short. The time passed very quick/quickly.

Answer 12

Put the correct word. Our vacation was too short. The time passed very quickly.

Question 13

Put the correct word. Amy and Eric are very happy/happily married.

Answer 13

Put the correct word. Amy and Eric are very happily married.

Question 14

Put the correct word. Everything was very quiet. There was complete/completely silence.

Answer 14

Put the correct word. Everything was very quiet. There was complete silence.

Question 15

Put the correct word. I tried on the shoes and they fit me perfect/perfectly.

Answer 15

Put the correct word. I tried on the shoes and they fit me perfectly.