Adverbs

Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997

Adverbs

The snail is moving slowly.

The bird is singing beautifully.

Mike speaks English well.

Martin can do this sum easily.

The cheetah is running fast.

The radio is playing loudly.

My little brother behaves badly.

Sylvia gets up early.

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ADJECTIVE

ADVERB (adjective + -ly)

COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE FORMS

quick

quickly

more, the most quickly

quiet

quietly

more, the most quietly

slow

slowly

more, the most slowly

nice

nicely

more, the most nicely

excited

excitedly

more, the most excitedly

beautiful

beautifully

more, the most beautifully

ADJECTIVE ending in -y

ADVERB (adjective /-у/ + -ily)

COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE FORMS

busy

busily

more, the most busily

happy

happily

more, the most happily

ATTENTION! NO CHANGE

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE FORMS

late

late

later, the latest

hard

hard

harder, the hardest

fast

fast

faster, the fastest

early

early

earlier, the earliest

ATTENTION! IRREGULAR

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE FORMS

bad

badly

worse, the worst

good

well

better, the best

far

far

further/farther

the furthest/lhe farthest

little

little

less, the least

much

more

the most

Remember!

Наречия мы образуем от прилагательных при помощи окончания -lу:

slow — slowly.

Если прилагательное оканчивается на - у, то - у заменяется на - i и прибав­ляется окончание -lу. напр.:

lucky — luckily.

Некоторые наречия ничем не отличаются от прилагательных, напр.:

fast, late, hard, early.

Oт наречий мы образуем степени сравнения, добавляя more и the most.

slowly — more slowly — the most slowly.

Исключение — наречия, не отличающиеся от прилагательных, и несколько наречий с неправильными формами степеней сравнения: badly, well, far, little.

Task 1

Впиши в пропуски наречия, образованные от приведенных в скобках прила­гательных.

The snail is moving (slow) slowly.

The girl is singing (sad) ... .

The boy is chanting (happy) ... .

The student is spelling (bad) ... .

The tiger is running (fast) ... .

The clown is walking (funny) ... .

The man is dancing (good) ... .

The builder is working (busy) ... .

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Task 2

Дополни предложения при помощи следующих наречий: loudly, quickly, clear­ly, late, carefully, slowly, tightly, beautifully, sweetly, hard, rudely.

1. Time is running very fast.

2. Look at this exercise ... . It’s very difficult.

3. The boy behaved ... and was told off by the teacher.

4. Laura dances so ... that you can watch her for hours.

5. If you want to open this door, you must push it very ... .

6. The little girl smiled at me ... and gave me a kiss.

7. The train was ... and we had to wait for two hours.

8. Don’t talk so ... . The baby is sleeping.

9. I can’t understand! Speak ... and ... .

10. Close your eyes ... . You mustn’t see anything.

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Task 3

Напиши наречия в скобках в сравнительной или превосходной степени.

1. Не sings (well) better than all the other children in the class.

2. Who drives (carefully)..., John or Pat?

3. Jack passed the exam (badly) ... of all.

4. All the pupils in this class read very well, but Peter reads (well) ... of all.

5. There was a snail race in the park. Frank's snail moved (slowly) ... than Derek’s.

6. Tomorrow you must get up much (early) ... than today.

7. An intercity train goes much (fast) ... than an ordinary train.

8. Those who fought (bravely) ... won the battle.

9. Girls usually clean their rooms (neatly) ... than boys.

10. He did his test (well) ... than his sister.

Task 4

Закончи предложения.

1. My brother is a fast runner. He runs very fast.

2. Mr Higgins is a careless driver. He drives ... .

3. Amanda is an awful actress. She acts ... .

4. They are very busy workers. They work very ... .

5. He is a generous man. He gives his money ... .

6. Bob is a hard worker. He works really ... .

7. This story has a happy ending. It ends ... .

8. Look at those merry singers’ They are singing ... .

9. She looks like a typical teenager. She looks very ... .

10. My sister is an early bird. She always gets up very ... .