Adverbs Adverbs of manner (answer the question how?)

Many adverbs of manner are made from adjectives + -ly:

quick - quickly; wide - widely; bad - badly

BUT: Irregular form : good - well

She is a good singer. She sings well.

To form adverbs from adjectives ending in -ly (friendly, cowardly, lonely, lovely, etc.) we use adverbial phrases: in a ... way/manner/fashion

Meg always greets me in a friendly way.

Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives: fast, little, early, far

He's got a fast car. - He drives fast.

My sister is a little girl. - He knows little of other countries.

She's in her early teens. - He gets up early.

He comes from the far north of Scotland. - Does he live far?

Some adverbs have two forms and different meanings:

a) without -ly

hard, late, high, near;

He works hard. (= He works a lot.)

They usually come home late. (= They come home near the end of the day.)

I can jump high. (= I can jump at a height of about 1 metre.)

He lives quite near. (= He lives not far from here.)

b) with -ly

hardly, lately, highly, nearly (adverb of degree).

He hardly earns any money. (= He doesn't earn enough money.)

He is a highly successful salesman. (= He is a very successful salesman.)

lately = recently (is used in the Present Perfect Tense)

I'm nearly ready. (I'm almost ready.)

Exercise 13. Write the adverbs.

slow	slowly	smart	__	early	__
fast	__	little	__	lazy	__
careful	__	bad	__	full	__
quiet	__	intelligent	__	deep	__
wide	__	gentle	__	new	__
good	__	true	__	terrible	__
far	__	serious	__	warm	__

Exercise 14. Choose the correct word (adjective or adverb).

Example: You speak German perfect /perfectly - just like a native.

You speak German perfectly - just like a native.

1. Please talk quiet/quietly. I don't want to wake up the baby.

2. Don't drive so quick/quickly. It's dangerous.

3. In summer it hard/hardly rains at all in this part of the country.

4. Please don't be angry/angrily with me.

5. It's about midnight and I'm near/nearly asleep.

6. He plays the guitar good /well.

7. The music is too loud/loudly. We can't talk.

8. His English is very good/well.

9. It's dangerous /dangerously to swim in the sea here.

10. Her friend's brother lives near/nearly, in the same neighborhood.

Exercise 15. Change the adjectives into adverbs or adverbial phrases in the following sentences.

Example: He's a bad driver. He drives badly.

1. She's a hard worker. She works __.

2. My sister is a good cook. She cooks __.

3. He's a fast runner. He runs __.

4. She's glad to help. She helps __.

5. That restaurant isn't far away from here. We don't have to go __.

6. Don't be so unfriendly! Don't look at me __.

7. He's a quick thinker. He thinks __.

8. Be careful! Act __.