UNIT 11 Adverbs: formation and position
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Underline the adjective / adverb / adverbial phrase to complete the following sentences.
1 Anine has a very soft / softly voice. 2 Your daughter dances lovely / in a lovely manner. 3 They didn’t answer very polite / politely. 4 They came back home quite late / lately. 5 I’m slight / slightly taller than you. 6 You’re driving too fast / fastly: slow down.
7 I can hard / hardly see anything. 8 The girl ran towards her father happy / happily. 9 Sam is near / nearly there. 10 He’s a particular / particularly clever boy.
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Look at the sentences and put a tick (3) where the adverbs in brackets must be placed. I do my homework in the afternoon 3 He has been to Korea twice. . (rarely) (already) 1 You speak English . (very well) 4 I’ve finished the book . (almost) 2 The teacher took all the children 5 There aren’t eggs : we must buy a (outside). few . (enough)
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Say if the adverbs in italics refer to time (T), frequency (F), viewpoint (V) or manner (M). T F V M 1 This train is hardly ever on time. 2 Actually, I can’t swim. 3 Don’t worry. We’ll be back soon. 4 The kittens ate all the fish greedily. 5 I go to the theatre occasionally. 6 He surely tried to get a discount. 7 My German aunt seldom comes to the USA. 8 Today it’s a bit windy. 9 Stupidly, I left my umbrella at home. 10 I’ll think about it tomorrow. 11 He quickly put the money in his pocket. 12 The kid waited for his mother patiently.
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First Choose A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
1 My children go out with their school friends ___. A quite rarely B hardly ever C seldom 2 I think this film is ___ . A boring enough B quite boring C almost boring 3 We can walk there. It’s very ___. A closely B close C nearby 4 You didn’t work ___ to pass the test. A so hard B hardly enough C so hardly 5 You ___ won’t need this spare battery. A maybe B of course C probably 6 Don’t get me ___. I quite like it. A badly B bad C wrong 7 Don’t be afraid. You can speak ___. A freely B free C surely 8 I ___ met her parents. A still haven’t B haven’t still C yet haven’t
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D never D boring too D nearly D hard enough D already D wrongly D clear D haven’t yet