Adjectives and Adverbs (2)

Revise the most commonly used adjectives and adverbs!

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We use adjectives to describe a person or a thing. For example: The tree is high and green. "High" and "green" are the adjectives that tell us something about the noun in that sentence.
We use adverbs to describe in what way something is done. For example: She climbs the tree carefully. "Carefully" is the adverb which is used to tell us something about the verb "climb" in that sentence. How did she climb? Carefully!

In English we form adverbs by adding "ly" at the end of the adjective. For example: highly or actively. However, there are some exceptions: the adverb of "good" is "well". Some adjectives don't change like "fast" and "hard". With others you need to watch the spelling: happy - happily. Safe - safely. Terrible - terribly.

In the following exercises decide if you need an adjective or adverb and use the correct form!

He looks at her __________.

Solution:
happily

I am so __________ that you came!

Solution:
happy

The bike is repaired. You can ride it __________ again.
"safe" or "safely"?

Solution:
safely

She walks to the train station __________.
"exited" or "excitedly"

Solution:
excitedly

He dances __________, don't you think?

Solution:
terribly

Mrs Tudor is such a __________ teacher!

Solution:
kind

Einstein __________ said: "You never fail until you stop trying!"
"famous" or "famously"

Solution:
famously

Nora looked at her dead houseplant __________.
"sad" or "sadly"

Solution:
sadly

The ball hit her very __________.

Solution:
hard

You know very __________ that I cannot bring my horse to school!

Solution:
well

He spoke very __________ of you!
"high" or "highly"

Solution:
highly

She is __________ at tennis, don't you think?
"excellent" or "excellently"

Solution:
excellent

I __________ finished my project work!

Solution:
finally

She lies __________ in the sun.

Solution:
lazily

You did these exercises __________!

Solution:
perfectly