Adverbs
and Adjectives with the same form
Adjectives |
Adverbs |
That
is a very fast train. |
It
goes very fast. |
He
is a hard worker. |
He
works hard. |
He
has gone to the Far East. |
We
didn’t walk very far. |
It
is a straight road. |
It
runs straight for miles. |
I
saw a dead bird in the garden. |
He
was dead drunk. |
That
is a very high building. |
The
birds are flying high. |
She
is a pretty girl. |
That
is a pretty good picture. |
My
shoes are too tight. |
Hold
tight. |
I’m
afraid he is not well. (healthy) |
He
can sing well. |
This
is the short way home. |
The
teacher cut him short in the middle of the
presentation. (interrupt) |
Adverbs
with two forms and different meanings |
|
He
came late. |
I
haven’t seen him lately. |
The
team played fair. |
He
did fairly well in his examination. |
My
grandparents live quite near. |
I
nearly made a mistake. |
We
had to work hard. |
They
could hardly find their way. |
The boy climbed high up the tree. | She is highly interested in history. |
He studied deep into the night. | He is deeply grateful for our support. |
The car stopped short
at the gate. (in an abrupt way; suddenly) |
He will come shortly (= soon). |
Please be back at 6 o’clock sharp. | The father spoke sharply to the boy. |
You guessed wrong. | He was wrongly accused of the crime. |
Now do this exercise.