Exercise 1 Fill in the correct adjective or adverb using the words in brackets.

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Exercise 1 Fill in the correct adjective or adverb using the words in brackets.

1 You are quite ............... at playing the piano, aren't you? (good)

2 Think about it …………. before you make a decision. (careful)

3 I like my bedroom because it's so………... (cosy)

4 It makes me feel………… to think of you all alone. (sad)

5 ………………, I can 't help you. (unfortunate)

6 You look ………… in your new dress. (lovely)

7 I ……………….believe this to be the finest novel ever written. (true)

8 You'd better work …………. if you want to keep your job. (hard)

Some pairs of adverbs have different meanings

deep = a long way down (He dug deep into the ground.) deeply = greatly (The scientist was deeply respected.)

free = without cost (Children travel free on buses.) freely = willingly (He spoke freely about his past.)

hard = with effort (He works hard.) hardly = scarcely (I hardly see him.)

high = to / at a high level (The pilot flew high above the clouds.) highly = very much (She is highly regarded by her employers.)

last = after all others (He got here last.) lastly = finally (Lastly, read the instructions then do the test.)

late = not early (They arrived late.) lately = recently (I haven't seen him lately.)

near = close (I live near the school.) nearly = almost (I have nearly finished.)

pretty = fairly (I thought the film was pretty awful.) prettily = in a pretty way (She smiled prettily.)

short = suddenly (The driver stopped short.) shortly = soon (He will be arriving shortly.)

wide = far away from the right point (He threw the ball wide.)

widely = to a large extent (It's widely believed that the Prime Minister will resign soon.)

Exercise 2 Underline the correct item.

1 The arrow flew wide / widely of the target.

2 Computers are wide / widely used in schools.

3 Students can enter the museum free / freely on Saturdays.

4 Tommy came last / lastly in the 100m sprint.

5 He free / freely admitted that he was guilty.

6 I like sitting near / nearly the fire.

7 Be careful! You near / nearly hit the window.

8 She left too late / lately to catch the train.

9 Have you seen any good films late / lately?

10 She loved her brother deep / deeply.

11The eagle was flying high / highly in the sky.

12 The rooms were pretty / prettily furnished.

13 I think he's a pretty / prettily good singer, actually.

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