II. Study the table and then underline the correct item.

ADVERBS

I. Comment on the error correction. Explain the rule.

1. I don’t understand how she could treat him so bad.	so badly
2. I usually play more better when nobody is watching me.	I usually play better
3. She always looks beautifully.	looks beautiful
4. He behaved rather silly.	He behaved in a rather silly way. / His behavior was rather silly.
5. He has worked hardly today. (= усердно, тяжело)	He has worked hard
6. Make sure that the spray is environmental friendly.	environmentallyfriendly
7. When I first got the camera, it worked perfect.	it workedperfectly
8. I answered her as casual as I could.	as casually as I could
9. There is no need to wait especially for me.	to wait especial for me
10. He drives too fastly.	too fast
11. At first, I’d like to thank you all for inviting me here today.	First of all,I’d like to
12. Firstly, the watch worked perfectly but after two days it stopped.	At first, the watch…
13. I don’t speak English very good.	speak English very well.
14. At last I would like to end my talk with some suggestions for further reading.	Finally, I would like to…
15. Like in many successful corporations, the link between the people and the policymakers is an important one.	As in many successful corporations…
16. I like very much playing tennis.	I like playing tennis very much.
17. She spoke loud so that everyone could hear her.	spoke loudly
18. Most of the Japanese girls prefer tall men.	Most Japanese girls
19. He knows much about cars.	He knows a lotabout cars
20. I slept very little and ate nearly nothing.	and ate almostnothing.

II. Study the table and then underline the correct item.

Adverbs with two forms and differences in meaning
deep= a long way down deeply= greatly direct= by the shortest route directly= immediately easy= gently and slowly easily= without difficulty free= without cost freely= willingly	full= exactly; very fully= completely hard= intently; with effort hardly= scarcely high= at / to a high level highly= very much last= after all others lastly= finally	late= not early lately= recently near= close nearly= almost pretty= fairly prettily= in a pretty way short= suddenly shortly= soon	sure= certainly surely= without a doubt wide= off-target widely= to a large extent wrong= incorrectly wrongly= unjustly

Part 1:

1. I managed to get to Now York easy/easily by flying there directly/direct.

2. She has been deeply/deep upset by his behaviour late/lately.

3. Lately/Late the cost of living has been increasing, things generally are not nearly/near as cheap as they used to be.

4. It is wide/widely believed that she was wrong/wrongly accused.

5. Laura is a very shy person who rare/rarely goes out and she does not mix free/freely with the other students.

6. She is highly/high regarded in the school as people can get or with her easily/easy.

7. I was not full/fully satisfied with the doctor as he had wrong/wrongly diagnosed my previous illness.

8. "Do you intend to leave shortly/short?" "I think so. I've nearly/near finished."

9. He'll surely/sure get a good grade; he's been studying very hardly/hard for the past year.

10. I was prettily/pretty embarrassed when I realised that I had hardly/hard enough money to pay the bill.

11. He came last/lastly in the race and was pretty/prettily disappointed by his performance.

12. The train goes direct/directly to Edinburgh without stopping so it will probably be full/fully.

13. She free/freely admitted that she had not been working very hard/hardly recently.

14. It is wide/widely believed that politicians are people who can't be full/fully trusted.

15. Sure/Surely we must be near/nearly there by now.

16. Ilisten to the radio a lot but I hard/hardly ever watch television.

17. Itried hard/hardly to remember her name but I couldn't.

18. We hard/hardly know each other.

19. Kate is a hard/hardly worker.

20. She used to be a great musician, but she hard/hardly plays at all now.

Part 2:

I am writing to request 1) farther/further information on the climbing holidays you run. I am 2) most/much interested in climbing, but fear that I will be 3) most/much older than the other participants. Also, I am 4) far/very less fit than I used to be. Nonetheless. I am 5) even/very keener on the sport than ever. So my question is, will there be climbs which are 6) a bit / most easier for older ones like me? In addition, do you do discounts for pensioners? Your holidays are 7) very/even expensive for someone on a low income. I look forward to hearing from you and receiving 8) any/more details.

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