Revision exercises on adjectives and adverbs

Exercise 1 p. 39. Translate into Russian. State whether the words in bold type are adjectives or adverbs.

1. a) The patient breathed hard. b) He was a hard patient to cure; he would not obey the doctor's orders. 2. a) I watched the fighters at close quarters. b) He kept close to the road. 3. a) She is as pretty as a picture. b) In a month's time the situation was pretty much the same. 4. a) I'm afraid she might do it worse than you. b) To make things still worse, he had a leg broken. 5. a) This is the right way to do it. b) She lives right around the corner. 6. a) Look straight ahead! b) You can't expect a straight answer from him. 7. a) He was too long in doing it. b) It took him long to do it. 8. a) He made the compress fast with as little bandage as there was left. b) When I came back he was fast asleep. 9. a) The sportsman dived deep and emerged at the other end of the pool. b) They had to dig a well some hundred metres deep to get to the water. 10. a) You look quite ill. b) You oughtn't to speak ill of people you don't know well. 11. a) It was still early when we returned. b) We returned very early. 12. All is well that ends well.

Exercise 2 p. 40. Choose the appropriate word and state whether it is an adjective or an adverb.

1. a) His head is full of... ideas, b) They always speak... of him. c) We... appreciate your kindness, (high, highly). 2. a) All was settled... between us. b) You don't play.... c) Why are you backing out? It isn't.... (fair, fairly) 3. a) She cut him... saying it was not to the point, b) He came to live there... after the war. c) Speak... (short, shortly). 4. a) They... spoke during the walk, b) It was a pity he took life so.... c) Try again, try.... (hard, hardly) 5. a) He tried to translate it as... to the text as possible, b) It was... in the room, c) He felt he was being... watched, (close, closely). 6. a) I found him... in thought, b) I found him... engrossed in reading the manuscript. c) Still waters run... (deep, deeply). 7. a) The engine is... to operate and its every part can be... replaced. b) Take it.... c) He is an... -going man. (easy, easily) 8. a) We were... welcomed. b) She put a tea-cosy on the pot to keep it.... c) Don't dress the child too.... (warm, warmly) 9. a) Here is some work for you; see that you do it.... b) The Pamir is... called "the world's roof". c) The car stopped... in the middle of the road, (right, rightly). 10. a) How are you? — Very …, … thank you. b) How's life? — Very..., thank you. c) How are you getting on? — Very..., thank you. (good, well)

Exercise 3 p. 40. Translate into English. (Dictation-translation.)

1. Голос его звучал холодно. 2. Он посмотрел на меня холодно. 3. Мне было очень холодно. 4. Он стоял молча. 5. Они молча согласились. 6. Она приятно улыбнулась. 7. С ней приятно поговорить. 8. Какой у вас хороший вид! 9. Вот это хорошо! 10. Пока все идет хорошо. 11. Как вы это сделали? — Очень просто. 12. Неужели вы не можете сами это сделать? Ведь это же очень просто. 13. Совершенно естественно, что вас это волнует. 14. Мысль об этом пришла к нему совершенно естественно. 15. Я себя очень плохо чувствовала все эти дни. 16. Костюм скроен очень плохо, особенно пиджак. 17. Я смертельно устал, 18. Смертельная бледность покрыла его лицо. 19. Птица упала замертво.

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