Other examples are: hard, high, last, late, near, wide, early, far.
Some adverbs have two forms, one without -Iv and one with -Iv. These forms have different
meanings and uses: hard/hardly, last/lastly, late/lately, near/nearly, high/highly.
| Adjective | Adverb without "-ly" | Adverb with "-ly" |
| He is a hard worker. Он усердный работник. | He works hard. Он работает усердно . | 1 could hardly understand him. Я едва мог понять его. |
| He returned in late autumn. Он возвратился поздней осенью. | 1 went to bed late yesterday. Я лег поздно вчера. | 1 haven't seen him lately . Я не видел его в посдеднее время . |
| He is studying the history of the Near East. Он изучает историю Ближнего Востока. | Не lives quite near . Он живет совсем близко . | It is nearly 5 o'clock. Почти 5 часов. |
| The house is very high. Дом очень высокий . | The plane flew very high. Самолет летел очень высоко . | It is a highly developed state. Это высокоразвитое государство. |
SOME ADVERBS HAVE DEGREES OF COMPARISON;
| ADVERBS | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE | |
| One syllable words: | fast hard | ... + -er | ... + -est |
| faster harder | fastest hardest | ||
| Ending in "-ly": | wisely beautifully | more +... | most + ... |
| more wisely more beautifully | most wisely most beautifully | ||
| Irregular forms: | well badly much little far | better worse more less farther/further | best worst most least farthest/furthest |
| Special cases: | often quickly slowly easy | oftener more often quicker more quickly slower more slowly easier | oftenest most often quickest most quick slowest most slowly easiest |
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We use intensifies to strengthen adverbs: much/far
| Гораздо Намного Значительно |
much □ She works much harder than you.
far □ It happens far more often.
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. (A, B) Say whether the word in italic type is an adjective or an adverb.
1. The task was so easy that we didn't need time to get prepared. 2.1 could do it easily if I had the time. 3. He spoke loudly. 4. We heard a loud noise in the street. 5. We went straight to St.-Petersburg without stopping anywhere. 6. He looked at us with a perfectly straight face. 7. You would play better if you had a better instrument. 8. They have very little space for the garden. 9. When I first came to Moscow, I little thought that I should stay here so long. 10. We stayed there a long time. 11.- He works more and better than he used to. 12. He knows more poems than I. 13. Early risers see more of the world. 14. They came early that evening. 15. We haven't had much rain this month. 16. She is singing worse than usual. 17. The weather is worse this morning.
Ex. 2. (A) Form adverbs from the given adjectives and nouns and make up your own sentences with them.
Sweet, careful, real, slow, usual, day, calm, stupid, heroic, firm, loud, happy, safe, dry, gradual, soft, brave, hour.
Ex. 3. (A) Change the italicized noun into a verb and the italicized adjective into an adverb.