Lesson 19: Unit 78 - Adverb
The lesson covers the formation and use of adverbs in English – how they are formed from adjectives, which ones have a special form and how they differ from adjectives.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how adverbs are formed from adjectives – mostly by adding –ly. We will look at important exceptions such as fast, hard, early, far and straight, where the adverb has the same form as the adjective. Special attention is given to the pair good (adjective) and well (adverb), as well as to the adverb hardly, which means "barely". The practical exercises will help you tell adjectives from adverbs in real context and use the correct form in sentences.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Form adverbs from adjectives by adding –ly
- Recognise adverbs whose form is the same as the adjective (fast, hard, early, far, straight)
- Distinguish between the use of good (adjective) and well (adverb)
- Understand the meaning of hardly and how it differs from hard
- Determine whether a given word in a sentence is an adjective or an adverb
- Describe actions using adverbs in everyday situations
Lesson vocabulary
- slowly My dad walks slowly.
- quickly She answered the question quickly.
- happily She sings happily.
- cleverly He speaks cleverly.
- easily He answered the question easily.
- beautifully Joanna dresses beautifully.
- quietly My friend speaks quietly.
- noisily The children play noisily.
- hard I hope you can study hard. / This exercise is hard.
- fast He drives fast. / He is a fast driver.
- early I got up very early this morning. / Catch the early train.
- hardly I could hardly hear the teacher.
- well Lynn plays the guitar really well.
- fluently How many people can speak English fluently?
- carefully Please drive carefully.
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