Adjectives
|
Adverbs
|
That
is a very fast train.
|
It
goes very fast.
|
He
is a hard worker.
|
He
works hard.
|
He
has gone to the Far East.
|
We
didn’t walk very far.
|
It
is a straight road.
|
It
runs straight for miles.
|
I
saw a dead bird in the garden.
|
He
was dead drunk.
|
That
is a very high building.
|
The
birds are flying high.
|
She
is a pretty girl.
|
That
is a pretty good picture.
|
My
shoes are too tight.
|
Hold
tight.
|
I’m
afraid he is not well. (healthy)
|
He
can sing well.
|
This
is the short way home.
|
The
teacher cut him short in the middle of the
presentation. (interrupt)
|
Adverbs
with two forms and different meanings
|
|
He
came late.
|
I
haven’t seen him lately.
|
The
team played fair.
|
He
did fairly well in his examination.
|
My
grandparents live quite near.
|
I
nearly made a mistake.
|
We
had to work hard.
|
They
could hardly find their way.
|
The boy climbed high up the tree. | She is highly interested in history. |
He studied deep into the night. | He is deeply grateful for our support. |
The car stopped short
at the gate. (in an abrupt way; suddenly) |
He will come shortly (= soon). |
Please be back at 6 o’clock sharp. | The father spoke sharply to the boy. |
You guessed wrong. | He was wrongly accused of the crime. |
Blog de inglés creado para facilitar la adquisición del inglés como lengua extranjera
lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012
SELECTIVIDAD: USE OF ENGLISH (II): Confusing words: adjectives and adverbs written in the same way (palabras confusas: adjetivos y adverbeios que se escriben igual
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