Adverbs

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  • loudly
  • amazing
  • quietly
  • cool
  • totally
  • scared
  • fast
  • amazingly
  • happy
  • definitely
  • really
  • loud
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Adverbs

Adverbs of manner show how something happens or is done.

Formation

The lion learns quickly.
I walk slowly.​

adjective + ly

easy
The lion gets scared easily.​

lazy
The dog wags its tail lazily.​​

NB!
consonant + y → i

Exceptions[explanation: exception [ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)n] – erand]:
​shyly, drily/dryly​

The lion ran away as fast as possible.
He was running fast, possibly because he was scared.​

-le
→ -ly​

When you are energetic, you get things done quite quickly.
We have been working energetically all day.​

-ic
→ -ically​

Dorothy’s advice was really helpful.
“You can ask Oz to give you courage,” Dorothy said helpfully.​

-ful
→ -fully​

Adverbs with the same form as adjectives

Adjective (What? What kind?)

Adverb (How?)

fast

fast

hard

hard

early

early

late

late

right

right

wrong

wrong

Easy can be used as an adverb in informal expressions.

Take it easy!​​

NB!
​well (adjective) = terve (heas tervises)
​well (adverb) = hästi

lately = hiljuti
​hardly = vaevalt

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Let’s Practise!

I am a  person and make new friends  I am , but I always speak  I don’t talk  to my friends. When my friends are , I choose my words really 

  • patiently
  • loudly
  • angrily
  • fast
  • quietly
  • happily
  • seriously
  • slowly
  1. quick → 
  2. rude → 
  3. eager → 
  4. happy → 
  1. joyful → 
  2. romantic → 
  3. enjoyable → 
  4. good → 

I am a lion, the King of Beasts. Animals like us live . When you see a lion, walk as  as possible.

Lions are wild, but they can be lazy as well. Sometimes they run , and sometimes they lay in the sun .

Since I am a king, I have to work . I also have to treat others  and act .

Pairwork 1

Roll the dice and read the corresponding sentence. Replace the underlined words and phrases with your own examples. Then your partner says your sentence in Estonian. Switch roles.

I can read fast.

I can  fast.

I don’t talk loudly.

I don’t  loudly.

I eat hamburgers regularly.

I  regularly.

I never walk slowly.

I never  slowly.

I sing well.

I  well.

I say hello in a friendly way.

I  in a friendly way.

Pairwork 2

In turns, ask and answer the following questions.
  1. What is something that you do quickly?
  2. Do you know someone who laughs very loudly? If so, who is this?
  3. What do you do slowly?
  4. Do you know someone who drives badly? If so, who is this?
  5. What is something that you do very carefully?
  6. What is something that you are working hard on at the moment?

Pairwork 3

Choose an adverb for how to say one of the sentences below. Your partner then listens and tries to guess which manner from the boxes you have chosen. Switch roles.

I’m so happy!
Where are you?
Help me, please!​​

Manners

nervously
sadly
happily
slowly
lazily[explanation: lazily [ˈleɪz(ə)li] – laisalt]
angrily
sweetly​​​​​​[explanation: sweetly [ˈswiːtli] – armsalt]

politely
worriedly
dramatically
fast
in a friendly way
in a silly way
clearly​​​​​​​​​​​

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Degrees of Comparison: Adverbs

Regular adverbs

Jackson is talking quietly.

​Jane is talking more quietly.

​Jenny is talking the most quietly.

more/less + adverb

(the) most/least + adverb​​

Adverbs with the same form as adjectives

Jackson runs fast.

Jane runs faster.

The lion runs the fastest.​​

-er

(the) -est​​

well – better – (the) best

badly – worse – (the) worst

much – more – (the) most

little – less – (the) least

In spoken English, the can be omitted.

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Let’s Practise!

1.

  • Is your new car faster than the old one?
  • My older brother runs faster than me.

2.

  • This time, I played tennis worse that I expected.
  • The weather today is worse – it’s too cold for a picnic.

3.

  • Who sings the best in your family?
  • The tour guide gave us the best advice on where to have lunch.

Pairwork 4

A. Say a sentence to your partner in English. Then your partner says it back to you in Estonian. Switch roles.

I sometimes shout …
​You usually talk …
​I never walk …
​My friend always sings …
​I rarely[explanation: rarely [ˈreəli] – harva] go home …
​Our teacher writes …
​My friend’s dog runs …
​Your cat meows [explanation: meow [ˌmiːˈaʊ] – näuguma]…

happily
slowly
beautifully​​
loudly
quietly
angrily
quickly
tiredly​​​​​

B. Say a sentence from A to your partner. Then your partner says how someone else does it even more extremely. Switch roles.

I sometimes shout loudly.

Well, my sister sometimes shouts more loudly.

  1. My mum drives better than me, but my dad drives the best.
  2. I run  than Derek, but Josh runs .
  3. She plays the violin  than the guitar, but out of all the instruments, she plays the piano  .
  4. Sandra was sleeping  than her twin sister, but their brother was sleeping .
  5. During the dress rehearsal, we portrayed our characters  than before, but we played them  at the premiere.

Pairwork 5

What can your family members and acquaintances do and how? Tell your partner, who then thinks of someone who does the same thing even more extremely. Switch roles.

My dad/mum
My sister/brother
My friend
Our cat/dog
Our neighbour
​My aunt/uncle/cousin
My godfather[explanation: godfather [ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə(r)] – ristiisa]/godmother
My grandmother/grandfather​​​​​​

dance
walk
run
​cook
snore[explanation: snore [snɔː(r)] – norskama]
sing​​​​​​

paint
swim
drink
laugh
cry
sneeze[explanation: sneeze [sniːz] – aevastama]

beautifully
badly
slowly
quickly
loudly
wildly​​​​​

quietly
happily
warmly
angrily
softly
lazily​​​​​

My dad snores really loudly.

Well, my grandfather snores more loudly.

Our dog snores the most loudly!

Who in your group ...

Name:

runs 1 km the fastest?

wakes up the earliest?

lives the nearest to the school?

did the best in the last English test?

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How Am I Doing?

I can form adverbs from adjectives.

I can form comparative and superlative forms of adverbs.

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