ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS WITH DIFFERENT FORMS AND MEANINGS
Now we can learn to use adjectives and adverbs that have the same form. You also learn to use adverbs that have two forms and meanings and other adverbs that have different meanings depending on their position in a clause.
Adjectives and adverbs that have the same form
Some adverbs of manner have the same form as adjectives and have similar meanings.
- He’s always listened to loud music.
- The guitaristplayed too loud for the singer’s voice to be heard.
- She didn’t know what the right answer was.
- These are questions that most children get right.
These are the most common ones:

direct right fast slow hard solo late straight loud tight quick wrong

ADVERBS THAT HAVE A DIFFERENT MEANING
FROM THEIR RELATED ADJECTIVES
Some -ly adverbs have a different meaning from the meanings of their related adjectives. For example, hardly means not very much or almost not at all and is not used with any of the meanings of the adjective hard.
- This has been a long hard day.
- Her bedroom was so small she could hardly move in it.
- Food was scarce and so wasfuel.
- They could scarcely believe their great good fortune.
Here are some adverbs ending in -ly that have a different meaning from the meanings of their related adjectives:

barely hardly lately presently scarcely shortly

ADVERBS WITH TWO FORMS AND MEANINGS
Sometimes, two adverbs are related to the same adjective. One adverb has the same form as the adjective, and the other is formed by adding -ly.
- There was plenty of room for the children to run free.
- Packs ofdogs ran freely, barking at the cars.
- She woke up in the morning feeling fine.
- Peel and finely chop the onion.
- The shirt stretched tight across his chest.
- Her skin stretched too tightly over her cheekbones.
- Marcia opened her eyes wide.
- Austria is widely regarded as one of the most expensive countries to visit.
Here are some common adverbs that have both these forms:
clear-clearly | clean-cleanly | close – closely | dear-dearly | deep – deeply
direct – directly | easy – easily | fine – finely | first – firstly

free – freely | hard – hardly | high – highly | last – lastly | late – lately
right – rightly | sharp – sharply | thick – thickly | thin – thinly
tight – tightly | wide – widely
Remember!
The -ly adverb often has a different meaning from the adverb with the same form as the adjective.
- The water was running high.
- He thought highly of his teacher.
- She worked hard all year.
- We could hardly hear him speak

PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Decide if the pairs of sentences have the same meaning.
1. A Would you just give me a direct answer, please?
B Please answer me immediately.
2. A Meet me at 12 sharp. u
B Meet me at precisely 12 o`clock.
3. A My late grandmother taught me howto bake. |-J
B My grandmother, who died two years ago, taught me to bake.
4. A You`re free to do whatever you want this afternoon.
B This afternoon`s activities are free.
5. A We`re clean out of salad, I`m afraid. J
B I`m sorry, but we`ve no salad left at all.

Exercise 2. Which sentences are correct?
1. Fern arrived so lately that her friends had started to worry. □
2. The chef chopped the onions and garlic finely before adding them to the hot pan. □
3. Our seats were direct in front of the stage so we had a great view of the performers. □
4. They arrived at 9 sharp, just as the meeting began. □
5. The boy ran past at full speed, close followed by his brother. □
6. Right, I`ve had enough of this. I`m getting out of here. □

Exercise 3. Choose the correct word.
1. Her eyes were wide / widely open when she was born.
2. He was right / rightly annoyed with me for telling everyone his secret.
3. Hold on tight / tightly, the train is starting to move.
4. Don`t worry - everything will turn out finely /fine.
5. He held the book close / closely to his chest and refused to let us see it.
6. She didn`t speak very clearly / clear and I couldn`t tell what she was saying.


Exercise 4.. Are the highlighted words correct [(] or incorrect [X] in the sentences?
1. Security was very tight □ during the international athletics competition