In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 1
Определите, к какому классу относятся следующие наречия.
(места, времени, образа действия, меры и степени)
outside
quietly
elsewhere
easily
sometimes
below
much
above
tomorrow
enough
recently
nearly
never

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Упражнение 2
Образуйте наречия от приведенных ниже прилагательных.
1. cheerful — cheerfully
2. dramatic —
3. quiet —
4. wonderful —
5. happy —
6. easy —
7. probable —
8. hopeful —
9. systematic —
10. possible —
11. nice —
12. good —
13. bad —

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Упражнение 3
Какие наречия не изменяются по степеням сравнения?
1. fast
2. well
3. never
4. quick
5. long
6. recently
7. badly
8. freely
9. seldom
10. high

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Упражнение 4
Заполните пропуски прилагательными, данными ниже, образовав из них наречия.

A.
Soft, immediate, sad
I was passing the pet shop when I saw the most beautiful kitten in the window. She looked up at me with her big green eyes and mewed I knew , that I had to buy her.

B.
Quiet, loud, cheerful
Claire called to her mum as she ran into the house. The door slammed , behind her. 'Why do you have to make so much noise?' shouted her mum. 'Sorry,' said Claire, and crept upstairs.

C.
Heavy, loud, happy
Last winter we went skiing. It had been snowing all day before and there was much snow on the ground. We spent 4 hours in the snowy forest laughing , playing snowballs. On our way home everybody was smiling . It was the weekend of my life.

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Упражнение 5
Определите, являются ли подчеркнутые слова прилагательными или наречиями в зависимости от их функций в предложении.

right
a) What's the right time?
b) Right you are!
c) He turned right round.
d) Is the answer right or wrong?

high
a) The cost of living reached a new high level last month.
b) If you don't fly high you won't achieve your targets.

early
a) He is an early riser.
b) It's better to be too early than too late.
c) The early bird gets the worm.
d) Come as early as possible.

easy
a) The article is easy to translate.
b) Many people would like to live in easy circumstances, but a few can.
c) Take it easy!

fast
a) My watch is five minute fast.
b) Don't speak so fast!
c) Her tears fell fast.
d) Jack is a very fast runner.

deep
a) The lake was ten meters deep in its middle.
b) He walked fast with his hands deep in his pockets.
c) It's a deep secret.

hard
a) She found it hard to make up her mind.
b) It's hard for foreigners to master English spelling.
c) Students are sure that examiners are hard hearted people.
d) He tried hard to succeed.

late
a) Don't be late for classes!
b) The train was ten minutes late.
c) Better late than never.

quick
a) If you haven't enough time to eat, have a quick meal!
b) Can't you run quicker?

well
a) Does this blouse go well with that skirt?
b) All's well that ends well.
c) These people are very well off.

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Упражнение 6
Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
1. Не couldn't explain it
.
2. He studied
at all last term.
3. You guessed
.
4. She was
praised for her work.
5. He has been working
.
6. I'm getting
tired.
7. My friends are
students.
8. I haven't been to the theatre much
.
9. He
inspected the lock.
10. He came back
.

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Упражнение 7
Закончите предложения по образцу.
1. Ursula is a very quick learner. — Ursula learns very quickly.
2. Richard is a very good cooker. — Richard can cook really .
3. Your behavior was extremely foolish. — You behaved .
4. The hotel staff treated us in a very friendly manner. — The hotel staff were .
5. Philippa is usually a hard worker. — Philippa usually works .
6. Have the children been good today? — Have the children behaved ?

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Упражнение 8
Заполните пропуски, используя слова good, well, bad, badly, ill.
A: Did you get your exam results?
B: Yes. I didn't do very though. I got a very mark in History.
A: Your History exam didn't come at a time though, did it?
B: No. I was very when I had that exam. I'm sure I wouldn't have done so if I had been .
A: Never mind, perhaps they will let you do the exam again if you explain what the problem was.

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Упражнение 9
Укажите предложения, в которых есть ошибки. True или False?
1. We lost the match because we didn't play very good.
2. Ann has been working very hard recently.
3. Give my best wishes to your parents. I hope they are well.
4. The children behaved themselves very good.
5. I tried hardly to remember his name but I couldn't.
6. The company's financial situation is not well at present.
7. Don't walk so fast! Can't you walk more slowly?
8. These instruments are well suited for such measurements.

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Упражнение 10
Укажите предложения, в которых есть ошибки. True или False?
1. He turned round sharp.
2. They traveled cheaply.
3. They treated him fair.
4. The foreman cut me shortly.
5. She clenched the letter tight in her hand.
6. She wiped the table cleanly.
7. You must play fair.
8. He kissed me lightly on the cheek.
9. It was ten o'clock sharply.

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Упражнение 11
Выберите правильный вариант: прилагательное или наречие?
1. Martha performed
on the exam.
2. The car moves
.
3. The ground was
after the night's frost.
4. Paul scored the test
.
5. The winner of the contest is certainly
.
6. My new car runs so
.
7. The color of my house is
yellow.
8. That old computer runs so
.
9. After going to the dance, Mary was
tired.
10.That meal was
.
11. Floods cause millions of dollars worth of property damage
.
12. Writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his
language and his lively dialog.
13. Skyscrapers developed
in Chicago and New York City.
14. The endocrine system functions in
relationship with the nervous system.

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Упражнение 12
Определите правильно или неправильно составлены предложения. True или False?
1. The bus arrived lately, so I missed my first class.
2. We did not pass the test, but we certainly tried hard.
3. The train left at exactly 5:00 P.M.
4. They had a real good chance of winning the national competition.
5. Computers process data efficiently.
6. We worked hard and saved enough money to take a trip.
7. That dress fits her perfectly.
8. We studied really hard for the test.
9. He was bright and attractive.
10.The child ran fastly to get to school.
11. He wrote his paper really good.
12.The careful organized tour of the city was a huge success.

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Упражнение 13
Найдите предложения с ошибкой.
1. "Please get a move on!" shouted Trevor impatient.
2. I believe she is a very lonely woman.
3. I didn't like his plan, which seemed unnecessary complicated to me.
4. I'm sure you could win the match if you tried hardly.
5. I have an awful headache, so could you please be quiet.
6. Soraya's only been in France a year, but she speaks perfectly French.
7. The reason Bruce gets so tired is that he has an exceptional demanding job.
8. My mother was very ill last year, but she's good enough to go on holiday now.
9. David ran as fast as he could but he still arrived late.
10. A barracudas' teeth are awful large and knifelike.
11. This fall's television shows are surely interesting.
12. Jefferson did good in the state-wide art contest held last spring.
13. I ran bad in my first race, but in the second race I did much better.
14. The ginger ice cream tasted good.

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