Written assignment 2

Beth Schiller

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Sue was a young woman. She didnt have much money. She had an old car and it drove badly.
One sunny afternoon she went happily to the car shop in the center of town. She looked carefully
at all the expensive models. Then she saw a big sign that said Cheap Prices!. Sue saw an old
yellow Volkwagen Beetle in the corner. She walked slowly to the car and looked fondly inside. It
had clean seats and a radio. I can get quickly to work and park easily in the city with this car, she
thought. And because Im a small person, I can sit comfortably while Im driving. I better buy this
car right now! Sue smiled brightly when the salesman walked over to her. Ill buy it! she said.
Its my favorite color!
Now answer the questions
1. What kind of woman was Sue? She was a _____________ woman.
2. What kind of car did she have? She had an ____________ car.
3. What kind of afternoon was it? It was a _______________ afternoon.
4. What kind of models were they? They were ____________ models.
5. What kind of sign was it? It was a ___________ sign.
6. What kind of Volkswagen Beetle did she see? She saw an ______ ________ Beetle.
7. What kind of seats did it have?It had ____________ seats.
8. What kind of person is she? She is a ____________ person.
9. What kind of color is it? Its her _______________ color!
Adjectives describe _______?__________. They tell us more about a _________. They come
____________ (before/after?) the noun.
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How did the car drive? It drove _____________.

How did she go to the car shop? She went _____________ .
How did she look at the expensive models? She looked ____________ .
How did she walk to the car? She walked ______________ .
How did she look inside? She looked ______________ .
How can she get to work? She can get _____________ to work.
How can she park? She can park _______________.
How can she sit? She can sit __________________.
How did she smile when the salesman walked over to her? She smiled ____________ .

Adverbs of manner describe ________?________. They tell us more about a __________. They
come ______________(before/after?) the verb.
adjective + ? = adverb !!adjective ending in -y changes to -ily(easy/ easier) drop -e ending and
add -ly (gentle/gently)
* * * some words are adjectives and adverbs.
She has a fast car. / She drives fast. This is hard work. / I work hard. The late train leaves at
11:15pm. / The train leaves late. / We had an early night. / We went to bed early.
* * good/well John is a good speaker. / John speaks well.
Fill in the gaps
The rain is falling ____________(gentle/gently). Linda is sitting ___________(quiet/quietly) in a
________________(comfortable/comfortably) chair. A fire is burning_________(warm/warmly).
She had a __________(awful/awfully) night. She slept __________(bad/badly). She
had_________(angry/angrily) words with her boyfriend last night. He wants to drive his car in a
___________________ (dangerous/dangerously) competition. He is a ________(good/well)
driver but Linda is afraid he will be hurt. She told him in a _________(loud/loudly) voice that she
didnt want him to do it. Now she is waiting for his ______________(regular/regularly) phone
call. But all she hears is the sound of the ___________ (soft/softly) rain.