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.

Lie flat and breathe deeply. ‘Oh, it's you,’ she said flatly.

You guessed wrong. He was wrongly accused of the crime.

We flew direct to Hong Kong. She left directly after the show.

Children under five travel free. You can speak freely here – we’re all friends!

He came last in the race.

Lastly, I'd like to ask you about your plans.

Young people sleeping rough on the streets. They all left at roughly the same time.

Open your mouth wide.

The idea is now widely accepted.

I'm pretty sure I'll be going.

The rooms are simply but prettily furnished.
1 HARD OR HARDLY
1 She must be very fit. She _________ seems to get tired.
2 I tried really _________ to get her to change her mind, but she’s very
headstrong!
3 Are you sure that this is the right place for the aerobics class? There’s_________
here.
4 Can you work out this logic problem for me? I think it’s quite_________.
5 There’s _________ near here to go cycling.
6 We can’t cook a meal - there’s _________ in the fridge.
7 I don’t think we’ll be able to plant the seeds today. The ground’s
too_________.
8 Let’s go to the cinema. We _________ go out during the week.

2 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1 - He works ........ hardly hard

2 - He followed the lecture ........ close closely
3 - They ........ do any work hardly hard
4 - She ........ refused to help flat flatly
5 - It's supposed to be a secret, but it is ........ known widely wide
6 - The dentist asked her to open her mouth ........ widely wide
7 - That stupid guy ........ crashed into us near nearly
8 - He always comes ........ late lately
9 - She's been coming here every day ........ late lately
10 - Pensioners can travel ____ on local buses free freely

1 English and German are (close/closely) related.

2 There is still a very (close/closely) bond between mother and daughter.
3 Jack is good at tennis and he always plays (fair/fairly)
4 He did (fair/fairly) well in his examination.
5 The decision to elect him as chairman was (just/justly) made.
6 Did you catch the plane? - Yes, I got there (just/justly) in time.
7 The athletes have been practising very (hard/hardly) for Athens.
6 I could (hard/hardly) hear him at the back.
5 Amnesty International says that several people are (wrong/wrongly)
imprisoned.
6 Something has gone (wrong/wrongly) with my car.
7 I've (near/nearly) finished the book you gave me.
8 My grandparents live quite (near/nearly)
9 Fortunately, my best friend lives very (close/closely) by.
10 I think you have spent too much money (late/lately).
13 They always get home (late/lately) on weekends.
14 You'll have to hit the ball quite (high/highly) to get it over that net.
15 The Concorde used to fly much (high/highly)
16 He's very (high/highly) thought of within the company.
17 Their son has been a (deep/deeply) disappointment to them.
18 He is (deep/deeply) grateful for our support.
 Adverbs with two forms and different meanings

He came late. I haven’t seen him lately.

Not early Recently

The team played fair. He did fairly well in his examination.

According to the rules; acceptable and To some extent but not very.

My grandparents live quite near. I nearly made a mistake.

Close. Almost.

We had to work hard. They could hardly find their way.

With effort. Almost not at all.

The boy climbed high up the tree. She is highly interested in history.

At / To a high level. Very much.

He studied deep into the night. He is deeply grateful for our support.

A long way down. Greatly.

Lie flat and breathe deeply. ‘Oh, it's you,’ she said flatly.

Straight position In a dull way with very little interest or emotion.

You guessed wrong. He was wrongly accused of the crime.

Incorrectly. Unjustly; unfairly.

We flew direct to Hong Kong. She left directly after the show.

By the shortest route. Immediately.

Children under five travel free. You can speak freely here – we’re all friends!

Without cost. Willingly.

He came last in the race.

Lastly, I'd like to ask you about your plans.
After all others.
Finally.
Young people sleeping rough on the streets.
They all left at roughly the same time.
To live or sleep outdoors, no home and no
money. Approximately but not exactly.
Open your mouth wide.
The idea is now widely accepted.
As far or fully as possible.
To a large extent.
I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
The rooms are simply but prettily furnished.
To some extent.
In an attractive way.