Unit 4 Rodrigues
Activity 10 – I learn: Irregular adverbs of manner.
Aunt Diane tells Pippa about her nephew Axel.
“Axel likes reading loudly . Everybody hears him well. He does his work correctly. He works
hard in class.”
Did you notice all the adverbs of manner? Notice that ‘well’and ‘hard’do not end in ly.
Here is a list of some common irregular adverbs.
Activity 10(a) – I choose a word from the bracket to ll in the blank.
1. They dance the sega tambour ……………………… (beautiful / beautifully)
2. Albert worked …………………… to win the rst prize in the competition. (hardly / hard)
3. Uncle Ted planned his trip to Mauritius……………………… (careful / carefully)
4. Jim painted the kitchen very ……………………… (bad / badly)
5. When the tourist arrived in Rodrigues, he went …………… to his hotel. (straight / straightly)
6. Mr Perrine knows the roads in Port Mathurin……………………… (good / well)
Adjective Adverb
good well
hard hard
late late
early early
daily daily
straight straight
fast fast
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