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Adverbs vs. Adjectives

Flat Adverbs — Same Form as Adjectives

Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective with no -ly added. These are called flat adverbs: fast, hard, late, early, high, low, straight, long, wrong, right, near, far, wide, loud. "She works hard." (adverb) vs. "It's hard work." (adjective). Most also have an -ly form with a different meaning: "lately" ≠ "late"; "hardly" ≠ "hard"; "nearly" ≠ "near".

Flat Adverbs — Same Form as Adjectives

Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective with no -ly added. These are called flat adverbs: fast, hard, late, early, high, low, straight, long, wrong, right, near, far, wide, loud. "She works hard." (adverb) vs. "It's hard work." (adjective). Most also have an -ly form with a different meaning: "lately" ≠ "late"; "hardly" ≠ "hard"; "nearly" ≠ "near".

Practice

"I haven't seen her ___." (= recently) Which adverb is correct?

Sheever goes out. She prefers staying home.

Put the words in the correct order:

Click words from the bank to place them here

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