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GRAMMAR - Adverbs of manner

When we talk about how we do actions, we use adverbs of manner. We can also compare the actions using comparative adverbs or (not) as ... as.

I sing beautifully.

My sister swims faster than me.

My friends sail less badly than me.

I don't play cricket as well as my brother.

*Note: Remember that to form adverbs in English, we normally add -ly to the adjective, as in: bad - badly.

But there are some spelling rules that we must remember:

Slow - Slowly                            Terrible - Terribly                               Angry - Angrily

Complete the sentences with the words below. Are all the sentences true according to the text on the Reading section?

more          than          heavily          less          as          hard

a. Kala: My brother plays cricket better me.

b. Billy: It snows in the winter.

c. Tina: I don't surf well as I swim.

d. Kala: I dance beautifully than my brother.

e. Billy: My friends drive carefully than I do.

f. Kala: At the girls' school, we study .

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Choose the correct answers to complete the facts below:

Pregunta

WEATHER FACTS

1     On 8th January, 1966, it rained _______________ than on any other day. It rained over 180 centimetres! Where? In Cilaos, La Reunion - an island in the Indian Ocean.

Respuestas

heavy

more heavily

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2     Lightning storms hit Earth __________. In fact, there are about 1,800 lightning storms around the world at any time.

Respuestas

continuously

as continously as

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3     The electricity from lightning is extremely hot. Its temperature can go up __________ 30,000 degress centigrade.

Respuestas

as high as

less high than

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4     What comes first - lightning or thunder? Light travels __________ sound, so we see lightning before we hear thunder.

Respuestas

as fast as

faster than

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5     It looks like raindrops move __________, but in reality, they fall to the ground __________ a speed of 29 kilometres per hour.

Respuestas

fast / more quickly than

as fast as / less quickly than

as fast as / more quickly than

fast / less quickly than

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Complete the text with the words and phrases below:

better than          well as          less seriously than          clearly          hard          harder than

Larry: Thanks for helping me with my homework about the weather. You explained things . Where are you from in Bulgaria, Marko?

Marko: I'm from a small town. There's only one small school for many students, so I only study in the afternoon. But we don't study other students - we work very !

Larry: Interesting! Do you like it?

Marko: Yes, it's great. In the afternoons, I can concentrate in the mornings.

Larry: Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Marko: Yes, I have. My sister Raina travels to a special school in Gabrovo. She studies much me. She's got 18 hours of English a week. But I think I speak English as she does.

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