Exercises

Exercise 1. Read the sentences and translate them into Russian. Pay special attention to the words in bold type.

1. I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. (Agatha Christie) 2. There was a solution and it had come to Emma in a flash. The solution was planning. She suddenly knew that if the work was planned properly and systematically, in a sensible way, and distributed more intelligently it would be easier to manage. Of this she was absolutely confident, and the more she thought about it, the more convinced she had become. 3. I fell blindly, madly, irrevocably in love with him. And he with me, as I was eventually to discover. He captivated me entirely. 4. He stood up when he saw her and smiled faintly, almost apologetically, but he made no move in her direction, as he would normally have done. 5. We were close friends and then we started to work together professionally, when suddenly, unexpectedly, we broke. 6. You are old enough to discuss this calmly and intelligently, in a reasonable manner. 7. Just as a newborn baby grows physically, so you will grow spiritually. 8. May you always laugh heartily, cry openly, sing loudly, dance wildly, love unashamedly!

Exercise 2. Give the degrees of comparison of the following adverbs.

Badly, briefly, carefully, clearly, distinctly, early, effectively, efficiently, far, fast, frankly, frequently, hard, heartily, honestly, late, little, much, often, patiently, soon, well, willingly.

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with words from the right column.

1. Mind, it is ... confidential. a. hopefully

2. He’ll have to limit Ms expenses ... . b. immediately

3. It changes ..., like night and day. c. seriously

4. We’ll contact you ... . d. automatically

5. They never took me ... . e. well

6. This morning they quarreled ... . f. occasionally

7. In the grate a log fire burned .... . g. brightly

8. This chap plays the piano so ... . h. regularly

9. He expresses his ideas ... . i. clearly

10. They didn’t think twice and came … . j. directly

11. I go to the theatre ... . k. briefly

12. Her mind on her son, she cooked ... . l. badly

13. They considered the contract ... . m. severely

14. I ... get up at 8 o’clock. n. deeply

15. «Can we come in?» she asked ... . o. strictly

16. Always try to breathe ... . p. normally

Exercise 4. Put the words in brackets into the right form.

1. Statistics say that women drive (carefully) than men. 2. Please talk a bit (quietly) and (little) aggressively. 3. There’s nothing (annoying) than losing your door key. 4 Tom prefers to be alone. He is (sociable) person in the office. 5. This time he tried (hard) than last time. 6. A big car can be parked (easily) than a small one. 7. We walked (far) than we had planned. 8. Today David acted (generously) than ever before. 9. The final exam was (little) difficult of all. 10. This month Caroline worked (badly) of all, though actually she works (well) of all the pupils of her class. 11. You don’t remember some details. You should study the papers (closely). 12. They can get here at 7 o’clock at (early). It’s a long way from here. 13. Changes will become necessary by the autumn, at (late). 14. Really, Alex, you could work (efficiently)!

Exercise.5. Translate into English.

1. Они прожили вместе много лет вполне счастливо. 2. Говорят, ты очень хорошо выступил вчера, поздравляю! 3. Инспектор немедленно принял необходимые меры. 4. Мой учитель бегло говорит на пяти языках. 5.Посидите здесь тихонечко, дети, пока не придет ваша мама. 6. Моему другу нравятся только быстрые машины. 7. Люди, которые очень быстро ездят, рано или поздно попадают в аварии. 8. Она настолько же глупа, сколь и красива. 9. Это легкий вопрос. Ребенок легко может ответить на него. 10. – Вам понятно это правило? – Да, вы его так четко объяснили. 11. Вчера к нам совершенно неожиданно приехали гости. 12. Ты определенно понапрасну тратишь свое время. 13. Я практически никогда не ложусь спать до 11 часов. 14. Мои друзья почти всегда отдыхают летом. 15. В основном это была моя вина. 16. Я полностью с вами согласен. 17. Давай поделим поровну денежный приз. 18. Позволь рассказать тебе вкратце в чем дело. 19. В этой школе примерно двести учеников. 20. Должен сказать вам, что вы вели себя провоцирующе.

Exercise 6. Find adverbs in column В which suit the verbs in column A. In some cases there can be more than one verb.

A	В
argue behave sleep speak explain feel investigate react sing fight rain remember love and respect get mad	deeply thoroughly convincingly, forcefully spontaneously bravely truly deeply, heavily distinctly badly, stupidly softly, quietly concisely, briefly sweetly continuously easily

Exercise 7. Read and translate the sentences. Find adverbs-intensifiers.

1. I definitely think she will win. 2. Olga is really competent. 3. Your garden is absolutely lovely. 4. Your English has greatly improved lately. 5. Mary hardly ever calls me. 6. This is very nice indeed. 7. What you suggest is simply ridiculous. 8. He particularly enjoyed the news. 9. Theodora was most certainly welcome to stay as long as she wished. 10. That’s what my father said actually. 11. They almost never see each other. 12. This is an exceptionally good chance. 13. Happily, the show melted. 14. The roof leaks, unfortunately. 15. Specifically, what is bothering you? 16. Actually, I didn’t come here to listen to all this. 17. Personally, I have nothing to do with it. 18. Basically, it’s a good idea.

Exercise 8.

A. Intensify the sentences by using the adverbials.

It was ... cold that night. He spoke ... fast. This stamp is ... valuable. He spoke ... slowly. The food here is ... awful. We get on ... well together. Your work is ... poor. She left ... suddenly. He speaks Dutch, but not ... well. The time passed ... fast. It’s a ... difficult test. We are ... keen to go.

very especially particularly pretty rather quite fairly not particularly extremely

B. Use the following adverbs in sentences of your own.

Actually, officially, geographically, frankly, confidentially, between you and me, funnily enough, surprisingly, undoubtedly, basically, ironically, apparently, surely, mainly, generally, curiously.

Exercise 9. Put the adverbs in the right places.

1. You are right. (absolutely) 2. I got to bed at twelve. (always) 3. Do you go to parties? (ever) 4. You can be sure of anything. (never) But you can trust me. (certainly) 5. They meet every weekend. (usually) 6. My friends invite me to the theatre. (occasionally). 7. I have had such a shock! (never) 8. They met again. (never) 9. I remember meeting those people. (definitely) 10. Something is happening. (definitely) 11. Does he tell you the truth? (always) 12. He tries to do his best. (always) 13. He talks sensibly. (never) 14. He’s late. (always) He was late for his own wedding. (even) 15. Can you be sincere? (ever) 16. Expensive remedies are useful (always), if not to the sick, then to the chemist. (Russian proverb) 17. We fans give up hope, (never) 18. Are you all right? (really)

Exercise 10. Translate into English.

1. Откровенно говоря, ты не очень серьезно относишься к своим обязанностям. 2. Вообще-то мне очень нужна твоя помощь. 3. Я лишь частично согласен с вами. 4. Скажи нам честно, почему ты вел себя так глупо 5. Он совершил добрый поступок, и от этого ему хорошо. 6. Простуда прошла, и я хорошо себя чувствовал. 7. Вчера шел сильный дождь, а сегодня снегопад. 8. Уже почти время ланча. Давай остановимся около ближайшего кафе. 9. Он упорно старается преуспеть. Но он едва ли знает, с чего начать. 10. Рано или поздно правда выходит наружу. 11. Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается. 12. Я определенно считаю, что мы все сделали правильно. 13. Лучше поздно, чем никогда. 14. Старайся излагать свои мысли логично. 15. У нас практически нет другого выхода. 16. Выслушай меня внимательно и начинай действовать немедленно. 17. Мой друг – постоянный читатель этого журнала. Он регулярно его выписывает. 18. Ландшафт был невероятно красив. 19. Мой брат – высокообразованный человек. 20. Дима живет дальше всех. 21. Относись к этому легче.

Exercise 11. Translate into English.

1. Вообще-то это не имеет значения. 2. Она говорила легко, но твердо. 3. Успех пошел ему на пользу. 4. Этот магазин продает практически все. 5. Она воспринимает окружающий ее мир философски. 6. Он едва ли в состоянии работать сегодня. 7. Эта девушка необычайно эгоистична. 8. Вы ужасно добры. 9. Они сказали это одновременно и рассмеялись. 10. Малейший шум пугал его. 11. Не имею ни малейшего понятия, о чем вы говорите. 12. Белое вино следует слегка охлаждать. 13. – Ты уверен, что все правильно услышал? – Абсолютно. 14. Мне хотелось бы быть экономически независимым. 15. Эта машина очень экономична. 16. Они слишком легко согласились на наше предложение. 17. Сегодня у нас будет нормальная (proper) еда. Ты никогда не ешь толком. Только помни слова: «Готовь быстро – ешь медленно».