Adverbs

11A Adverbs

Manner and modifiers

We use adverbs of manner to say how people do things

Adverbs usually go after the verb or verb phrase

We normally form adverbs by adding -ly tu adjectives

Some adverbs are irregular. They can by the same as the adjetive, e.g. fast, hard or a diferferent word, e.g. well

We use the adverbs very, quite, etc. to modify adjectives or other adverbsThey always go before the adjective or adverb

10A Superlative adjectives

We use the + superlative adjectiveto say which is the in a group

After superlatives, we use in +places, e.g. the longest road in the world, the tallest building in New York.

adjective

Superlative

Comparative

spelling

ColdHigh

one syllable adjectives: + -est

Colder Highter

the codest the highest

Bigger Hotter

the biggestthe hottest

BigHot

adjectives ending one vowel + one consonant: double consonat + -est.

Drier Sunnier

DrySunny

one or two syllable adjectives ending consonant + y: + -iest

the driest the sunniest

More bored More stressed

Bored Stressed

one syllable adjectives ending -ed: the most + adjective

the most bored the most stressed

More dangerous

two or more syllable adjectives: the most + adjective

the most dangerous

Dangerous

the best the worst the furthest

Irregular

Goodbad far

Better worse further

Contraccion

10 b Be going to (plans), future time expressions

Full from

...going to...

I´mYou´re He/ She/ It´s We´re They´re

I amYour are He/ She/ It is We are They are

have a holiday next summer

We use be going to + verb (infinitive) to talk about future plans

atudy English tonight

I am notYour are not He/ She/ It is not We are not They are not

I´m notYou aren´t He/ She/ It isn´t We aren´t They aren´t

Answer in the affirmative or negative

Am IAre you Is he/she/it Are we Are they

...going to...have a holiday next summer? study English tonight?

10C Be going to (predictions)

We can use be going to + verb (infinitive) to make prediccions ( to say what you think or can see is going to happen in the future).