PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

EXCELLENT ENGLISH

BAB 1
MANNER ADVERB
Keterangan Cara
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ADJECTIVE ADVERB
nice Nicely
bad Badly
loud Loudly
There are changes in spelling when the word ends in:
-le gentle -ly gently
-y easy -ily easily
-ic enthusiastic -ically enthusiastically
-ue true -uly truly
-ll full -ully fully
Some adverbs are irregular
good Well
hard Hard
fast Fast
late Late
Write the adverb of the following adjectives.
electronic
Complete the sentences with an adverb of manner.
careful 1. Richard is a good singer. He sings......................
horrible 2. My house was cheap. I bought it..........................
3. My son is a hard worker. He works very...............
technical
4. This exercise is easy. I can .......................solve it.
happy 5. The cheetah is a fast runner. He runs very...............
extreme 6. Mike is a brave man. He fights.................
7. Mice are quiet. They run ............... around the
beautiful
house.
angry 8. Diana is happy. She is ................ married.
furious 9. The public is enthusiastic. They applaud................
10. The rain is heavy. It’s raining.........................
busy
cruel
lazy
Look at the pictures and make sentences using an adverb of manner.
travel/fast – drive/dangerous – play/loud – sing/good – study/hard – lift/easy –
dance/bad – wake up/late –eat/quick explain/gentle – walk/quiet – smell/bad

Introduction to Adverbs or Manner

1. Regular adverbs: Formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective.

Adjective Adverb
slow
careful
beautiful

2. Words ending in -y: When the adjective ends in -y, cancel -y and add -ily.

Adjective Adverb
happy
angry
crazy
noisy
3. Words ending in -le: When the adjective ends in -le cancel -e and add -y

Adjective Adverb
gentle
terrible
horrible
simple
4. Words ending in -e: When the adjective ends in -e, just add -ly.

Adjective Adverb
polite
brave
definite
5. Words ending in -ic: When the adjective ends in -ic, just add -ally

Adjective Adverb
enthusiastic
tragic
fantastic

Practice One: Read carefully, identify and circle the adverb of manner. (number of adverbs varies in
each sentence)

1. Danny failed his driving test horribly yesterday.

2. Please do this worksheet carefully and neatly.

3. She simply loves eating in this restaurant.

4. The children bravely swam across the river.

5. She is a lovely girl who definitely knows how to draw.

6. It is not easy to do it, but they have easily done it.

7. The students are busily writing notes in the classroom.

8. Tina waited patiently for her friends to arrive.

9. They smiled happily after the class had ended.

10. Sarah cheered for her friends enthusiastically.

Practice Two: Read carefully and fill in the blanks with the correct adverb.

1. He was angry. He slammed the door __________ (angry).

2. She has a gentle voice. She sings the lullaby __________ (gentle).

3. He is a fast eater. He __________ (quick) finishes the whole cake.

4. She is terrible at the piano. She plays the piano __________ (terrible).

5. Eric is a lazy boy. Eric is doing his homework __________ (lazy).

6. It was a beautiful dance. Lily danced __________ (beautiful).

7. It is a sad and tragic lost. The man __________ (tragic) lost his boat in the sea.

8. She is sad. She ___________ (sad) walks back to her house.

9. He was scared and nervous. He was speaking __________ (nervous) in front of the class.

10. The monkey is hungry. It is eating the banana __________ (hungry).

11. The sun is bright. It’s shining __________ (bright).

12. The boys are loud. They are speaking __________ (loud).

13. She did a fantastic work. She did the work ___________ (fantastic).

Practice Three: Read carefully and circle the correct adverb. (use logic)

1. She rides her bicycle to school (carefully/politely/beautifully).

2. Tina was speaking (politely/terribly/lazily) to her mother.

3. The boy did his homework (poorly/politely/bravely).

4. The man is walking (quietly/loudly/fantastically) because the baby is sleeping.

5. The student (sadly/excitedly/enthusiastically) looked at the question because he didn’t know how to
answer it.

BAB 2
 COMPARISON DEGREE
Tingkat Perbandingan
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Tingkatan Comparison Degree

Comparison Degree memiliki tiga tingkat, yaitu positive
degree, comparative degree, dan superlative degree.
Positive DegreePada positive degree, kedua hal yang dibandingkan berada di
level yang sama atau sebanding, oleh karena itu digunakan as adjective/adverb
as. Misalnya, “You are as pretty as her.” memiliki arti kamu sama cantiknya dengan
dia.

Lets practice with

1st patern
1. Ronaldo sama gantengnya dengan David.
2. Pulau bali sama indahnya dengan pulau Lombok.
3. Bogor sama dingin nya dengan Lembang.
4. Mobil Mercy sama mewahnya dengan Mobil BMW.
5. Hp Samsung S23 sama mahalnya dengan I phone 14.
6. Nasi goreng Jakarta sama enaknya dengan nadi goreng Singapore.
7. Ma dong sook sama kuatnya dengan Arnold.
8. Motor Ducati sama cepatnya dengan motor Kawasaki.
9. Sungai Tara di Bosnia sama jernihnya dengan sungai Umngot di
India.
10. Bermain arung jeram sama bahayanya dengan panjat tebing.
Lets practice with 2nd patern
1. Mr. Ronald berbicara Bahasa inggris sama lancarnya dengan Mis
Jessi.
2. Mobil Subaru dari jepang bergerak sama cepatnya dengan kerete
api.
3. Jet lee berkelahi sama hebatnya dengan Jacky chan.
4. Marion bernyayi sama indahnya dengan Gilbert
5. Miranda mengendarai sepeda sama lambatnya dengan kami.

6. Komeng menendang sama kuatnya dengan pelatih.

7. Saya berlari sama cepatnya dengan mereka
8. Tamboy kun makan sama lahap nya dengan Magda
2. COMPERATIVE DEGREE

Pada comparative degree, salah satu dari kedua hal yang dibandingkan
memiliki sifat ‘lebih’ dibanding hal lainnya, oleh karena itu
digunakan adjective/adverb + -er atau more + adjective/adverb.
Misalnya, “You are prettier than her.” memiliki arti kamu lebih cantik
daripada dia.

…y/…some

Happy

Easy

Friendly

Handsome

Awesome

Happier/more
happy

Handsomer/more
handsome

Irregular adjective
Bagus = good – better
Jelek = bad - worse

Exercise with 1st pattern

1. Hatimu lebih dingin dari es.

2. Aku lebih bahagia daripada sebelumnya.

3. Belajar bahasa Inggris lebih mudah daripada matematika.

4. Thanos lebih besar daripada Iron Man.

5. Pohon itu lebih tinggi daripada rumah ini.

6. Nilai Bahasa inggris ku lebih bagus dari nilai matematika ku.

7. Rio adalah anak yang nakal. Kelakuan nya lebih buruk dari Gian.

8. Orang Indonesia lebih ramah dari orang Malaysia.

9. Pemandangan pantai di Losari lebih luar biasa dari pemandangan pantai

di kuala tungkal.

Exercise with 2nd pattern

1. Saya berlari lebih cepat dari kamu.

2. Kami belajar lebih rajin

3. Mereka bekerja lebih giat

Exercise with 3rd pattern

1. Mona Lebih cantik dari Maya
2. Pulau Bali lebih menarik dari pulau Bangka
3. Matematika lebih sulit dari Bahasa Inggris
4. Makanan Indonesia lebih enak dari makanan eropa.
5. I phone lebih mahal dari Oppo
6. Sopir TAXI lebih hati hati dari sopir bis.
7. Bermain api lebih berbahaya dari bermain air.
8. Makan sayur dan daging lebih berguna dari makanan cepat saji

Exercise with 4th pattern

1. Saya lebih suka jika ayahku mengendarai mobil, karna dia mengendarai lebih
hati hati.

2. William berbicara lebih lancer dari temannya.

3. Matahari bersinar lebih cerah pagi ini.

4. Siput darat bergerak lebih lambat dari bintang laut.

5. Ibuku menyapu lantai lebih bersih dari pembantu kami.

6. Pelayan Restoran melayani lebih sopan kepada pelangan VIP.

7. Pelajar seharusnya belajar lebih giat Ketika mereka mau menghadapi

ujian semester.

8. Matahari bersinar lebih cerah pagi ini.

9. Aku mengenalmu lebih baik daripada dia.