Some words look similar but they mean different. This section of ‘Little Differences’ picks such sets of words.
Degrees of Adverbs (Grade 5)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate degree of adverbs given in brackets: Kelly runs _____________ than her sister. (fast) This horse galloped __________________. (swiftly) Sherlock came ________________ than his roommate. (early) This flower has been bent _______________ of all by the wind. (low) My mother cooks __________________. (well) I worked _____________ than I thought I […]
Describing words (Adjectives-Grade 1)
Fill in the blanks with a suitable describing word. Choose from the options given in the brackets: It is a ____________ summer day. (cold/hot) My dog wants to play with the _____________ ball. (big/tall) The tree is so __________ that it seems to be touching the sky. (tall/small) There are ______________ clouds in the […]
Hardly fast???
Adverbs are the words which are used to describe an action (verb) like playing well, behave nicely, rightly punished and so on. Some adverbs are incorrectly used by many: They worked hardly for this presentation. The car went fastly. Here both the adverbs ( hardly and fastly ) are incorrect. Fastly is no word at […]