39. The adjective and the adverb are sometimes alike in form. Thus, both the following sentences are correct: _He works HARD_ (adverb), and _His work is HARD_ (adjective). But, usually, where the adjective and the adverb correspond at all, the adverb has the additional ending _ly_; as, _The track is SMOOTH_, (adjective), and _The train runs SMOOTHLY_, (adverb).
_In the following sentences choose from the italicized words the proper word to be used:_
1. The sunset looks _beautiful beautifully_. 2. The man acted _strange strangely_. 3. Write _careful carefully_ and speak _distinct distinctly_. 4. Speak _slow slowly_. 5. He acted _bad badly_. 6. He behaved very _proper properly_. 7. The boat runs _smooth smoothly_. 8. He is a _remarkable remarkably_ poor writer. 9. I am in _extremely extreme_ good health. 10. The typewriter works _good well_. 11. The bird warbles _sweet sweetly_. 12. He was _terrible terribly_ angry. 13. He was in a _terrible terribly_ dangerous place. 14. He talks _plainer more plainly_ than he ever did before. 15. The dead Roman looked _fierce fiercely_. 16. The fire burns _brilliant brilliantly_. 17. You are _exceeding exceedingly_ generous. 18. He struggled _manful manfully_ against the opposition. 19. My health is _poor poorly_. 20. He is sure surely a _fine fellow_. 21. Have everything _suitable suitably_ decorated. 22. That can be done _easy easily_. 23. I can speak _easier more easily_ than I can write. 24. The music of the orchestra was _decided decidedly_ poor. 25. She is a _remarkable remarkably_ beautiful girl. 26. The wind roared _awful awfully_. 27. The roar of the wind was _awful awfully_. 28. I have studied grammar _previous previously_ to this year. 29. I didn't study because I felt too _bad badly_ to read. 30. The roses smell _sweetly sweet_. 31. They felt very _bad badly_ at being beaten. 32. That violin sounds _different differently_ from this one. 33. The soldiers fought _gallant gallantly_. 34. She looks _sweet sweetly_ in that dress. 35. I can wear this coat _easy easily_. 36. Speak _gentle gently_ to him. 37. He talks _warm warmly_ on that subject. 38. He works _well good_ and _steady steadily_. 39. He stood _thoughtful thoughtfully_ for a moment and then went _quiet quietly_ to his tent. 40. He walked down the street _slow slowly_, but all the time looked _eager eagerly_ about him. 41. The music sounds _loud loudly_. 42. That coin rings _true truly_. 43. He looked _angry angrily_ at his class. 44. He moved _silent silently_ about in the crowd. 45. His coat fits _nice nicely_. 46. That is _easy easily_ to do. 47. He went over the work very _thorough thoroughly_.
