Adverbs with two forms and differences in meaning | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The water's not deep/deeply here - look, I can touch the bottom.

deep

10

I'm deeply/deep grateful to you.

deeply

10

Is there a direct/directly train to Edinburgh?

direct

10

Let me answer that question direct/directly.

directly

10

She is very easy/easily to talk to.

easy

10

Information on the subject is easy/easily obtainable on the internet.

easily

10

Please feel free/freely to interrupt me if you don't understand anything.

free

10

The instructions are printed so small I can hard/hardly read them.

hardly

10

I hard/hardly watch any television, apart from news and current affairs.

hardly

10

a highly/high paid job

highly

10

For our country to remain competitive, we need a _______ -skilled, _______ -educated workforce.

highly

20

I hate being the last/lastly one to arrive at a meeting.

last

10

I haven't been feeling so well late/lately.

lately

10

The programme started late/lately

late

10

It’s time for bed. It’s near/nearly 10 o’clock.

nearly

15

I guess that things are pretty/prettily hard for you now.

pretty

15

Adverbs with two forms and differences in meanin ...