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

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Open wide/widely," said the dentist.

wide

Some of his facts are questionable, others are completely wrong/wrongly.

wrong

I'm sorry if I was a bit short/shortly with you on the phone this morning.

short

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

free

Is there a direct/directly train to Edinburgh?

direct

The police evacuated the village short/shortly before the explosion.

shortly

We talked late/lately into the night.

late

The parcel was wrong/wrongly addressed.

wrongly

Excuse me a moment, I'll be with you short/shortly.

shortly

I feel absolutely sure/surely (that) you've made the right decision.

sure

I'm deeply/deep grateful to you.

deeply

The programme started late/lately

late

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

highly

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

nearly

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

deep

Let me answer that question direct/directly.

directly

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

last

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

easily

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

hardly

She is very easy/easily to talk to.

easy

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

pretty

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

hardly

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

lately

a highly/high paid job

highly

Adverbs with two forms and differences in meanin ...