几组对容易混淆词进行特别记忆

（1）有些字可当形容词又可当副词,例如：early;past;half;long;straight;fast;hard;quick;deep;slow;pretty;awful;wrong;right;high;late;hourly;early;weekly;etc.

we had an early breakfast.（形容词）

we went by a fast train.（形容词）

we had breakfast early.（副词）

don't speak so fast.（副词）

（2）有些形容词变为副词, 可在字尾加ly, 也可以不加, 不过在字义上不同。

（a） easy“安适地”;easily“容易地”：

stand easy!

he's not easily satisfied.

（b） clear （ = completely“完全地”;clearly“显然地”;）

the bullet went clear through the door.

the thieves got clearly away.

（c） high“高”;highly“很;非常”;

the birds are flying high.

he was highly praised for his work.

（d） slow 和 slowly当副词时同义, 但 slow比 slowly语气强.

i told the driver to go slow（er）.

drive slowly round these bends in the road.

（e） hard“辛苦地”;hardly“几乎不”;

he works hard.（= he is a hard worker.）

he hardly does anything nowadays.（= he does very little nowadays.）

（f） just“刚才;仅”;justly“公正地”;

i've just seen him.

he was justly punished.

（g） late“迟”;lately （= recently）“最近地”;

he went to bed late.

i haven't seen mr.green lately.

（h） pretty （= fairly, moderately）“十分，颇”;prettily （= in a pretty way, attractively）“漂亮地”;

the situation seems pretty hopeless.

she was prettily dressed.