Adverbs sharing same words as Adjectives

Examples

  • This is an  airmail  letter from my pen pal in Timbuktu. (Adjective) 
  • She sent it  airmail  and I’m still waiting for it. (Adverb)
  • She  alone  knew what happened that night. (Adjective)
  • She raised twenty puppies  alone . (Adverb)
  • He lost his wallet to a pickpocket when he kept it in his  back  pocket. (Adjective) 
  • We have not seen him since he borrowed a big sum of money from us several years  back . (Adverb)
  • He seemed to think there’s no  better  way of getting money than stealing it. (Adjective)
  • You cannot possibly speak  better  with your mouth full of crisps. (Adverb)
  • I had a  cheap  fruit juice that tasted like tap water. (Adjective)
  • These imported lollipops don’t come  cheap . (Adverb)
  • Your grandmother and my grandfather are  close  in age. (Adjective)
  • Someone parked his truck so  close  in front of my car. (Adverb)
  • The drunken driver drove his car into a  deep  ravine. (Adjective)
  • They walked deep  into the cave in search of treasure. (Adverb)
  • There was no  direct  route to the cove, so we went around the hill. (Adjective)
  • She went  direct  to the manager with the complaint. (Adverb)
  • We booked a room with a  double  bed to share among the three of us. (Adjective)
  • He was so drunk that he saw  double  and counted more people than there were. (Adverb) 
  • Poor diet can lead to  early  death. (Adjective) .
  • We arrived  early  but the queue had already stretched for more than a mile. (Adverb)
  • The losing team complained the field was not  even . (Adjective)
  • Her pet cat is fat, but her pet dog is  even  fatter. (Adverb)
  • It's not fair that I should get a slice of the pizza while he got two slices. (Adjective)
  • He believed if he played  fair , he would lose so he cheated. (Adverb)

  • A flock of pigeons is cooing at the  far  end of the field. (Adjective)
  • They found their missing great grandfather wandering  far  from home. (Adverb)

  • My big aunt is a  fast  eater, a lot faster than me. (Adjective)
  • I acted  fast  in shouting "fire" and everyone dashed for the exit. (Adverb)

  • Last night, she saw a ghost for the  first  time in her life. (Adjective)
  • It seemed you had to talk to the father  first  before you could talk to the daughter. (Adverb)