The synonyms and related words drive me mad!
I have some problems with these words: “loud”, “aloud” and “loudly”.
She has a very good pronunciation when she reads English …
a. aloud
b. loudly
c. loud
d. all are correct
His voice is … enough to be heard by everyone in the room.
a. loudly
b. loud
c. low
d. all are correct
Hearing the bomb exploding … , all the passengers stopped walking.
a. big
b. loud
c. aloud
d. loudly
They have the same meaning, don’t they? How can I choose the correct answer?
Please explain the differences between them.
Thank you very much for your help.
Hi sophie,
Main difference between loud, aloud & loudly is that ‘loudly’ & ‘aloud’ are adverbs, but ‘loud’ is an adjective.
Secondly, ‘aloud’ means like -enable everyone to hear sth, e.g to read sth aloud,
but ‘loudly’ refers mostly to the power of the sound.
So the answers to your questions would be:
a
b
d
I don’t know whether my explanation is sufficient for you but still I tried to make it clear. Good luck
I agree with CarollynTee. Loud is an adjective (but it can be an adverb, so loud = loudly in these cases: You’ve got the telly on too loud. The band was playing so loud, we couldn’t hear each other.) Aloud = out loud.
I read in one of my grammar books that in informal English, the adjectives cheap, loud, quick and slow can be adverbs: They sell things cheap/cheaply there. Come as quick/quickly as you can.
Yes, “loud” can be adverbs, and I agree with Carollyn’s answers for Sophie’s questions. However I think we haven’t been able to give her a satisfying explaination for these words yet. May we have ideas of some native speakers, please?
P.S: Hi Inga, you are an English teacher, aren’t you?
