Difference between loud, aloud and loudly

Sophie

The synonyms and related words drive me mad! Sad

I have some problems with these words: "loud", "aloud" and "loudly".
1. She has a very good pronunciation when she reads English ...
a. aloud
b. loudly
c. loud
d. all are correct
2. His voice is ... enough to be heard by everyone in the room.
a. loudly
b. loud
c. low
d. all are correct
3. 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.
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CarollynTee

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:
1) a
2) b
3) d
I don't know whether my explanation is sufficient for you but still I tried to make it clear. Good luck Smile

Inga

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.
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Inga

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.
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Nessie

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? Smile

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