UNIT 1: THE WAY WE ARE
TEACHER: Jorge Reátegui
Adjective or Adverb?
• He’s a careful driver.
• He drives carefully.
• He’s a quick worker.
• He works quickly.
Adjective + ‘ly’
My son is very ____.
quiet quiet
My son speaks quietly
_____ . quietly
He is a ____
slow driver. slow
slowly
He drives _____.
slowly
Adverbs of manner usually come after the verb.
Adjective Noun
An adjective tells you about a noun. a slow car.
Adverb Verb
An adverb tells you about a verb.
He drives slowly.
Adjectives Adverbs
slow slowly
angry angrily
easy easily
quiet quietly
careful carefully
Adjective + ‘ly’
• noisy • noisily
• easy • easily
• angry • angrily
If a word ends in ‘y’ change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’
• Beautifully
• Beautiful
• Carefully
• Careful
If an adjective ends in ‘l’ add ‘ly’.
Irregular
• Fast • Fast
• Hard • Hard
• Late • Late
• Early • Early
• Good • Well
Careful/carefully
They are careful children
She is driving carefully
Easy/Easily
It is an easy sum She is doing her homework
easily
Fast/Fast
Leopard is a fast animal.
He is typing fast
Happy/Happily
The boy is happy
Children are playing happily
Hard/Hard
miner is a hard (duro) job He is working hard
(afanosamente)
Loud/loudly
A loud noise They are laughting loudly
Quiet/Quietly
Elise is a quiet girl They are reading quietly
Good/Well
Good job!! They are singning well
He skipped
____________
down the road to You
school. got
it!
NEXT
She sings beautifully.
She is a _________ You
singer. got
it!
NEXT
They planned their
holidays in Spain very You
__________ . got
it!
NEXT
My sister is a
________
You
girl. She is friendly got
with everyone. it!
NEXT
I don’t want to go with
him. You
He drives too ________ . got
it!
NEXT
They could see the
movie because they
You
finished their work got
very ________ . it!
NEXT
They are fantastic
dancers.
They dance really You
got
_______ .
it!
NEXT
Please, turn the radio
down. It’s too You
________ . got
it!
NEXT
This bus is too
_______ .
You
We will be late for got
school. it!
NEXT
This dog is ________.
He can’t stand a You
hungry cat. got
it!
NEXT
I can’t hear her.
She speaks too You
________ . got
it!
NEXT
This street is too
noisy.
You
I’m getting got
_________ . it!
Choose the correct word (adjective or adverb) Ex. 38d Gr Pr p. 58
1. This music is too _____. We can’t talk. (loud)
2. She played _____and she lost the game. (badly)
3. We waited _________ for the letter but it never came.
(patient)
4. Please don’t be _____with him. (angry)
5. She asks ______ questions. (intelligent)
6. The children are playing together very ____today. (nice)
1. They’re slow workers. 1. They work slowly.
2. He’s a dangerous driver. 2. He drives dangerously.
3. She’s a careful writer. 3. .
4. I’m a loud singer. 4. .
5. She’s a fast swimmer. 5. .
6. He’s a bad actor. 6. .
7. Jill’s a beautiful painter. 7. .
8. You’re a terrible dancer. 8. .
9. They’re good teachers. 9. .
10. John’s a patient listener. 10. .
