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. .