8 Adverbs
- Complete the sentences using the adjective once and the adverb once.
careful carefully
- Be careful! This cup is very hot.
- Please listen carefully to what I'm saying.
beautiful beautifully
- She has a lovely voice. She sings beautifully.
- Your dress is really beautiful! I love it!
bad badly
- We lost the match because we played really badly.
- 'I didn't get the job.' Bad luck. Maybe next time.
real really
- Can I open the window? It's really hot in here.
- Mm! Spaghetti! This is real Italian food!
quiet quietly
- Be quiet! I can't hear the TV.
- Sh! Speak quietly! The baby's asleep.
slow slowly
- I'm a very slow reader. It takes me months to finish a book.
- Cook the chicken slowly for three hours.
2 Complete the sentences with an irregular adverb from the box.
hard fast well early late
- The plane leaves at 6.00 a.m., so we need to get up early.
- I'm scared! You drive too fast! Slow down!
- I did really well in my exams! I got 80%.
- My father worked hard all his life.
- The TV programme ends really late. About midnight.