Pronunciation practice: Look for the adverbs on online dictionaries, find exemple phrases, listen to them and repeat

them.

11A GRAMMAR adverbs (manner and modifiers)

Make adverbs from the adjectives. There's hardly a cloud in the sky.
a
I hit my head on the wall really hard.
bad badly dangerous good noisy
careful carefully easy hard hardly /hard quiet
cheap cheap fast loud slow

b Write sentences for pictures 1–12. Use an adverb from a.

1 She’s eating noisily.

2 He’s driving .

3 He’s writing .
4 She passed the exam .

5 They’re dancing .
6 She’s opening the door
.

7 She’s running .
8 He’s working .

9 She bought them .

10 He’s driving .

11 She’s singing .
12 They’re talking .

activation
c Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. Say the sentences with a modi er (very, really,
incredibly). After you've practiced it, record yourself saying the sentences and try to correct your pronunciation. You can use
Google Translate to help you with it.
He’s driving very slowly.

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