English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 54: Manner

Word List
  • bad
  • badly
  • fast
  • friendly
  • good
  • loud
  • loudly
  • manner
  • quiet
  • quietly
  • right
  • right way
  • slow
  • slowly
  • unfriendly (way)
  • way
  • well
  • wrong (way)
Exercises

54.1 ‣ Complete the sentences.

  1. This train is slow. It goes very .
  2. He is a bad singer. He sings very _____.
  3. She is always loud. She speaks very _____.
  4. He’s a fast swimmer. He swims very _____.
  5. This girl is quiet. She always speaks _____.
  6. He’s a good English-speaker. He speaks English _____.

54.2 ‣ Complete the sentences.

  1. Please don’t play your music so – I’m trying to study.
  2. Let’s take the _____ train, not the fast one.
  3. Katie is very _____ at French but bad at German.
  4. Why is Fiona behaving _____ an unfriendly way?
  5. I hope this is the _____ answer.
  6. It is better to do something well than to do it _____ .
  7. The children are playing very _____– they know that grandma is asleep.
  8. Did I do this exercise _____ right way?

54.3 ‣ Are the definitions right or wrong? Use a dictionary.

worddefinitionright (✓)wrong (✗)
suddenlyvery slowly
sadlyin an unhappy way__________
strangelynot in a normal way__________
quicklyvery slowly__________
easilywith no difficulty__________

54.4 ‣ Complete these sentences about yourself and your friends or family.

  1. My well.
  2. My _____ badly.
  3. I _____ fast.
  4. My _____ slow.
  5. My _____ quiet.
  6. I _____ loudly.
  7. My _____ in a friendly way.
  8. I _____ the right way.
Answer Key

Adjectives and adverbs can describe manner, i.e. how we do something.

A ‣ Fast and slow

adjectives: This is a fast car.
adverbs: This car goes very fast.

adjectives: This is a slow car.
adverbs: This car goes very slowly.
B ‣ Loud /laud/ and quiet /ˈkwaɪət/

adjectives: The music is too loud.
adverbs: The children sang loudly.

adjectives: It’s very quiet here.
adverbs: The teacher speaks very quietly. We can’t hear him.
C ‣ Good and bad

adjectives: She’s a good driver.
adverbs: She drives well.

adjectives: He’s a bad driver.
adverbs: He drives badly.
D ‣ Right and wrong

This sentence is right --> I like coffee very much. [✓]

This sentence is wrong --> I like very much coffee. [✗]

E ‣ Expressions with way

He’s speaking in a friendly way.

She’s speaking in an unfriendly way.

You’re doing that the wrong way.
Let me show you the right way to do it.

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