Exercises

Unit 101 · Adjectives and adverbs 2 (well, fast, late, hard / hardly)

101.1

Put in good or well

Put•in•good•or•well•.

1I play tennis but I’m not very good .(Example)

Joe’s exam results were very .

Joe did in his exams.

I didn’t sleep last night.

I like your hat. It looks on you.

Can you speak up? I can’t hear you very .

I’ve met her a few times, but I don’t know her .

Lucy speaks German . She’s at languages.

101.2

Complete these sentences using well + the following words: behaved informed kept known pai

Complete•these•sentences•using•well•+•the•following•words:•behaved•informed•kept•known•paid•written

1The children were very good. They were well behaved .(Example)

I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She is quite .

Our neighbours’ garden is neat and tidy. It is very .

I enjoyed the book. It’s a great story and it’s very .

Tanya knows about everything. She is very .

Jane works very hard in her job, but she isn’t very .

101.3

Which is right

1I’m tired because I’ve been working hard / hardly. (hard is correct)(Example)

I wasn’t in a hurry, so I was walking slow / slowly.

I haven’t been to the cinema late / lately.

Slow down! You’re walking too fast / quick for me.

I tried hard / hardly to remember her name, but I couldn’t.

This coat is practically unused. I’ve hard / hardly worn it.

Laura is a good tennis player. She hits the ball very hard / hardly.

It’s really dark in here. I can hardly see / see hardly.

Ben is going to run a marathon. He’s been training hard / hardly.

101.4

Complete the sentences

Complete the sentences•Use hardly

1Scott and Tracy have only met once before. They hardly know each other.(Example)

You’re speaking very quietly. I can you.

I don’t feel good this morning. I last night.

We were so shocked when we heard the news, we could .

Kate was very quiet this evening. She anything.

Gary looks just like he looked 15 years ago. He has .

David look ed different without his beard. I him.

101.5

Complete these sentences with hardly + any / anybody / anything / anywhere / ever

Complete•these•sentences•with•hardly•+•any•/•anybody•/•anything•/•anywhere•/•ever•.

1I’ll have to go shopping. There’s hardly anything to eat.(Example)

It was a very warm day and there was wind.

‘Do you know much about computers?’ ‘No, .’

The hotel was almost empty. There was staying there.

I listen to the radio a lot, but I watch TV.

It was very crowded in the room. There was to sit.

We used to be good friends, but we see each other now.

We invited lots of people to the party, but came.

It didn’t take us long to drive there. There was traffic.

There isn’t much to do in this town. There’s to go. ➜ Additional exercise 31 (page 320)

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