Have a go, no notes needed, and mistakes are completely fine here.
You already know one of these words. Complete this sentence:
"My aunt cooks amazing food, and she cooks really ."
Say two things you do really well: cooking, a sport, a language, anything at all.
Anna: How's the new job going?
Marco: Really well, thanks. I work quite hard, but the team explains everything clearly, so I'm learning fast.
Look at the words in bold: well, hard, clearly, fast. What do they all describe: a person, a thing, or how Marco does something? Say your idea out loud before you check.
Words that describe HOW you do something, and where to put them in a sentence.
Three everyday sentences:
Look at quietly, correctly and carefully. What do you add to the adjective (quiet, correct, careful) to make each one? Say it before you check.
The adverb usually goes after the verb, or after the verb and its object, never in between them.
1. The tour guide had to explain the safety rules before the hike.
"He explained them so that nobody had any questions."
2. She'd studied really hard for the test.
"In the end she answered every question ."
3. Rewrite this so it sounds natural: "He finished quickly his homework."
Say three things you do quietly, safely or carefully at home or at work: cooking, driving, working, anything.
Some adverbs don't end in -ly at all, and some words look the same as their adjective.
Compare the two halves of each sentence. Which word describes a person (a noun), and which describes an action (a verb)? Do fast and hard change at all? Say your idea before you check.
1. My neighbour has been learning guitar for years.
"Now he plays really ."
2. Tom can type thirty words a minute without looking at the keys.
"He's a really typist."
3. Rewrite as a sentence about what she does, not what she is: "She is a hard worker."
Think of someone you know. Say one sentence with an adjective ("She's a good cook") and then the same idea with the adverb ("She cooks well").
You already know always, usually, sometimes and never. Now let's add exact frequency, and one tricky word.
Compare "once a week" and "hardly ever": where do they go in the sentence, the beginning, the middle, or the end? Say your idea before you check.
1. My brother hates the dentist, but he still goes for a check-up in spring and again in autumn.
"He goes to the dentist ."
2. My uncle almost never eats breakfast, maybe once a month at most.
"He eats breakfast."
3. Last night I only slept for about two hours.
"I slept last night."
Say three things about how often you do them: one with once a week or once a month, one with every day, and one with hardly ever.
Time to put manner and frequency together in one real description. You do the talking.
Think of someone you know well: a friend, a colleague, a family member.
Talk about them out loud for one minute. Try to answer:
Write 3–5 sentences about that person. Use at least one word like carefully / well / fast / hard and one frequency phrase like once a week or hardly ever. The checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real life doesn't tell you which form to use. Here everything is mixed, you decide.
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
1. "She drives careful in the rain."
2. "He speaks English very good for a beginner."
3. "My uncle cooks goodly, and everyone loves it."
4. "We see hardly ever our neighbours."
5. This cake is amazing! "You're such a ___ baker."
6. "I ___ eat meat, maybe once a year at Christmas."
7. Which sentence is correct?
One-minute challenge: describe a typical day for someone in your family. Use at least two manner words (well, carefully, quickly...) and two frequency phrases (every day, once a week, hardly ever...). Use the timer above if you like the pressure.
1. Say it out loud first: where do always, usually, sometimes and never usually go in a sentence, with a normal verb, and with "be"? Give one example of each before you check.
2. My aunt smiles all the time and never complains.
"She's a very person."
3. There was a big storm, but the pilot managed everything well.
"The plane landed despite the storm."
4. My colleague loves baking and often surprises the office.
"She brings cakes to work , we all love those Fridays."
5. My colleague never takes it easy, she pushes herself every single day at the gym.
"She trains really ."
Which part helped you most today: fixing the mistakes, choosing the right word, or the speaking tasks? Say why you think that one worked for you.
At the start we said: describe how people do things and how often. Tick what's true: