1. Look at the chart. Complete the sentences below with can or can’t and verbs or phrases from the chart.
|
Jack |
Chloe |
James |
|
|
play the guitar |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
ride a motorbike |
✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
|
ride a horse |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
|
speak Italian |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
1) Jack __can play__ the guitar and he ________ horse.
2) Chloe ________ a motorbike, but she __can’t ride__ a horse.
3) James ________ Italian and he ________ the guitar.
4) Jack and James ________, but Chloe can’t.
5) James and Chloe ________, but Jack can.
6) James ________ a motorbike, but Chloe and Jack ________
7) Jack, Chloe and James ________
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1) can ride
2) can ride
3) can speak, can play
4) can speak Italian
5) can’t ride a horse
6) can’t ride, can
7) can play the guitar
2. What can you do? Write questions and true answers with can.
1) cook
Can you cook?
Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
2) play a musical instrument.
________
________
3) ride a bike
________
________
4) speak Russian
________
________
5) write songs
________
________
6) swim 100 metres
__________________
________
7) sing
________
________
8) read people’s thoughts
________
________
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2) Can you play a musical instrument? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
3) Can you ride a bike? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
4) Can you speak Russian? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
5) Can you write songs? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
6) Can you swim 100 metres? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
7) Can you sing? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
8) Can you read people’s thoughts? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
3. Write the adverbs.
1) slow __slowly____
2) early ____________
3) hard ____________
4) careful ____________
5) good ____________
6) loud ____________
7) easy ____________
8) fast ____________
9) beautiful ____________
10) fluent ____________
11) late ____________
12) bad ____________
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2) early 3) hard 4) carefully 5) well 6) loudly 7) easily
8) fast 9) beautifully 10) fluently 11) late 12) badly
4. Choose the correct adjective or adverb to complete the sentences.
1) He’s a slow / slowly driver.
2) Please listen careful / carefully .
3) Vicky has got a loud / loudly voice.
4) Jake learns very quick / quickly .
5) Anna is a beautiful / beautifully dancer.
6) Can you speak Russian fluent / fluently ?
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1) slow 2) carefully 3) loud 4) quickly 5) beautiful 6) fluently
5. Write sentences. Use the present simple and an adverb.
1) Emma’s dad / dance / bad
Emma’s dad dances badly.
2) Tom / speak French / fluent
____________
3) Peter / play the piano / good
____________
4) William and Kate / get up / early
____________
5) Oliver / sing / loud
____________
6) Holly / learn new vocabulary / easy
____________
7) Jo’s uncle / drive / careful
____________
8) Ellen and Martin / swim / fast
______________
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2) Tom speaks French fluently.
3) Peter plays the piano well.
4) William and Kate get up early.
5) Oliver sings loudly.
6) Holly learns new vocabulary easily.
7) Jo’s uncle drives carefully.
8) Ellen and Martin swim fast.
Challenge!
Write the adverbs from these adjectives. Check your answers in a dictionary.
1) sad ________.
2) happy ________.
3) quiet ________.
4) angry ________.
5) nice ________.
6) sudden ________.
Show answers
1) sadly 2) happily 3) quietly 4) angrily 5) nicely
6) suddenly
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