Exercise 1
Put in good or well .
1) I play tennis but I'm not very ________
2) Your exam results were very ________
3) You did ________ in your exams.
4) The weather was ________ while we were away.
5) I didn't sleep ________ last night.
6) Lucy speaks German ________ . She's ________ at languages.
7) Our new business isn't doing very ________ at the moment.
8) I like your hat. It looks ________ on you.
9) I've met her a few times, but I don't know her ________
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1)
1 good
2 good
3 well
4 good
5 well
6 well … good
7 well
8 good
9 well
Exercise 2
Complete these sentences using well + the following words:
behaved dressed informed kept known paid written
1) The children were very good. They were ________
2) I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She is quite ________
3) Our neighbours' garden is neat and tidy. It is very ________
4) I enjoyed the book you lent me. It's a great story and it's very ________
5) Tanya knows a lot about many things. She is very ________
6) Mark's clothes are always smart. He is always ________
7) Jane has a lot of responsibility in her job, but she isn't very ________
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2)
1 well-behaved
2 well-known
3 well-kept
4 well-written
5 well-informed
6 well-dressed
7 well-paid
Exercise 3
Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) I'm tired because I've been working hard. ________
2) I tried hard to remember her name, but I couldn't. ________
3) This coat is practically unused. I've hardly worn it. ________
4) Laura is a good tennis player. She hits the ball hardly. ________
5) Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you. ________
6) I had plenty of time, so I was walking slow. ________
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3)
1 OK
2 OK
3 OK
4 hard
5 OK
6 slowly
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use hardly + the following verbs (in the correct form): change hear recognise say sleep speak
1) Scott and Tracy have only met once before. They ________ each other.
2) You're speaking very quietly. I can ________ you.
3) I'm very tired this morning. I ________ last night.
4) We were so shocked when we heard the news, we could ________
5) Kate was very quiet this evening. She ________ a word.
6) You look the same now as you looked 15 years ago. You've ________
7) I met David a few days ago. I hadn't seen him for a long time and he looks very different now. I ________ him.
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1 hardly know
2 hardly hear
3 hardly slept
4 hardly speak
5 hardly said
6 hardly changed
5 OK
6 slowly
7 hardly recognised
Exercise 5
Complete these sentences with hardly + any/anybody/anything/anywhere/ever .
1) I'll have to go shopping. There's ________ to eat.
2) It was a very warm day and there was ________ wind.
3) 'Do you know much about computers?' 'No, ________ .’
4) The hotel was almost empty. There was ________ staying there.
5) I listen to the radio a lot, but I ________ watch television.
6) Our new boss is not very popular. ________ likes her.
7) It was very crowded in the room. There was ________ to sit.
8) We used to be good friends, but we ________ see each other now.
9) It was nice driving this morning. There was ________ traffic.
10) I hate this town. There's ________ to do and ________ to go.
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5)
1 hardly anything
2 hardly any
3 hardly anything
4 hardly anybody/anyone
5 hardly ever
6 Hardly anybody/anyone
7 hardly anywhere
8 hardly or hardly ever
9 hardly any
10 hardly anything … hardly anywhere
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