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 ………………… .
Answer
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
………………………………………
…………………….
Answer
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 ………………………
Answer
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?
Answer
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
……………………………
Answer
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 ……………….
Answer
1 sadly 2 happily 3 quietly 4 angrily 5 nicely
6 suddenly
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