Choose adverbs from below and use them to write five true sentences about yourself, e.g. “I swim + strongly”.
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angrily- calmly willingly- unwillingly
perfectly- imperfectly terribly- fantastically
thoroughly (= completely- incompletely) powerfully- weakly
noisily (= loudly) – quietly (= peacefully) shyly
nervously- confidently passionately- coldly
easily carefully- carelessly
anxiously- calmly beautifully
messily (= untidily) – tidily (= neatly) violently- gently
excessively (= too much) hard- softly
fast (= quickly= rapidly) – slowly well- badly
loosely- tightly honestly- deceitfully
lazily- energetically forcefully
truthfully successfully- unsuccessfully
thoughtfully enthusiastically
stylishly smartly- casually/ scruffily
safety- dangerously (= unsafely) seriously
cautiously fluently
accurately- inaccurately elegantly- inelegantly
reluctantly (unhappily) – happily politely- rudely (= impolitely)
confidently skilfully
kindly roughly- gently
intelligently- stupidly proudly
formally- casually (= informally)
Key: A dash (-) means opposite, an equals mark (=) means the same, and a forward slash (/) means similar.
Read the first part of your sentence to your partner and see if they can guess the adverb, then take turns doing the same.
| Useful language to play the game “That’s also true, but that’s not the adverb I wrote”/ “(You are/ That is) close/ near!” “That’s right. You’ve got it. It’s your turn.” “It’s the opposite of that” |
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