Safe can describe someone or something protected from danger or harm.
The idea
Use safe after be: the children are safe, or before a noun: a safe place. Ask Is it safe to cross? about an action.
Examples
- The children are safe at home.
- Keep the key in a safe place.
- Is it safe to cross now?
- The driver stopped in a safe place.
- Please keep your ticket safe.
- We arrived home safe.
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Watch out
Safe describes a state; safely is an adverb often used to describe how an action is done.
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Choose the adjective describing the children. The children are ___. (safe / safely)
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safe
Safe describes the children after are.
Choose the adjective before place. Keep the key in a ___ place. (safe / safely)
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safe
Safe describes the place before the noun.
Choose the infinitive for the action being asked about. Is it safe ___ now? (to cross / crosses)
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to cross
To cross names the action being asked about.
Practice round
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Choose the adjective describing the children. The children are ___. (safe / safely)
Choose the adjective before place. Keep the key in a ___ place. (safe / safely)
Choose the infinitive for the action being asked about. Is it safe ___ now? (to cross / crosses)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask whether an action is safe and describe a safe place for an object.