Quietly can mean without making much noise.
The idea
Use speak quietly or close the door quietly to describe how an action happens. Compare the adjective in a quiet room with the adverb in wait quietly.
Examples
- Please speak quietly in the library.
- She closed the door quietly.
- The children read quietly in class.
- He asked the question quietly.
- We waited quietly near the room.
- The train moved quietly through the station.
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Watch out
Quietly concerns noise or volume; slowly concerns speed. An action can be quiet without being slow.
Try it yourself
Choose the word for speaking with little noise. Please speak with little noise: speak ___. (quietly / loudly)
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quietly
Quietly describes how the person speaks.
Decide whether quietness guarantees slow speed. An action is quiet. Does that alone guarantee it is slow? (no / yes)
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no
A quiet action is not necessarily slow.
Choose the adjective describing the room. They waited in a ___ room. (quiet / quietly)
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quiet
Quiet describes the room as an adjective.
Practice round
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Choose the word for speaking with little noise. Please speak with little noise: speak ___. (quietly / loudly)
Decide whether quietness guarantees slow speed. An action is quiet. Does that alone guarantee it is slow? (no / yes)
Choose the adjective describing the room. They waited in a ___ room. (quiet / quietly)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe an action done quietly and say where it happens.