Describe people and things that move quickly.
The idea
Use fast before a noun or after be to describe high speed.
Examples
- The fast cyclist passed the bus.
- This train is fast.
- Our new printer is fast.
- The fast dog caught the ball.
- A fast boat crossed the lake.
- The river is fast after rain.
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Watch out
The adverb is also fast: say drive fast, not drive fastly.
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Choose the right word. A car moving at high speed is ___. (fast / slow)
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fast
Fast describes a car moving at high speed.
Choose the right word. The ___ runner won the race. (fast / slowly)
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fast
Fast describes the runner before the noun.
Choose the right word. The plane flies ___. (fast / fastly)
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fast
Fast describes how the plane flies.
Practice round
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Choose the right word. A car moving at high speed is ___. (fast / slow)
Choose the right word. The ___ runner won the race. (fast / slowly)
Choose the right word. The plane flies ___. (fast / fastly)
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