Adjectives for Describing Things: Slow, Fast, Loud (A2 Vocabulary)
Use these words to say what a thing or a person is like. A truck on a hill is slow, and a small car on a straight road is fast. A fire truck is loud.
Slow, fast and loud
Try it: Lars: Is the new express bus good? Amina: Yes. It's really ___. Look at the picture. Choose what Amina says. (slow / careful / fast) Answer: fast — The bus goes along the empty road and the trees go by in a blur, so it is fast. A slow bus does not blur the trees, and careful is about a person, not a bus.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
slow / fast
The truck is slow, but the car is fast.
loud
The fire truck is very loud.
Careful and hard
A careful person watches every step. A hard worker works a lot and does not stop early.
Try it: Amina: Can your friend help me with my new TV? Lars: Sure. He's always ___. Look at the picture. Choose what Lars says. (careful / loud / hard) Answer: careful — Lars's friend carries the TV box with both hands and watches every step, so he is careful. loud is about sound, and hard goes with worker.