care n /keə(r)/ You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.
careful adj /ˈkeəfl/ That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.
carefully adv /ˈkeəfəli/ Please drive carefully. I don’t want you to have an accident.
careless adj /ˈkeələs/ He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.
carelessly adv /ˈkeələsli/ He carelessly threw away an important document.
comfort n /ˈkʌmfət/ I bought this sofa for comfort, not style.
comfortable adj /ˈkʌmftəbl/ The room wasn’t great but the bed was really comfortable.
uncomfortable adj /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/ This chair is incredibly uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.
comfortably adv /ˈkʌmftəbli/ Is everyone sitting comfortably?
uncomfortably adv /ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/ The train was uncomfortably hot.
fortune n /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ He couldn’t believe his good fortune when he found 20 dollars.
fortunate adj /ˈfɔːtʃənət/ He didn’t look when he crossed the road and was fortunate not to have an accident.
unfortunate adj /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ It’s unfortunate you couldn’t be there. It was a great party.
fortunately adv /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ The rain was really heavy, but fortunately we had our umbrellas.
unfortunately adv /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ The parks were beautiful, but unfortunately it rained almost every day.
patience n /ˈpeɪʃns/ You need a lot of patience to work with children.
patient adj /ˈpeɪʃnt/ He is really patient and will take his time to explain things.
impatient adj /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/ She is so impatient. She won’t wait for more than five minutes.
patiently adv /ˈpeɪʃntli/ Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.
impatiently adv /ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/ He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone’s attention.
luck n /lʌk/ Are luck and practice just as important as talent?
lucky adj /ˈlʌki/ He was lucky enough to win the completion.