ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB ?

Adjectives are used to modify nouns.

Adjectives are placed directly before a noun.
He is a clever boy.
They can be used with the verbs be, feel, look, taste, appear, seem, smell
etc.

Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.

My cat drinks milk slowly.
My dog runs fast.
The insects moved incredibly quickly.
NB: remember that: fast, hard, late, near can be either adjectives or
adverbs !

EXERCISE A
1. This man is 80 years old and walks very (slowly / slow).
2. In my opinion, Susan is a very good driver. She always drives very
(careful / carefully).
3. It is a (terrible / terribly) day today. I will stay home.
4. This is a (terribly / terrible) boring book. Don't read it.
5. Where did you learn English? You speak very (well / good).
6. This lake is quite (deeply / deep). Don't go into the water.
7. Your sister and your mother look really (pretty / prettily).
8. This meat tastes (terribly / terrible). I think it has gone bad.
9. Last Sunday it was raining very (heavily / heavy). We had to stay home.
10. I was (really /real) sure that they were wrong.

11. Would you be (quiet / quietly), please? I am studying for my exam now.
12. Your English is so bad that I can (hardly / hard) understand you.
EXERCISE B: adjective or adverb ?
1. I often get ____________ in new social situations. (nervous)
2. I like to tell jokes and make people laugh. I tell jokes ____________ (good /
well).
3. I am ____________ around new people. (confident)
4. I often feel ____________ before a party. (excited)
5. I hope other people think I look ____________. (attractive)
6. I try to be a ____________ person. (nice)
7. When I listen to music alone, I sing along to the songs ____________.
(excited)
8. Its never a problem for me to remember peoples names. I do that
____________ (easy).
9. I give my opinion when I feel ____________ about something. (strong)
10. I move around ____________when Im nervous. (uncomfortable)
EXERCISE C
1. These children are ____________ at English. (good)
2. Your brother ____________ works at all. (hard)
3. Ann ____________ had an accident last Sunday. (near)
4. Have you been to the cinema ____________ . (late)
5. Mary always dresses ____________ . (beautiful)
6. Yes, it was raining ____________ for two hours. (heavy)
7. He has painted it ____________. (nice)
8. What a ____________ worker he is! (quick)
9. He is always very ____________. (polite)
10. "This wound looks ____________", the doctor said. (bad)
11. Arthur ____________ rode back to the inn. (quick)

12. When the teacher heard about the missing book he said
____________ :"You should be more careful." (angry)