Adverb or Adjective? - ESL worksheet by luoliveira - Free Printable

Step-by-Step Reasoning

Part A: Adjective or Adverb?
The rule here is simple:
* Use an adjective to describe a noun (a person, place, or thing). It usually comes before the noun or after verbs like "is," "am," "are."
* Use an adverb to describe a verb (an action). It tells *how* something is done. Adverbs often end in "-ly".

1. "She is a ... girl." → Describes the noun "girl" → beautiful (adjective)
2. "Sarah plays the piano ..." → Describes how she plays (verb) → beautifully (adverb)
3. "This tomato is ..." → Describes the noun "tomato" (after 'is') → soft (adjective)
4. "Jane always speaks very ..." → Describes how she speaks (verb) → softly (adverb)
5. "Jack did the exercises very ..." → Describes how he did them (verb) → cleverly (adverb)
6. "My brother is very ..." → Describes the noun "brother" (after 'is') → clever (adjective)
7. "Raul is not a very ... person." → Describes the noun "person" → careful (adjective)
8. "My little sister did her homework ..." → Describes how she did it (verb) → carefully (adverb)
9. "That old lady walks ..." → Describes how she walks (verb) → slowly (adverb)
10. "My neighbor is a ... swimmer." → Describes the noun "swimmer" → slow (adjective)
11. "John is a ... student." → Describes the noun "student" → careless (adjective)
12. "Roger did the work ..." → Describes how he did it (verb) → carelessly (adverb)
13. "My mother is a ... person." → Describes the noun "person" → serious (adjective)
14. "She thought ... about that matter." → Describes how she thought (verb) → seriously (adverb)
15. "I see John very ... at the school cafeteria." → Describes how often I see him (verb) → frequently (adverb)
16. "My brother's friends are ... visitors..." → Describes the noun "visitors" → frequent (adjective)
17. "Mary did her homework very ..." → Describes how she did it (verb) → quickly (adverb)
18. "He always has ... answers..." → Describes the noun "answers" → quick (adjective)
19. "This is an ... exercise." → Describes the noun "exercise" → easy (adjective)
20. "I did this exercise ..." → Describes how I did it (verb) → easily (adverb)

Part B: Good or Well?
* Good is an adjective. It describes nouns.
* Well is usually an adverb. It describes verbs (how you do something). *Note: "Well" can be an adjective when talking about health.*

1. "Our teacher speaks French very ..." → Describes the verb "speaks" → well
2. "Is Jane a ... English teacher?" → Describes the noun "teacher" → good
3. "My sister always does everything ..." → Describes the verb "does" → well
4. "Roger can swim ..." → Describes the verb "swim" → well
5. "My little brother is a ... swimmer." → Describes the noun "swimmer" → good
6. "I don't think Peter is a ... dancer." → Describes the noun "dancer" → good
7. "George... dances pretty ..." → Describes the verb "dances" → well
8. "It seems to be a very ... TV program." → Describes the noun "TV program" → good
9. "Everybody speaks ... things..." → Describes the noun "things" → good
10. "My workmate never does his work ..." → Describes the verb "does" → well
11. "Sarah is a very ... tennis player." → Describes the noun "tennis player" → good
12. "Her sister also plays tennis very ..." → Describes the verb "plays" → well
13. "My new pen writes very ..." → Describes the verb "writes" → well
14. "It seems to be a very ... pen." → Describes the noun "pen" → good
15. "The movie we watched last night was very ..." → Describes the noun "movie" → good
16. "The leading actor was pretty ... in his role." → Describes how he acted (verb implied) → well
17. "I was sick for three days but I am ... now." → Describes health state → well
18. "It's ... to be back to work." → Describes the situation/noun concept → good

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Final Answer:

A. Complete the sentences with the adjective or adverb form of the words given.
1. beautiful
2. beautifully
3. soft
4. softly
5. cleverly
6. clever
7. careful
8. carefully
9. slowly
10. slow
11. careless
12. carelessly
13. serious
14. seriously
15. frequently
16. frequent
17. quickly
18. quick
19. easy
20. easily

B. Complete the sentences with *good* or *well*.
1. well
2. good
3. well
4. well
5. good
6. good
7. well
8. good
9. good
10. well
11. good
12. well
13. well
14. good
15. good
16. well
17. well
18. good