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We are asked to fill in the blanks with either the adjective or adverb form of the word given in parentheses.
- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things).
Example: She is a *beautiful* girl. → “girl” is a noun, so we use adjective “beautiful”.
- Adverbs describe verbs (actions), adjectives, or other adverbs. They often end in -ly.
Example: She sings *beautifully*. → “sings” is a verb, so we use adverb “beautifully”.
Also, for Part B, we choose between good (adjective) and well (adverb).
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## PART A: Adjective or Adverb?
1. She is a __________ girl. (beautiful)
→ “girl” = noun → use adjective → beautiful
2. Sarah plays the piano __________. (beautiful)
→ “plays” = verb → use adverb → beautifully
3. This tomato is __________. (soft)
→ “is” links to description of tomato (noun) → adjective → soft
4. Jane always speaks very __________. (soft)
→ “speaks” = verb → adverb → softly
5. Jack did the exercises very __________. (clever)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → cleverly
6. My brother is very __________. (clever)
→ “is” describes brother (noun) → adjective → clever
7. Raul is not a very __________ person. (careful)
→ “person” = noun → adjective → careful
8. My little sister did her homework __________. (careful)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → carefully
9. That old lady walks __________. (slow)
→ “walks” = verb → adverb → slowly
10. My neighbor is a __________ swimmer. (slow)
→ “swimmer” = noun → adjective → slow
11. John is a __________ student. (careless)
→ “student” = noun → adjective → careless
12. Roger did the work __________. (careless)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → carelessly
13. My mother is a __________ person. (serious)
→ “person” = noun → adjective → serious
14. She thought __________ about that matter. (serious)
→ “thought” = verb → adverb → seriously
15. I see John very __________ at the school cafeteria. (frequent)
→ “see” = verb → adverb → frequently
16. My brother’s friends are __________ visitors in our home. (frequent)
→ “visitors” = noun → adjective → frequent
17. Mary did her homework very __________. (quick)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → quickly
18. He always has __________ answers to give us. (quick)
→ “answers” = noun → adjective → quick
19. This is an __________ exercise. (easy)
→ “exercise” = noun → adjective → easy
20. I did this exercise __________. (easy)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → easily
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## PART B: good or well?
Remember:
- good = adjective → describes nouns
- well = adverb → describes verbs (how something is done)
1. Our teacher speaks French very __________.
→ “speaks” = verb → well
2. Is Jane a __________ English teacher?
→ “teacher” = noun → good
3. My sister always does everything __________.
→ “does” = verb → well
4. Roger can swim __________.
→ “swim” = verb → well
5. My little brother is a __________ swimmer.
→ “swimmer” = noun → good
6. I don’t think Peter is a __________ dancer.
→ “dancer” = noun → good
7. George, on the other hand, dances pretty __________.
→ “dances” = verb → well
8. It seems to be a very __________ TV program.
→ “program” = noun → good
9. Everybody speaks __________ things about this new TV program.
→ “things” = noun → good
10. My workmate never does his work __________.
→ “does” = verb → well
11. Sarah is a very __________ tennis player.
→ “player” = noun → good
12. Her sister also plays tennis very __________.
→ “plays” = verb → well
13. My new pen writes very __________.
→ “writes” = verb → well
14. It seems to be a very __________ pen.
→ “pen” = noun → good
15. The movie we watched last night was very __________.
→ “was” describes movie (noun) → good
16. The leading actor was pretty __________ in his role.
→ “was” describes actor (noun) → good
17. I was sick for three days but I am __________ now.
→ “am” describes me (state of being) → here it means “healthy”, which is an adjective → well (Note: “well” can also be an adjective meaning healthy!)
18. It’s __________ to be back to work.
→ “It’s” = “it is” → describing situation → good
*(Note: In #17, “well” is used as an adjective meaning “in good health”. So even though it looks like an adverb, it’s correct here as an adjective.)*
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Final Answer:
PART A:
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
PART B:
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. good
17. well
18. good
We are asked to fill in the blanks with either the adjective or adverb form of the word given in parentheses.
Quick reminder:
- Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things).
Example: She is a *beautiful* girl. → “girl” is a noun, so we use adjective “beautiful”.
- Adverbs describe verbs (actions), adjectives, or other adverbs. They often end in -ly.
Example: She sings *beautifully*. → “sings” is a verb, so we use adverb “beautifully”.
Also, for Part B, we choose between good (adjective) and well (adverb).
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## PART A: Adjective or Adverb?
1. She is a __________ girl. (beautiful)
→ “girl” = noun → use adjective → beautiful
2. Sarah plays the piano __________. (beautiful)
→ “plays” = verb → use adverb → beautifully
3. This tomato is __________. (soft)
→ “is” links to description of tomato (noun) → adjective → soft
4. Jane always speaks very __________. (soft)
→ “speaks” = verb → adverb → softly
5. Jack did the exercises very __________. (clever)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → cleverly
6. My brother is very __________. (clever)
→ “is” describes brother (noun) → adjective → clever
7. Raul is not a very __________ person. (careful)
→ “person” = noun → adjective → careful
8. My little sister did her homework __________. (careful)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → carefully
9. That old lady walks __________. (slow)
→ “walks” = verb → adverb → slowly
10. My neighbor is a __________ swimmer. (slow)
→ “swimmer” = noun → adjective → slow
11. John is a __________ student. (careless)
→ “student” = noun → adjective → careless
12. Roger did the work __________. (careless)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → carelessly
13. My mother is a __________ person. (serious)
→ “person” = noun → adjective → serious
14. She thought __________ about that matter. (serious)
→ “thought” = verb → adverb → seriously
15. I see John very __________ at the school cafeteria. (frequent)
→ “see” = verb → adverb → frequently
16. My brother’s friends are __________ visitors in our home. (frequent)
→ “visitors” = noun → adjective → frequent
17. Mary did her homework very __________. (quick)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → quickly
18. He always has __________ answers to give us. (quick)
→ “answers” = noun → adjective → quick
19. This is an __________ exercise. (easy)
→ “exercise” = noun → adjective → easy
20. I did this exercise __________. (easy)
→ “did” = verb → adverb → easily
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## PART B: good or well?
Remember:
- good = adjective → describes nouns
- well = adverb → describes verbs (how something is done)
1. Our teacher speaks French very __________.
→ “speaks” = verb → well
2. Is Jane a __________ English teacher?
→ “teacher” = noun → good
3. My sister always does everything __________.
→ “does” = verb → well
4. Roger can swim __________.
→ “swim” = verb → well
5. My little brother is a __________ swimmer.
→ “swimmer” = noun → good
6. I don’t think Peter is a __________ dancer.
→ “dancer” = noun → good
7. George, on the other hand, dances pretty __________.
→ “dances” = verb → well
8. It seems to be a very __________ TV program.
→ “program” = noun → good
9. Everybody speaks __________ things about this new TV program.
→ “things” = noun → good
10. My workmate never does his work __________.
→ “does” = verb → well
11. Sarah is a very __________ tennis player.
→ “player” = noun → good
12. Her sister also plays tennis very __________.
→ “plays” = verb → well
13. My new pen writes very __________.
→ “writes” = verb → well
14. It seems to be a very __________ pen.
→ “pen” = noun → good
15. The movie we watched last night was very __________.
→ “was” describes movie (noun) → good
16. The leading actor was pretty __________ in his role.
→ “was” describes actor (noun) → good
17. I was sick for three days but I am __________ now.
→ “am” describes me (state of being) → here it means “healthy”, which is an adjective → well (Note: “well” can also be an adjective meaning healthy!)
18. It’s __________ to be back to work.
→ “It’s” = “it is” → describing situation → good
*(Note: In #17, “well” is used as an adjective meaning “in good health”. So even though it looks like an adverb, it’s correct here as an adjective.)*
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Final Answer:
PART A:
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
PART B:
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. good
17. well
18. good
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adverb or adjective worksheet.
