Adjectives and Adverbs

ACTIVITY 1
In the following sentences, cross out the incorrect words and write in the correct form. If
the sentence is correct as it is, write "correct".
1. Terrence plays quarterback as well as Brian.
2. The game hadn't hardly begun before it started to rain.
3. This was sure a mild winter.
4. Jane behaves more pleasant than Joan.
5. When you are a parent, you will think different about children.
6. I felt badly about not having done good on my final exams.
7. Whether you win is not near as important as how you play.
8. Asian music often sounds oddly to Western listeners.
9. Does your car run well enough to enter the race?
10. I felt safely enough to go out at night on my own.
11. You can see the distant mountains clear with these binoculars.
12. Our team was real sharp last Saturday afternoon during the game.

Correct answers are in bold. Incorrect answers are in italics.

1. Terrence plays quarterback as well as Brian. correct
2. The game hadn't hardly begun before it started to rain.had
3. This was sure a mild winter. surely
4. Jane behaves more pleasant than Joan. pleasantly
5. When you are a parent, you will think different about children. differently
6. I felt badly about not having done goodon my final exams. bad, well
7. Whether you win is not near as important as how you play. nearly
8. Asian music often sounds oddly to Western listeners. odd
9. Does your car run well enough to enter the race? correct
10. I felt safely enough to go out at night on my own. Safe
11. You can see the distant mountains clear with these binoculars. clearly
12. Our team was real sharp last Saturday afternoon during the game. Really
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Exercise

Fill in the correct form – Adjective or adverb

1- Suddenly the car changed directions.(sudden)

2- The ship was incredibly huge.(incredible, huge)
3- They shouted angrily at each other.(angr)
4- He found his way easily through the bad light.(easy, bad)
5- Is she a real princess?(real)
6- The answer sounded correct.(correct)
7- Nathan stamped his feet angrily.(anger)
8- A well written story is very nice to read.(good, nice)
9- The teacher explained it to us carefully.(careful)
10- The music played softly in the background.(soft)
11- Sam accidently slipped on the ice.(accident)
12- John writes so carelessly. Look at these mistakes.(careless)
13- You’d better have a good reason for your strange behavior.(good, strange)
14- Hank drives dangerously. I’m worried about him.(danger)
15- It was thoughtful of him to buy his mother flowers.(thoughtful)
16- You can see distant mountains very clearly with these binoculars (distant, clear)
17- You must send payments regularly.(regular)
18- I honestly don’t know where he is.(honest)
19- John is one of the most widely known teachers in the country.(wide)
20- He did not pass the course as easily as he thought.(ease)
21- I feel awfully bad about the wrong advice I gave you yesterday.(awful, bad, wrong)