Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 6, Adverbs 141

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Grammar

Lesson 39

Telling Adjectives and Adverbs Apart II

Some adjectives and adverbs demand special attention because they can be

confusing. Bad and good are adjectives. They are used after linking verbs. Badly

and well are adverbs. They modify action verbs. When well is used after a linking

verb to describe a person’s health, it is an adjective. Real and sure are adjectives.

They describe nouns or pronouns. Really and surely are adverbs. Most is usually

an adjective. When it is part of a superlative, it is an adverb. Almost is usually an

adverb. When it is followed by an indefinite pronoun, it is an adjective.

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

The choir sounds bad. She sings badly.

The grapes are good. Grapes keep well.

The roses are real. The roses are really pretty.

We are sure to win. We will surely win.

Most people like music. The song is almost too loud.

Exercise 1 Underline the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.

Our cat is (real, really) fuzzy.

1. We will (sure, surely) beat the Lions tomorrow!


2. Does this milk taste (good, well) or is it sour?


3. We (most, almost) always have salad with dinner.


4. The wrestler had a (sure, surely) hold on his opponent.


5. Alex didn’t feel (good, well), so he stayed home from school.


6. The boxer who landed the (most, almost) punches won the fight.


7. (Most, Almost) everyone in our class was excited about the basketball play-offs.


8. Bagels don’t fit (good, well) in our toaster.


9. Don and Maria had a (real, really) good time at the party.


10. I go to (most, almost) every football game.


11. My sister and I behave (good, well) when our grandparents visit.


12. We saw a (real, really) whale when we vacationed at Cape Cod!


13. Are you (sure, surely) you are right about the time of the movie?