Adjectives and Adverbs Worksheets

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Adjective or -ly adverb 84

The ___ bear roared.
The ___ children built a sandcastle.
The ___ firefighter ran into the house.
The ___ kitten sniffed the box.
The ___ owl gave good advice.
The ___ pony wore its blue ribbon.
The ___ puppies woke us up.
The ___ puppy wagged its tail.
The ___ song made us smile.
The ___ sun made us squint.
A ___ animal lives in the woods.
A swan is a ___ bird.
The baby has a ___ smile.
The baby slept ___.
Be ___ with the eggs.
Be ___ with the puppy.
The bells rang ___.
The box is ___ enough to lift.
The boy said sorry ___.
Carry the eggs ___.
The cat stretched ___ in the sun.
The children played ___ in the sand.
The crowd cheered ___.
The dog barked ___ at the mail carrier.

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Adjective or -ly adverb, continued

The feather floated ___ to the ground.
The firefighter ran ___ into the house.
The fox moved ___ through the grass.
The giant stomped ___.
The girl shouted ___.
Grandpa drives ___.
He answered the question ___.
He fixed the bike ___.
He opened the gift ___.
He ran ___ to catch the bus.
He solved the puzzle ___.
He stepped ___ past the big dog.
He wrote his name ___.
Her desk is always ___.
Her voice is ___.
I feel ___ before a test.
It is ___ to say thank you.
It was a ___ afternoon.
It was a ___ night.
The kids waited ___ for lunch.
The king ruled ___.
The kitten sniffed the box ___.
The lake is ___ today.
The library is ___ in the morning.
The lights went out ___.
The math test was ___.
The mouse crept ___ across the floor.
Mr. Lee is a ___ teacher.
The music was too ___.
My aunt is very ___.
My brother is a ___ reader.
Please speak ___ in the library.
The pony trotted ___ around the ring.
The puppies played ___ in the hall.
The rain fell ___ all day.
The room was ___.
She answered ___.
She gave a ___ answer.
She read the story ___.
She sang ___ at the concert.
She smiled ___ at the baby.
She spoke ___ to the new student.
The sky grew ___.
The snail crawled ___ up the wall.
The snow fell ___.
The storm was ___.
The students worked ___ in the library.
The sun shone ___ on the snow.
The swan swam ___.
Talk ___ so the baby can sleep.
The teacher spoke ___.
Tell me an ___ answer.
That is the ___ answer.
There was a ___ noise.
This pillow is very ___.
The turtle is ___.
The turtle moves ___.
The water in the lake is ___.
We need a ___ table.
The wolves howled ___.

Good, well and other tricky pairs 39

A cheetah is a ___ runner.
The bus came ___ today.
The cheetah runs ___.
The coach was ___ proud of us.
The dancer moved ___.
He hit the ball ___.
He hurt his knee ___.
He speaks French ___.
He writes ___.
I could ___ see in the fog.
I did ___ on the quiz.
I have been tired ___.
The ice is ___.
Is that a ___ diamond?
It was a ___ surprise.
The kids behaved ___ on the trip.
The kids worked ___ on their project.
The milk smells ___.
My dog is ___ good at catching.
The old radio worked ___.
Our team played ___ today.
The plants grew ___ in the sun.
The puppy is ___ cute.
She is a ___ singer.
She sings ___.
She stayed up ___.
The snow was ___ deep.
The soup looks ___.
The test was ___ easy.
That is a ___ question.
That was a ___ idea.
That was a ___ movie.
This pizza tastes ___.
The train goes very ___.
We ___ ever eat out.
We had a ___ lunch.
You did a ___ job.
You did the job ___.
Your plan sounds ___.

How this list was compiled: Written by hand for this page: 123 sentences with one blank and two forms of the same word, the adjective (slow, good) and the adverb (slowly, well), only one of which fits. An adjective describes a noun and follows a linking verb (the turtle is slow; the soup smells good); an adverb describes a verb (moves slowly; sings well). Good and well, fast, hard and hardly, late and lately follow Wiktionary's entries for those words (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/well, en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hardly, en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lately), read 2026-09-23. No person, brand or character is named. Licence: own work

How it works

Each sheet draws 8 of our 123 sentences, each with a blank and two forms of one word: slow or slowly, good or well. The word the blank describes decides which one fits.

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Ask what the blank describes

If it describes a person or thing (a slow turtle, the turtle is slow), use the adjective. If it describes an action (moves slowly), use the adverb. After is, looks, smells, tastes and sounds the word describes the subject, so the soup smells good.

Two sets

Set picks one. Adjective or -ly adverb (84 sentences) pairs words like quiet and quietly. Good, well and other tricky pairs (39) has good and well, real and really, fast, hard and hardly, late and lately, bad and badly.

Hardly and lately are not the adverbs of hard and late: hardly means barely, lately means recently.

Questions and answers

Is well an adjective or an adverb?

Mostly an adverb: she sings well. Good is the adjective: a good singer, the pizza tastes good. Well is an adjective only when it means healthy, which is why these sentences leave feel good and feel well out.

Do all adverbs end in -ly?

No. Fast, hard, late, soon and well are adverbs with no -ly, and some -ly words are adjectives: a friendly dog, a lovely day.

What grade learns adjectives and adverbs?

The Common Core asks second graders to use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is to be modified (L.2.1e).