adjective or adverb?

Adjective or Adverb?

• Adjectives are used to modify nouns:

The dog is loud.

• Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs:

The dog barks loudly.

Some verbs can only be used with adjectives, others might change their meaning when used with an adverb.

verb	used with an adjective	used with an adverb
look	look good (= appearance)	look well (= healthy)
feel	feel good (= state of health/mind)	feel well (= have a good sense of touch)
smell	smell good (= odour)	smell well (= have a good sense of smell)
taste	taste good (= preference)	taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

The following verbs can only be used with adjectives:

• be
• become
• get
• grow
• keep
• remain
• seem
• sound
• stay
• turn

Exercise - Adjective or Adverb

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Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).

1. Tom is (slow) . He works .
2. Sue is a (careful) girl. She climbed up the ladder .
3. The dog is (angry) . It barks .
4. He acted (excellent) . He's an actor.
5. They learn English (easy) . They think English is an language.
6. Max is a (good) singer. He sings .
7. It's (awful) cold today. The cold wind is .
8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good) . If that is true, why does dog food smell so (terrible) ?
9. The little boy looked (sad) . I went over to comfort him and he looked at me .
10. I tasted the soup (careful) but it tasted (wonderful) .

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taken from:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/exercises