English Exercise | Adjectives and Adverbs - Mark the Words
Level A2
Mark the seven adjectives in the first part of the exercise and the seven adverbs in the second part.
Grammar rules
Adjectives describe objects or people. They come before a noun or after verbs such as be, seem, feel and look (meaning to look like), which describe a state or a characteristic.
They want to see the new football stadium.
The magazine is not cheap.
Adverbs of manner describe how (in what way) something is done. In most cases, an adverb is formed by adding the suffix -ly.
The children are running quickly. (This does not describe the children themselves, but rather how they are running.)
We left the house quietly. (How did we leave the house?)
Be aware of the following common mistakes:
• The adverb form of the adjective good is well (NOT: goodly).
• For some words, the adjective and adverb forms are the same. These include almost, hard (hardly → barely) and early.
He has a fast car. (Adjective)
She drives very fast. (Adverb)
The letter is hard to read. (Adjective)
They always work hard. (Adverb)
• Some words ending in -ly are adjectives, not adverbs: friendly, lovely, silly. In these cases, the adverb form cannot be formed with -ly (NOT: friendlily). Instead, you must use a phrase such as in a … way or in a … manner.
They like the friendly teacher.
The girls greet them in a friendly way.