{"id":73629,"date":"2020-04-02T04:15:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T04:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73629"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:22:57","slug":"adjective-vs-adverb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/adjective-vs-adverb\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjective vs. Adverb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An<a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/what-are-adjectives\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2707\">\u00a0<b>adjective<\/b><\/a>\u00a0is a word used to modify a noun. An\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/what-are-adverbs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73659\">adverb<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is a word used to modify a <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/what-are-verbs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73838\">verb<\/a>. Note that adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The team did not&nbsp;<b>play<\/b>&nbsp;(verb)&nbsp;<b>well&nbsp;<\/b>(adverb) last season. (NOT \u2026 did not play good last season.)<\/li><li>We have not picked&nbsp;<b>nearly&nbsp;<\/b>(adverb)&nbsp;<b>enough&nbsp;<\/b>(adjective) yet. (NOT \u2026 near enough yet.)<br>(Enough&nbsp;is an adjective. To modify an adjective we use an adverb, not an adjective.)<\/li><li>We had a&nbsp;<b>really<\/b>&nbsp;(adverb)&nbsp;<b>excellent<\/b>&nbsp;(adjective) time at the party. (NOT \u2026 real excellent time.)<br>(Excellent is an adjective. To modify an adjective, we use an adverb. )<\/li><li>Alice<b>&nbsp;won<\/b>&nbsp;(verb) her race&nbsp;<b>easily<\/b>&nbsp;(adverb). (NOT \u2026 won her race easy.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjective vs. Adverb Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with an adjective or adverb whichever is appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Radha sings really &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (well \/ good)<\/li><li>You ate &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; anything. (hard \/ hardly)<\/li><li>She works really &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. (hard \/ hardly)<\/li><li>The constable ran &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; but he could not catch the thief. (fast \/ fastly)<\/li><li>She recognized him &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; (instant \/ instantly)<\/li><li>I have been watching a lot of movies of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (late \/ lately)<\/li><li>She is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. waiting to hear from her brother. (eager \/ eagerly)<\/li><li>The mother was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (anxious \/ anxiously)<\/li><li>The mother &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. waited to hear from her child. (anxious \/ anxiously)<\/li><li>It was a &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. afternoon. (pleasant \/ pleasantly)<\/li><li>I was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. surprised to find him there. (pleasant \/ pleasantly)<\/li><li>That is a &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. hack. (clever \/ cleverly)<\/li><li>How &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. she sings! (beautiful \/ beautifully)<\/li><li>She was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. cool. (remarkable \/ remarkably)<\/li><li>The weather is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (terrible \/ terribly)<\/li><li>She was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. shocked. (terrible \/ terribly<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Radha sings really well. (Here the adverb well modifies the verb sings.)<\/li><li>You ate hardly anything. (Hardly means scarcely; hard can be an adjective or an adverb.)<\/li><li>She works really hard.<\/li><li>The constable ran fast but he could not catch the thief. (Fast can be an adjective or an adverb.)<\/li><li>She recognized him instantly.<\/li><li>I have been watching a lot of movies of late.<\/li><li>She is eagerly waiting to hear from her brother. (Here the adverb eagerly modifies the verb is waiting.)<\/li><li>The mother was anxious. (Here the adjective anxious complements the subject)<\/li><li>The mother anxiously waited to hear from her child. <\/li><li>It was a pleasant afternoon.<\/li><li>I was pleasantly surprised to find him there. <\/li><li>That is a clever hack. <\/li><li>How beautifully she sings! <\/li><li>She was remarkably cool. <\/li><li>The weather is terrible. <\/li><li>She was terribly shocked. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0adjective\u00a0is a word used to modify a noun. An\u00a0adverb\u00a0is a word used to modify a verb. Note that adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. The team did not&nbsp;play&nbsp;(verb)&nbsp;well&nbsp;(adverb) last season. 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