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Free Year 8 Adjective or Adverb? Good and Well, Bad and Badly, and Comparisons Worksheet

Students learn to choose between an adjective and an adverb when the two are easily confused: good and well, bad and badly, real and really, quick and quickly. They form comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, including irregular forms such as better, best, worse and worst, fix double comparisons such as more faster, and edit a paragraph for correct forms.

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Year
Year 8
Subject
English
Topic
Adjectives & Adverbs
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
25 minutes
Curriculum
New Zealand Curriculum
Questions
29
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practise

  • choosing an adjective or an adverb after a verb
  • using good and well, bad and badly correctly
  • forming comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
  • using irregular comparisons such as better, best, worse and worst
  • correcting double comparisons

Curriculum: New Zealand Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

What's next?

Completed: Adjective or Adverb? Good and Well, Bad and Badly, and Comparisons

  1. 1Order of Adjectives and When to Use Commas Between Them
  2. 2Punctuation Review
  3. 3Commas, Dashes and Parentheses for Extra Information
  4. 4Question Marks, Exclamation Marks and Indirect Questions

How to use this worksheet

  1. Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

Common questions

Who is this worksheet for?

Year 8 students (typically ages 12–13) working on adjectives & adverbs. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.

How long does it take?

About 25 minutes for 29 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.

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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 8 · English · Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjective or Adverb? Good and Well, Bad and Badly, and Comparisons

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Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. When you are unsure, find the word being described.

Part A: Which form fits?

Circle the correct word. Ask: is it describing a noun (use an adjective) or a verb, adjective or adverb (use an adverb)?

1.She plays the piano (answer space).
  1. Agood
  2. Bwell
2.That was a (answer space) answer.
  1. Agood
  2. Bwell
3.The team played (answer space) in the second half.
  1. Abad
  2. Bbadly
4.I feel (answer space) about forgetting your birthday.
  1. Abad
  2. Bbadly
5.The soup smells (answer space).
  1. Adelicious
  2. Bdeliciously
6.He answered the question (answer space).
  1. Aquick
  2. Bquickly
7.The test was (answer space) hard.
  1. Areal
  2. Breally
8.After the long rest, the injured runner felt (answer space) again.
  1. Agood
  2. Bwell

Part B: Adjective or adverb?

Circle whether the bold word is working as an adjective or an adverb in the sentence.

9.The word carefully in "She carefully folded the map" is an:
  1. Aadjective
  2. Badverb
10.The word careful in "Be careful near the edge" is an:
  1. Aadjective
  2. Badverb
11.The word fast in "The train moved fast" is an:
  1. Aadjective
  2. Badverb
12.The word fast in "It was a fast train" is an:
  1. Aadjective
  2. Badverb
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