Adjectives & Adverbs

There is a slight / slightly difference between the original and the reproduction of that painting, but only an expert can tell.

• slight

• slightly

Most wild animals fight hard / hardly when they are attacked.

• hard

• hardly

George's mother is serious / seriously ill.

• serious

• seriously

The accident we had last night wasn't very serious / seriously. The car was only slight / slightly damaged.

• serious/slight

• seriously/slightly

• serious/slightly

• seriously/slight

I don't read newspapers anymore because there's hard / hardly any cheerful news in them.

• hard

• hardly

A lot of things went wrong / wrongly during our holiday because it was bad / badly planned.

• wrong/bad

• wrongly/bad

• wrongly/badly

• wrong/badly

When I spoke to him on the phone, Tom sounded furious / furiously

• furious

• furiously

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.4.4A

The police dog smelled the bags careful / carefully to find the hidden drugs.

• careful

• carefully

I find this novel very interesting/interestingly. It was interesting/interestingly written.

• interesting/interestingly

• interesting/interesting

• interestingly/interestingly

• interestingly/interesting

Jack spoke confident / confidently to the audience, urging them to elect him president of the union. He knew he had a good / well chance of winning the election.

• confident/well

• confidently/good

• confident/good

• confidently/well