Most confusing words Adjective Adverb bad badly good well real really sure surely most most almost

Good or Well Good is always an adjective; it modifies a noun or pronoun.

Good or Well Poetry is a good way to express your individuality.

Good or Well  Well is usually an adverb, modifying a verb, an adverb, or an adjective.  Well is always an adjective when it refers to health.

Good or Well Good poems can communicate ideas well. You can write poems even when you don’t feel well.

Real or Really Real is always an adjective; it modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Real or Really Reciting poetry is a real talent.

Real or Really Really is always an adverb. It modifies a verb, an adverb, or an adjective.

Real or Really If you really work at it, you can become good at it.

Bad or Badly Bad is always an adjective; it modifies a noun or a pronoun. Badly is always an adverb.

Bad or Badly That wasn’t a bad poem, but you read it badly. Oh, I feel bad about that.

So What? These words are often misused in everyday speech and writing.

1. The sport that I (real, really) enjoy is soccer. 2. I am the goalie on the team, and I think I am a (good, well) one. 3. In fact, everyone on our team has been playing (good, well) this season. 4. We have a couple of forwards that can run (real, really) fast. 5. Our defensive players have (real, really) powerful kicks.

Underline the correct word in parentheses in each sentence. Label each word you choose as ADJ for adjective or ADV for adverb. 1. Stretch your muscles (good, well) before running. 2. The pizza with pineapple tastes (good, well). 3. Mark felt so (badly, bad) after gym class that he went to the nurse. 4. The truck driver drove (real, really) slowly so he could read the addresses. 5. If your handwriting is (bad, badly), why don’t you enter your paper into the computer?

Closure Today you learned to correctly the commonly misused adjectives and adverbs in everyday speech and writing.

Homework Due Tomorrow