Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Confusing them — especially with -ly adverbs and flat adverbs — is a persistent intermediate error. Some words (fast, hard, late, early) look identical as adjectives and adverbs, while others have irregular adverb forms (good → well).
Practice
He drives very ___.
The soup smells. I can't wait to try it.
Put the words in the correct order:
"I haven't seen her ___." (= recently) Which adverb is correct?
Sheever goes out. She prefers staying home.
Put the words in the correct order:
He felt ___ after hearing the news.
The new perfume smells.
Put the words in the correct order:
Please drive— the roads are icy tonight.