Adjectives vs. Adverbs: Understanding Usage and Differences

Adjectives or adverbs. Choose the right words adjectives or adverbs to complete the following sentences in English.

The water in the river feels _____ in the morning.
1. cold
2. coldly
He looked at us _____.
1. cold
2. coldly
It was a _____ train.
1. slow
2. slowly
The bus was going _____, stopping at each bus stop.
1. slow
2. slowly
Have you ever been _____ injured?
1. bad
2. badly
The motorways in your country are not _____.
1. bad
2. badly
I have tried _____ to pass my exam.
1. hard
2. hardly
I _____ know her.
1. hard
2. hardly
I haven't seen him ______.
1. late
2. lately
You should apology when you are _____.
1. late
2. lately
My sister is somewhere _____ the shop.
1. near
2. nearly
I have _____ finished.
1. near
2. nearly
The tall woman smiled at me _____.
1. pretty
2. prettily
The plane was _____ up in the sky.
1. high
2. highly
I need this money _____.
1. bad
2. badly
He didn't realize how _____ things looked for us.
1. bad
2. badly
How _____ of you to help me.
1. nice
2. nicely
The soup smells _____; I'm absolutely sure it's very good.
1. nice
2. nicely
They came _____ after breakfast.
1. direct
2. directly
My boss is a _____ respected man.
1. high
2. highly

The soup smells nice; I'm absolutely sure it's very good.
Have you ever been badly injured?
The water in the river feels cold in the morning.
I need this money badly.
You should apology when you are late.
They came directly after breakfast.
My boss is a highly respected man.
The plane was high up in the sky.
It was a slow train.
How nice of you to help me.
I have nearly finished.
The tall woman smiled at me prettily.
The bus was going slowly, stopping at each bus stop.
The motorways in your country are not bad.
He didn't realize how bad things looked for us.
I hardly know her.
I haven't seen him lately.
I have tried hard to pass my exam.
He looked at us coldly.
My sister is somewhere near the shop.