Form Selection
About This Worksheet
This Grade 7 Language Arts worksheet helps students decide whether a sentence needs an adjective or an adverb. Students compare paired forms such as “beautiful” and “beautifully” and choose the word that fits the job in the sentence. The activity also asks them to correct sentences in which the wrong form has already been used. For example, “The musician played beautiful” becomes “The musician played beautifully” because the word describes how the musician played.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students recognize which word a modifier is describing. An adjective usually describes a noun or follows a linking verb, while an adverb often modifies an action verb. Students should already be able to identify basic parts of speech in simple sentences. This worksheet supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.2 by strengthening grammatical accuracy and correct word-form use.
Student Tasks
On this worksheet, students will choose the correct adjective or adverb from eight word pairs. They must use the sentence structure to decide which form belongs on the line. In the second section, students rewrite five sentences that contain incorrect modifier forms. The mix of selecting and correcting gives them practice recognizing errors and producing accurate sentences on their own.
Common Challenges
Students often choose the form that sounds familiar without checking what it describes. Linking verbs such as “tasted,” “felt,” or “seemed” can be especially confusing because they are followed by adjectives rather than adverbs. Irregular pairs such as “good” and “well” may also cause mistakes. Encourage students to point to the word being modified before choosing an answer.
Teaching Suggestions
A teacher can model the process by underlining the modifier and drawing an arrow to the word it describes. If the arrow points to a noun, students will usually need an adjective; if it points to an action, they will often need an adverb. At home, a parent can read each pair aloud and ask which version sounds correct and why. Explaining the reason is more valuable than simply guessing the right form.
Worksheet Features
The first section includes eight carefully varied adjective-and-adverb choices. The second section adds five full-sentence corrections, giving students a more demanding editing task. Examples include regular “-ly” forms as well as tricky pairs such as “hard” and “hardly.” This printable page works well for grammar review, tutoring, homework, or a quick formative check.