RIC-20239 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 4 – Understanding and choosing words

Understanding and
choosing words
Confused words
Focus
bad/badly and good/well
Explanation
• Bad and badly and good and well are modifiers
that are often confused.
– Bad and good are always adjectives and are
used to describe nouns and pronouns.
Example:
a bad child, a good dentist
He is good but she is bad.
– Badly and well are adverbs but can be
adjectives. They can tell how something is
done (adverbs) or describe a person’s health
(adjective)
Example:
She spoke badly. (adverb)
He sang well. (adverb)
I feel well. (adjective describing I)
Worksheet information
• Before presenting the class with the worksheet,
explain the role of each word as an adjective or an
adverb using examples: The equipment is good. The
windows have been cleaned well. The books have
been treated badly. The state of the carpet is bad.
• Students complete the cloze activity in Question 1. In
Question 2, students mark a tick or a cross against
each sentence and write the correct word at the end.
Ideas for further practice
• Each student offers a sentence containing one of
the four words. These are written down and then
analysed by the whole group/class to determine if
the correct word has been used.
• Groups of students work together to write a piece of
text with some deliberate mistakes in the use of the
four words. The texts are shuffled and shared among
the groups who read and correct them, discussing
the errors.
• Students write a brief explanation of the use of each
word in the context of several sentences and use
them to explain their use to younger students.
Answers
1. 1. good 2. well 3. badly 4. well
5. bad 6. well 7. badly 8. good
2. (a) (✘) badly (b) (✘) good
(c) (✔) bad (d) (✔) well
(e) (✘) well (f) (✘) badly
(g) (✔) good (h) (✔) well
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