Fill in the blanks with good or well.
1It is a ............... movie.
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Use "good" because it is an adjective describing the noun "movie".
2The jasmine smells ...............
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Use "good" after the linking verb "smells" to describe the jasmine.
3She is progressing ...............
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Use "well" because it is an adverb describing how she is progressing.
4It sounds ............... to me.
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Use "good" after the linking verb "sounds" to describe the situation.
5That shirt looks ............... on you.
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Use "good" after the linking verb "looks" to describe the shirt on you.
6He doesn't have a ............... reputation.
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Use "good" because it is an adjective describing the noun "reputation".
7His book is selling ...............
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Use "well" because it is an adverb describing how the book is selling.
8That holiday did me a lot of ...............
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Use "good" in the noun phrase "a lot of good" to mean benefit.
9He can speak English really ...............
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Use "well" because it is an adverb describing how he can speak English.
10I speak ............... English.
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Use "good" because it is an adjective describing the noun "English".
11It was a ............... idea.
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Use "good" because it is an adjective describing the noun "idea".
12Get ............... soon.
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Use "well" in "Get well soon" to mean become healthy again.
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- It is a good movie.
- The jasmine smells good
- She is progressing well
- It sounds good to me.
- That shirt looks good on you.
- He doesn’t have a good reputation.
- His book is selling well
- That holiday did me a lot of good
- He can speak English really well
- I speak good English.
- It was a good idea.
- Get well soon.