##  [Poor or poorly?](/en/quiz/jeu-quiz-poor-poorly-eng)

**Poor** is an adjective; it can be used before a noun or after a linking verb. However, **poorly** can be either an adjective or an adverb. As an adjective, it follows a linking verb and means “sick” or “unwell”; as an adverb, it modifies an action verb and answers the question “how.”

Using these clues, see if you can fill in the blanks below with the correct choice.

1. Chloé rarely consumes vegetables and seems to relish fried foods. That child eats so ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

2. Because of macular degeneration, Sylvain’s eyesight is becoming ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

3. Agathe barely ate her supper; she’s feeling ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

4. With only one breadwinner now, the family lives quite ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

5. The food at the restaurant was of ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) quality.poor

poorly

6. Tony speaks French, English and Farsi fluently, but he speaks Spanish ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

7. The weather in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, is ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) today.poor

poorly

8. Rafael was so full of anxiety the night before the exam that he slept ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).poor

poorly

9. The children looked ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) for days after the accident.poor

poorly