worth是介系词,后面只能跟动名词的主动形式,但表示被动的意义,如:
The book is worth reading.
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
worthy是形容词,这个词的后面要跟介系词of,of之后才要跟动名词的被动式,或者直接跟动名词的被动式。如:
The book is worthy of being read.
If something is worthy to be done, it's worth to be done well.
另外,还有一个字叫做worthwhile,也是形容词,它可以作表语,后面可以用动词不定式和动名词,作其真正的主语:
It's worthwhile to read the book.
If it's worthwhile doing something, it's worthwhile doing it well.