Exercise on Comparison of Adverbs

Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I speak English (fluent) She greeted me (polite) She smiled (happy) This girl dances (graceful) Could you write (clear) Planes can fly (high) ? than birds. than before.
more fluently

now than last year.

of all. than before. of all.

He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) Jim can run (fast) Our team played (bad) than John. of all. than ever before

10. He worked (hard)

Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb (in parentheses): EX: He is singing more loudly than the other singers.

1. He arrived 2. We walked 3. They called us

than expected. (early) than the rest of the people. (slowly) in the afternoon. (late) than the other guests. (loudly)

4. My mother and my sister talked 5. He hit his arm 6. The Spanish athlete ran 7. Jim threw the ball 8. We answered all the questions

than before. (hard) than the other runners. (fast) than Peter. (far) than the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises 10. The new mechanic checked the car

than our old teacher. (badly) than the old mechanic. (thoroughly).

A - Comparison with -er/-est

hard - harder - (the) hardest We use -er/-est with the following adverbs: 1) all adverbs with one syllable positive fast high 1) the adverb early positive early comperative earlier superlative earliest comperative faster higher superlative fastest highest

B - Comparison with more - most

adverbs ending on -ly (except: early) positive carefully comperative more carefully superlative (the) most carefully

C - Irregular adverbs
positive well badly much little late comperative better worse more less later superlative best worst most least last

far

farther further

farthest furthest

ATTENTION! In informal English some adverbs are used without -ly (e.g. cheap, loud, quick). There are two forms of comparison possible, depending on the form of the adverb: cheaply - more cheaply - most cheaply cheap - cheaper - cheapest

suitable verb in the SIMPLE PRESENT.

1.

I always

cereals for breakfast.

2.

They usually

TV after dinner.

3.

He

a taxi in New York.

4.

Mark

the piano very well.

5.
mornings.

Mr. Brown usually

his car on Sunday

6.

Richard sometimes

the bus to school.

7.

My father

a famous private detective.

8.

We

swimming every Friday afternoon.

9.

I always

a little before going to bed.

10.

Bianca usually

her homework before dinner.

suitable verb in the SIMPLE PRESENT.

1.

I always

cereals for breakfast.

2.

They usually

TV after dinner.

3.

He

a taxi in New York.

4.

Mark

the piano very well.

5.
mornings.

Mr. Brown usually

his car on Sunday

6.

Richard sometimes

the bus to school.

7.

My father

a famous private detective.

8.

We

swimming every Friday afternoon.

9.

I always

a little before going to bed.

10.

Bianca usually

her homework before dinner.