Degrees of Comparison in Adjectives and Adverbs

Identify whether the underlined word used in the sentence is an adjective or an adverb.

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

Answer explanation

More energetic is used as an adjective because it is describing a noun (commencement exercise). This adjective is in the comparative degree because it is being compared with the previous commencement exercise.

Identify whether the underlined word used in the sentence is an adjective or an adverb.

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

Answer explanation

Most terribly is used as an adverb because it is describing an adjective (how much of a responsibility the job is). This adverb of degree is in the superlative degree to indicate that the job is of the highest level compared with other jobs.

Identify whether the underlined word used in the sentence is an adjective or an adverb.

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

Answer explanation

Less elegantly is used as an adverb because it is describing a verb (are dancing). This adverb of manner is in the comparative degree because it is being compared with the previous intermission number.

Complete the meaning of the sentence by selecting the appropriate adjective or adverb.

I can now solve Math problems (more quick, more quickly) than I did last year.

• quick

• quickly

Answer explanation

The correct word to complete the meaning of the sentence is an adverb of manner to describe a verb (how quick I can solve a Math problem). More quickly is an adverb in the comparative degree because it is compared with how quickly I can solve Math problems before.

Claire reads books ... than Bruno does.

• more often

• much

• more

• fewer

Bruno is ... than Claire.

• younger

• smaller

• thinner

• older

Claire is the ... of the three students.

• light

• lighter

• lightest

• heaviest

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

2. Harry is a bad player because he plays ...

• badly

• bad

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

3. Mrs Hardy is a good cook because she cooks ...

• good

• well

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS Aunt Anne is a careful driver. So she drives ...

• careful

• carefully