WorksheetsComparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
To form a one syllable comparative adjective you add the ending
-er
-est
-ly
-most
To form a comparative sentence we use the word...
that
this
then
than
The comparative of the adjective "good"
best
better
gooder
bester
In comparative sentences we compare...
two things
more than three things
three things
three or four things
Finding new techniques to solve a problem is ........ knowing the exact result of it.
less important as
far most important than
as important than
as important as
The distance from New York to London is greater than the city of Boston to Los Angeles.
NO CHANGE
traveling from
the distance from
people who travel from
Some argue that the music of the 1990s differs from the 2000s in that the latter contains more voice enhancements.
NO CHANGE
that of the 2000s
in the 2000s
those 2000s
Amy Poehler believes that it's better to ask people what they don't want to do than dreams.
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)A
NO CHANGE
what they'd like to do.
their future
not.
Because the holes in Swiss cheese are caused by bacteria that produce carbon dioxide, Swiss cheeses with fewer bacteria have fewer holes than high bacteria.
NO CHANGE
than carbon dioxide.
than those with higher bacteria counts.
than cheese.
Pepes, an Indonesian food, is made by wrapping a heavily spiced filling in a banana leaf and steaming the whole package; it's superficially similar to the tamal of Mexico,_ which is a separate food consisting of filled dough, wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.
NO CHANGE
to Mexico
to Mexico's,
Mexico and its tamal
Find the adverb!
We made it just in time.
We
made
it
just
in
Choose the correct sentence.
You appear so happily that something great must have happened.
You appear so happy that something great must have happened.
Choose the correct sentence.
Ella was the best of the two sisters at gymnastics,
Ella was the better of the two sisters at gymnastics.
Choose the correct sentence.
You did that somersault so well.
You did that somersault so good.
Choose the correct sentence.
Rochelle felt badly about forgetting Devin’s birthday.
Rochelle felt bad about forgetting Devin’s birthday.
Choose the correct sentence.
This is the worse oil spill I have ever seen.
This is the worst oil spill I have ever seen.
Choose the correct sentence.
She looked suspicious at the man wearing the trench coat.
She looked suspiciously at the man wearing the trench coat.
If I had to compare the plays of Arthur Miller and Shakespeare, I’d say Shakespeare’s are best.
NO CHANGE
to Shakespeare, I’d say Shakespeare’s are best.
to that of Shakespeare, I’d say Shakespeare’s are better.
to those of Shakespeare, I’d say Shakespeare’s are better.
Although media coverage might have us believe otherwise, the needs and wellbeing of royal figures are no more important than common citizens.
NO CHANGE
those of common
that of common
the
While Wikipedia is now more popular than the use of standard encyclopedias, its reliability is questionable.
NO CHANGE
that of standard
standard
referencing standard
The hard drive of the PlumBook Light holds less memory than the PlumBook Original.
NO CHANGE
that of the PlumBook Original
those of the PlumBook Original
PlumBook Original.
Identify the adverb(s):
Mr. Humphrey most gladly gave the announcements about the winners.
gladly
announcements
most
most, gladly
