Comparison of adverbs

Practice identifying and using the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees of adverbs correctly in sentences.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He asked his friend to speak _____ on the telephone.

  1. clear
  2. more clearly
  3. very clear
  4. too clearly
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether true or false:
Only adverbs of manner, degree and time have degrees of comparison.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The ______ degree of comparison is used when there is no comparison being made.

  1. positive
  2. comparative
  3. superlative
  4. predicative
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The superlative degree of the adverb "early" is ______.

  1. most early
  2. most earliest
  3. earlier
  4. earliest
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with suitable degrees of the adverb from the given options.
We can do it _________ now because we have better resources.

  1. Easier
  2. Easiest
  3. Easy
  4. More easily
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the suitable degree of the adverb from the given options.
Among all her friends, Julia acts __________.

  1. Wisely
  2. More wisely
  3. Wise
  4. Most wisely
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with suitable degree of the adverb from the given options.
Asma walks very __________.

  1. More gracefully
  2. Most gracefully
  3. Gracefully
  4. Grace
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with suitable degrees of the adverb from the given options.
Simran spends ___________ on her accessories, than on anything else.

  1. Much
  2. Many
  3. More
  4. Most
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with suitable degree of the adverb from the given options.
A good teacher is _________ respected by all.

  1. More highly
  2. Most highly
  3. Highly
  4. Higher
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with a suitable adverb:
Araadhak works ________ of all.

  1. Hard
  2. Hardest
  3. Harder
  4. Most hard
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with a suitable degree of the adverb from the given options:

Arun works ________ of all.

  1. Hard
  2. Hardest
  3. Harder
  4. Most hard
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He runs ________ than David.

  1. better
  2. slowly
  3. well
  4. very fast
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A bicycle moves ________ than a car.

  1. slowly
  2. fast
  3. very slow
  4. more slowly
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Who sings the __________ in your class?

  1. happy
  2. more happily
  3. happily
  4. most happily
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Robert works less _________ than Tom.

  1. carefully
  2. careful
  3. careless
  4. as carelessly as
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Which student in the class works ________ ?

  1. more careful
  2. less careful
  3. the most carefully
  4. the least careful
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My brother finished his dinner ____ than my sister.

  1. quickly
  2. much quicker
  3. more quickly
  4. the quickest
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


She wrote her letter _____.

  1. swiftly
  2. more swiftly
  3. the swiftest
  4. swiftest
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Lisa felt _____ than her friend Jane, who was still in bed with the flu. 

  1. well
  2. good
  3. better
  4. best
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Jane wrote _____ speeches than Mike.

  1. long
  2. as long
  3. longer
  4. longest
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Rita sewed _____ than her mother.

  1. most skilfully
  2. more skilfully
  3. skillfully
  4. as skilfully
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


They were as ___ from one town as they were from the other.

  1. further
  2. farther
  3. far
  4. farthest
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:

They did not do ______ work that day because they were very tired.

  1. much
  2. more
  3. most
  4. none
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


They were _____ from the mountains than they expected to be.

  1. farthest
  2. farther
  3. as far as
  4. far
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Luke was asked to get the milk since he was _____ the fridge.

  1. near
  2. nearest
  3. nearer
  4. as near as
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


They arrived _______ than they had expected. 

  1. last
  2. latest
  3. later
  4. late
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


This dish is _______ served cold. 

  1. good
  2. as good as
  3. better
  4. best
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Compared to her three sisters, Linda sang the _______.

  1. worse
  2. bad
  3. worst
  4. as bad as
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Among her friends, it mattered ______ to her that they lost the match. 

  1. much
  2. as much as
  3. most
  4. more
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Lina arrived at school the _____ of all.

  1. earliest
  2. earlier
  3. early
  4. as early as
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


Hilda was _____ from home so her friends dropped her off first.

  1. far
  2. farther
  3. farthest
  4. as far as
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Bill swims ______ than Robert.

  1. faster
  2. very badly
  3. good
  4. worst
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative degree of the adverb:

She smiled ___________ than before.

  1. most happily
  2. happily
  3. more happily
  4. happiliest
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rewrite the sentence using the comparative degree of the adverb:

Ram runs fast now.

  1. Ram is running fast now.
  2. Ram runs fastly now.
  3. Ram runs faster now.
  4. Ram runs fastest now.
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative degree of the adverb:

She greeted me _________ of all.

  1. more politely
  2. most politely
  3. politely
  4. politeliest
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative degree of the adverb:

Of all the eleven Ahmed played __________.

  1. more skilfully
  2. skilfully
  3. skilfullier
  4. most skilfully
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative degree of the adverb:

Could you write _________ ?

  1. most clearly
  2. more clearly
  3. clearly
  4. clearlier
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with  the comparative form of the adverb:

I work _______ than you do.

  1. much
  2. more
  3. most
  4. many
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative form of the adverb:

Our team played ___________ of all. 

  1. badly
  2. worse
  3. worst
  4. badder
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative form of the adverb:

Hari writes _________ of all.

  1. well
  2. better
  3. best
  4. bad
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative degree of the adverb:

Arjun writes ___________ than Ram.

  1. well
  2. better
  3. best
  4. bad
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative degree of the adverb:

The girl dances _________ of all.

  1. gracefully
  2. gracefullier
  3. most gracefully
  4. more gracefully
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adverb:

Planes can fly __________ than birds.

  1. highest
  2. higher
  3. high
  4. highestly
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative degree of the adverb:

I speak English ___________ now than last year.

  1. more fluently
  2. fluently
  3. most fluently
  4. fluentliest
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative degree of the adverb:

He worked _______________ than ever before.

  1. most diligently
  2. more diligently
  3. diligently
  4. diligent
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adverb:

Jim runs ________ than John.

  1. slower
  2. slowest
  3. slow
  4. slowerest
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the superlative degree of the adverb:

Junaid works _________ of the three of us.

  1. much
  2. most
  3. more
  4. many
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adverb:

Jim threw the ball _______ than Peter.

  1. farther
  2. far
  3. farthest
  4. fur
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:


They were _____ to the sea than they had been before.

  1. next to
  2. nearer
  3. nearest
  4. as near as

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