ADVERBS

1 Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I speak English (fluent) ________________ now than last year.
2. She greeted me (polite)________________ of all.
3. She smiled (happy) _______________ than before.
4. This girl dances (graceful) ________________ of all.
5. Could you write (clear)________________?
6. Planes can fly (high)________________ than birds.
7. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) _________________ than before.
8. Jim can run (fast)__________________ than John.
9. Our team played (bad) ___________________ of all.
10. He worked (hard) __________________ than ever before.

2 Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the blanks with the corresponding adverb.
1. James is careful. He drives _______________.
2. The girl is slow. She walks _______________.
3. Her English is perfect. She speaks English _________________.
4. Our teacher is angry. She shouts ____________________.
5. My neighbor is a loud speaker. He speaks ____________________.
6. He is a bad writer . He writes ________________.
7. Jane is a nice guitar player. He plays the guitar ________________.
8. He is a good painter . He paints _____________.
9. She is a quiet girl. She does her job _________________.
10. This exercise is easy. You can do it _____________________.

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3 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the adverb that is in parentheses.
1. Our father arrived home ________________ than the rest of the family. (late)
2. My sister sang ________________________ than Amanda did. (beautifully)
3. Your husband, Ken, writes _______________________ of all. (well)
4. Mrs. Henderson speaks __________________________ than Mrs. Alarcon. (clearly)
5. Mother prepares turkey _____________________ than Father does. (well)
6. Alexander and Peter work _________________________ of all the boys. (hard)
7. He checked his answers __________________________ than she did. (carefully)
8. Angelica speaks Spanish _________________________ of all the students. (correctly)
9. Percy talks ___________________________ than Jennifer. (frequently)
10. She danced ___________________________ of all. (gracefully)
11. This math test was __________________________ than the last one. (hard)
12. I did my homework __________________________ than my brother. (fast)

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Betty Schrampfer Azar. (1996). Basic English Grammer 2nd ed. U.S: A Pearson Education Company.