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topic: Comparative adverbs 1 | level: Intermediate

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

1. He arrived ___________________ than expected. (early)

2. We walked ___________________ than the rest of the people. (slowly)

3. They called us ___________________ in the afternoon. (late)

4. My mother and my sister talked ___________________ than the other guests. (loudly)

5. He hit his arm ___________________ than before. (hard)

6. The Spanish athlete ran ___________________ than the other runners. (fast)

7. Jim threw the ball ___________________ than Peter. (far)

8. We answered all the questions ___________________ than the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises ___________________ than our old teacher.
(badly)

10. The new mechanic checked the car ___________________ than the old mechanic.
(thoroughly)

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topic: Comparative adverbs 1 | level: Intermediate

ANSWERS:
1) earlier 2) more slowly 3) later 4) more loudly 5) harder 6) faster 7) farther
8) better 9) worse 10) more thoroughly