Part IV Degrees of comparison of adverbs

Exercise 4.1

Put the words from the list into the correct column.

angrily	easily	friendly	hard	noisy	slowly
carelessly	far	good	late	quick	tidy
early	fast	happily	lovely	quietly	well

Adjectives	Adverbs	Adjectives and adverbs
good …	angrily …	early …

Exercise 4.2

Put in the comparative or superlative form of the following adverbs.

angrily	attentively	badly	beautifully	comfortably	early
easily	fast	happily	late	quietly	well

1. You can find the village more easily with a map.

2. Mike plays chess … than his brother.

3. Would you play the piano … , please? I’m working.

4. … I can come is three o’clock.

5. They all play well, but Ron plays … in the team.

6. Of all the boys he runs … , and he usually wins the first prize.

7. Jane dances … than anyone else in her group.

8. I’d like to stay in the hotel which is … furnished of all in town.

9. David’s father reacted … than his mother.

10. Ellen has to work … on Mondays than on Tuesdays.

11. Of all my friends Jim is … married.

12. The children began to listen … when I spoke about summer camps.

Exercise 4.3

Use the correct form of the words given. Make adverbs if necessary.

1. Michelle plays the violin more beautifully than all the others. (beautiful)

2. He lives … away than me. (far)

3. Jim was shouting … than everybody else. (loud)

4. The atmosphere in the restaurant is … than in the cafe. (lively)

5. If you do it again … , you won’t make so many mistakes. (careful)

6. Vicky’s neighbour is … than mine. (friendly)

7. This computer is nearly twice as … as the old one. (expensive)

8. This exercise is too easy – can’t we try a … one? (difficult)

9. She comes top in all the exams – she must be … girl in the class. (intelligent)

10. You should work … if you want to pass the exams. (hard)

11. If you don’t eat … , you’ll be sick. (little)

12. My mother gets up … than everybody else in the family. (early)

13. Of all the rich people in town Bill Carter gave money to the poor … . (generous)

14. Could you speak on the phone … ,please? I’m trying to sleep. (quiet)

15. I think women drive … than men. (slow)

16. Five years ago I could ski … than I do now. (bad)

Part V Practice test

5.1 Which alternative is correct?

1. She’s much … than her boyfriend.

a) more younger b) younger c) youngest

2. This is … road in the country.

a) much dangerous b) more dangerous c) the most dangerous

3. Our new car is very fast, but it’s not … the old one.

a) as comfortable as b) as comfortable than c) comfortable as

4. She’s … person I’ve ever met.

a) the strangest b) the stranger c) the most strangest

5. On that day he was … ever before.

a) more lucky than b) luckier than c) luckier as

6. The weather is … today in comparison with yesterday.

a) much more better b) more better c) much better

7. Her illness was … than we at first thought.

a) more serious b) as serious as c) most serious

8. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere … ?

a) quieter b) much quiet c) more quieter

9. My bag is … hers.

a) as heavier as b) heavier than c) more heavy than

10. It’s too cold in Finland in autumn, let’s go to Italy where it’s much … .

a) more warm b) more warmer c) warmer