English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Comparative and superlative adverbs

A. Complete the table.

B. Underline the correct option.

1   Can you explain your ideas more simply / most simply?

2   The storm arrived soon / sooner than we expected.

3   There are many different types of plane, but rocket planes like the X-15 fly higher / highest.

4   Special cycle roads mean people can cycle more safely / most safely.

5   I don’t know who plays the guitar badly / worse – you or me!

6   Why aren’t you studying? You need to take your exams more seriously / most seriously.

7   Robots can do many jobs as accurately / more accurately as humans.

8   Of all the boys, he did the work more carefully / most carefully.

C. Complete the sentences using the adjectives in brackets to make comparative adverbs. Circle True or False.

1   A man runs ……more slowly…… than a cheetah. (slow)   True / False

2   A frog jumps ………………… than a kangaroo. (far)   True / False

3   Dolphins swim ………………… than most fish. (quick)   True / False

4   Light travels ………………… than sound. (fast)   True / False

5   A balloon can fly ………………… than a plane. (high)   True / False

6   Most plants grow ………………… in the sun. (good)   True /False

7   A knife cuts ………………… when it’s not sharp. (easy)   True / False

8   Most people sleep ………………… in the winter. (deep)   True / False

D. Complete the sentences using the adjectives in brackets to make superlative adverbs.

Of all the people I know …

1   ……My dad…… drives ……most slowly…… . (slow)

2    …………………. draws …………………. . (good)

3   …………………. works …………………. . (hard)

4   …………………. writes …………………. . (clear)

5   …………………. lives …………………. from here. (far)

6   …………………. sings …………………. . (bad)

7   …………………. sleeps …………………. . (long)

8   …………………. eats his / her lunch …………………. . (quick)

E. In your notebook, write at least six sentences comparing what Tim, Jim and Kim are doing or have done. Use more, most, less, least, -er, -est and adverbs made from the adjectives in the box.

Example: Tim is eating most quickly.

F. Circle the correct option.

1   My cat is great: she plays much …………… than my big, noisy dog.

      a quieter

      b most quietly

      c more quietly

2   Elephants can live much …………… than people.

      a more longly

      b longer

      c more long

3   The bird that flies …………… is the peregrine falcon.

      a most fastly

      b most fast

      c fastest

4   Many birds fly a long way, but Arctic terns fly …………… .

      a most far

      b farest

      c furthest

5   Sorry, can you please speak ……………? I can’t understand you.

      a more slowly

      b slowlier

      c more slow