Practice
Name
Grammar:
Adverbs That Compare
• An adverb can compare two or more actions.
• Add -er to most short adverbs to compare two actions.
• Add -est to most short adverbs to compare more than two actions.
Read the sentences. Write the correct form of the adverb in parentheses.
1. (hard) Teddy pounded the tent stakes
than Bobby did.
2. (near) Of the three, Teddy was the one standing
raccoon.
3. (fast) It was Teddy who ran
of all.
4. (soon) Bobby wished that he had spoken up
did.
5. (high) The mountain rose
skyscrapers.
than he
than any of San Francisco’s
6. (hard) Of the three of them, Uncle Curtis laughed
7. (fast) Teddy walked
.
than Bobby and Uncle Curtis.
8. (soon) The raccoon arrived
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to the
9. (late) They arrived at the campsite
expected.
10. (fast) The other campers pitched their tents
Curtis did.
of all.
than Uncle Curtis
than Uncle
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Practice
Name
Grammar:
Adverbs That Compare
• Use more or most to form comparisons with adverbs that end in
-ly and with most other adverbs having two or more syllables.
• Use more to compare two actions; use most to compare more
than two.
• When you use more or most, do not use the ending -er or -est.
A. Read the sentences. Write the correct form of the adverb in
parentheses.
1. (hungrily) Of them all, it was Teddy who stared at the hot dogs
.
2. (patiently) Bobby waited
than Teddy did.
3. (quietly) Bobby worked
of them all.
4. (quickly) Teddy walked
than Bobby did.
5. (easily) Uncle Curtis got lost
than Teddy did.
B. Read each sentence. If the adverb is correct, write Correct on
the line. If it is not correct, rewrite the sentence with the correct
form of the adverb.
6. Uncle Curtis grinned happiliest of all.
7. Bobby learned more quicklier than Teddy.
9. Teddy treated the map more carefully than did Uncle Curtis.
10. Teddy eats more noisily of all.
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8. Uncle Curtis ate slowlier than the boys.
Practice
Name
Grammar:
Adverbs That Compare
A. Choose the sentence in each group that is written incorrectly.
Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence.
1. a. Bobby awoke sooner than did Teddy.
b. Bobby awoke most soonest of all.
c. Bobby awoke soonest of all.
2. a. Uncle Curtis looked around more eagerly than Teddy.
b. Uncle Curtis looked around most eagerly of all.
c. Uncle Curtis looked around more eagerlier than Teddy.
3. a. Bobby works more harder than Teddy does.
b. Bobby works hardest of all.
c. Bobby works harder than Teddy does.
4. a. Uncle Curtis eyed the hot dogs more hopefully than Teddy did.
b. It was Uncle Curtis who eyed the hot dogs most hopefully.
c. Uncle Curtis eyed the hot dogs most hopefully than Teddy did.
5. a. Teddy missed home more stronglier than Bobby did.
b. Teddy missed home more strongly than Bobby did.
c. Of the three campers, Teddy was the one who missed home most
strongly.
B. Choose the comparing adverb that best completes the sentence.
Circle the letter of your answer.
6. Teddy looked for the marshmallows
firewood.
than he looked for
a. eagerly
b. most eagerly
c. more eagerly
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7. Uncle Curtis snored
than Bobby.
a. most loudly
b. loudlier
c. more loudly
8. Bobby searched
of all.
a. more happily
b. most happily
c. happily
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