Grammar Exercises. The Adjective and the adverb

Exercise 1. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1) My house is (big) _____ than yours. 2) This flower is (beautiful) _____ than that one. 3) This is the (interesting) _____ book I have ever read. 4) Non-smokers usually live (long) _____ than smokers. 5) Which is the (dangerous) _____ animal in the world? 6) A holiday by the sea is (good) _____ than a holiday in the mountains. 7) It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) _____ than a beer. 8) Who is the (rich) _____ woman on earth? 9) The weather this summer is even (bad) _____ than last summer. 10) He was the (clever) _____ thief of all.

Exercise 2. Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

1) John is (tall) _____ Glen. 2) Janet is (beautiful) _____ Jeniffer. 3) You are (crazy) _____ my sister. 4) We can run (fast) _____ they can. 5) My mom is (not / strict) _____ your mum. 6) Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) _____ mine. 7) Matrix II was (not / interesting) _____ Matrix I. 8) This yoghurt (not / taste / good) _____ the one I bought yesterday. 9) I can do (many / press-ups) _____ you. 10) I (not / earn / much / money) _____ you do.

Exercise 3. Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with the adverb.

1) Joanne is happy. She smiles _____. 2) The boy is loud. He shouts _____. 3) Her English is fluent. She speaks English _____. 4) Our mum was angry. She spoke to us _____. 5) My neighbour is a careless driver. He drives _____. 6) The painter is awful. He paints _____. 7) Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano _____. 8) This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house _____. 9) She is a good dancer. She dances really _____. 10) This exercise is simple. You _____ have to put one word in each space.

Exercise 4. Fill in the correct form of the adjective or adverb.

1) Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to see the world. When they left home, their mum gave them some advice: Whatever you do, do it the (good) _____ you can. 2) So the three pigs wandered through the world and were the (happy) _____ pigs you've ever seen. 3) They were playing (funny) _____ games all summer long, but then came autumn and each pig wanted to build a house. 4) The first pig was not only the (small) _____ but also the (lazy) _____ of the pigs. 5) He (quick) _____ built a house out of straw. 6) The second pig made his house out of wood which was a bit (difficult) _____ than building a straw house. 7) The third pig followed his mum's advice and built a strong house out of bricks, which was the (difficult) _____ house to build. 8) The pig worked very (hard) _____, but finally got his house ready before winter. 9) During the cold winter months, the three little pigs lived (extreme) _____ (good) _____ in their houses. 10) They (regular) _____ visited one another and had the (wonderful) _____ time of their lives.

Exercise 5. 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.