Exercise 26: Adjective and Adverbs

Circle the correct form in parentheses.

1.      Rita plays violin good.

2.      That is an intensely novel.

3.      The sun is shining bright

4.      The girls speak fluently French.

5.      The boys speak Spanish fluently.

6.      The table has a smooth surface.

7.      We must figure our income tax returns accurately.

8.      We don’t like to drink bitterly tea.

9.      The plane will arrive soon.

10.  He had an accident because he was driving too fast.

Exercise 27: Linking (Compulative) verbs

Circle the correct form in parentheses.

1.      Your cold sounds terrible.

2.      The pianist plays very well.

3.      The food in the restaurant always tastes good.

4.      The campers remained calm despite the thunderstorm.

5.      They became sick after eating the contaminated food.

6.      Professor Calandra looked quickly at the students sketches.

7.      Paco was working diligent on the project.

8.      Paul protested vehement about the new proposals.

9.      Our neighborsappreadrelaxed after their vacation.

10.  The music sounded too noisy to be classical.

Exercise 28: Comparisons

Supply the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses. Let asand thanbe your clues. Add any other words that may be necessary.

1.      John and his friends left as soon as the professor had finished his lecture.

2.      His job is more important than his friends.

3.      He plays the guitar as well as Andres Segovia.

4.      A new house is much more expensive than an older one.

5.      Last week wasas hot as this week.

6.      Martha is more talented than her cousin.

7.      Bill’s descriptions are more colorful than his wife’s.

8.      Nobody is more happythan Maria Elena.

9.      The boys felt worse bad than the girls about losing the game.

10.  A greyhound runs more fastthan a Chihuahua.

Exercise29: Comparisons

Supply than, as, or from in each of the following sentences.

1.      The Empire State Building  is taller than the Statue of Liberty.

2.      California is farther from New York than Pennsylvania.

3.      His assignments is different from mine.

4.      Louie reads more quickly than his sisters.

5.      No animal is so big from King Kong.

6.      That report is less impressive than the government’s.

7.      Sam wears the same shirt as his teammates.

8.      Dave paints much more realistically than his professor.

9.      The twins have less money at the end of the month than they have at the beginning.

10.  Her sports car is different from Nancy’s.

Exercise 30: Comparisons

Select the correct form in parentheses in the following sentences.

1.      Of the four dresses, I like the red one best.

2.      Phil is happier person that we know

3.      Pat’s car is faster than Dan’s

4.      This is the creamiest ice cream I have had in a long time

5.      This poster is more colorful than the one in the ball

6.      Does fred feel better today than he did yesterday

7.      This vegetable soup tastes very good

8.      While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked more awkwardly than her daughter

9.      Jane is the less athletic of all the women

10.  My cat is the prettiest of the two 

11. This summary is the best of the pair.

12. Your heritage is different from mine.

13. This painting is less impressive than the one in the other gallery.

14. The colder the weather gets, the sicker I feel.

15. No sooner had he received the letter than he called Maria.

16. A mink coat costs twice more than a sable coat.

17. Jim has as little opportunities to play tennis as I.

18. That recipe calls for many more sugar than mine does.

19. The museum is the farther away of the three buildings.

20. George Washington is more famous than John Jay.