COMPARATIVE ADVERB

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Exercise 1: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the adverb that is in
parentheses
1. Our father arrived home late than the rest of the family. (late)
2. My sister sang more beautifully than Amanda did. (beautifully)
3. Your husband, Ken, writes better of all. (well)
4. Mrs. Henderson speaks more clearly than Mrs. Alarcon. (clearly)
5. Mother prepares turkey better than Father does. (well)
6. Alexander and Peter work harder of all the boys. (hard)
7. He checked his answers more carefully than she did. (carefully)
8. Angelica speaks Spanish more correctly of all the students. (correctly)
9. Percy talks more frequently than Jennifer. (frequently)
10. She danced more gracefully of all. (gracefully)
11. This math test was harder than the last one. (hard)
12. I did my homework faster than my brother. (fast)
13. He arrived earlier than expected. (early)
14. We walked more slowly than the rest of the people. (slowly)
15. They called us late in the afternoon. (late)
16. My mother and my sister talked more loudly than the other guests. (loudly)
17. He hit his arm harder than before. (hard)
18. The Spanish athlete ran faster than the other runners. (fast)
19. Jim threw the ball father than Peter. (far)
20. We answered all the questions better than the other students. (well)
21. Our new teacher explains the exercises worse than our old teacher. (badly)
22. The new mechanic checked the car more thoroughly than the old mechanic.
(thoroughly)
23. I speak English more fluently now than last year. (fluently)
24. They smiled more happily than before. (happily)
25. Tom arrived earlier than I expected. (early)
26. We will meet late in the afternoon. (late)
27. Mary dances more gracefully than anyone else. (gracefully)
28. Could you speak louder? (loud)
29. Jim could do the test better than Jane. (well)
30. We walked more slowly than other people. (slowly)
31. Planes can fly higher than birds. (high)
32. I can throw the ball father than anyone else in my team. (far)
33. James drives more carefully than his wife. (carefully)
34. I visit my grandmother more often than my brother. (often)
35. No one can run faster than John. (fast)
36. My sister cooks worse than I. (badly)
37. Everyone in the company is working harder than ever before. (hard)
38. Mai dances more beautifully than Hoa does. (beautifully)
39. Please write more clearly. I can’t read it. (clearly)
40. Life in the city seems to move faster than that in the countryside. (fast)
41. If you want to get better marks, you must work much harder. (hard)
42. Today it’s raining more heavily than it was yesterday. (heavily)
43. Every morning Nick gets up ten minutes earlier than his sister. (early)
44. I speak French more fluently now than I did last year. (fluently)
45. You’ll find your way around the village more easily if you have a good map. (easily)
46. It rained more heavily today than it did yesterday. (heavily)
47. Redbot completed the tasks faster than Blackbot. (fast)
48. FR61 works harder than Wall-D. (hard)
49. Sparta81 works more quietly than Otto892WS. (quietly)
50. ROBO navigates better than GOTS2. (well)
51. Fie-RH did worse in the competition than Rover 32. (badly)
52. Ziggy drives more safely than Buster. (safely)
53. Tom speaks English more fluently now than last month. (fluently)
54. He smiled more happily than before. (happily)
55. Could you write more clearly? (clearly)
56. I worked harder than ever before. (hard)
57. She can run faster than Jen. (fast)
58. Tom drove more slowly than the rest of the people. (slowly)
59. Jin and her sister talked more loudly than the other guests. (loudly)
60. The Math athlete ran faster than the other runners. (fast)
61. I answered all the questions better than the other students. (well)
62. My new teacher explains the exercises worse than my old teacher. (badly)
Exercise 2: Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the one above it
[Link] other students learn more quickly than me.
→ I learn more slowly than the other students.
2. You’re very angry and I’m very angry also.
→ I’m as angry as you.
3. The seats at the front are more expensive than the seats at the back.
→ The seats at the back are cheaper than the seats at the front.
4. Central Park in New York is bigger than Hyde Park in London.
→ Hyde Park in London is smaller than Central Park in New York.
5. Her last film was very good and her new film is also very good.
→ Her new film is as good as her last film.
6. The other students work harder than him.
→ He works lazier than the other students.
Exercise 3: Use the words in parentheses to complete each sentence. Use the
comparative form of the adverb and the correct form of the verb
1. This computer works more efficiently (work/ efficiently) that computer.
2. My new watch keeps time more accurately than (keep time/ accurately) my old watch.
3. My sister calls more often than my brother (call often/ my brother).
4. My phone rings more loudly than (ring/ loudly) your phone.
5. Tara shops more frequently than (shop/ frequently) Lori.
6. Brad types more quickly than (type/ quickly) Lynn.
7. Kate sing worse than (sing/ badly) Deb.
8. Lila study harder than (study/ hard) Nora.
Exercise 4: Use the words in parentheses to complete the conversation with
comparative adjectives or adverbs. Add ‘’than’’ where necessary. In some cases,
more than one answer is possible
- Matt: My phone is working (1) worse (badly) ever! And it’s (2) older (old) all
the other phones I see, too. I want a (3) more modern (modern) phone.
- Lara: Take a look at my phone. It was (4) cheaper (cheap) than my last phone,
and I’m much (5) happier (happy) with it. When I’m traveling, I listen to music
(6) more often (often) I do when I’m at home, so I wanted a phone with a (7)
bigger (big) memory card.
- Matt: Wow, it’s much (8) nicer than (nice) mine! The screen is a lot (9) larger
(large), too. I want one like that!
- Lara: Yeah, you need a big screen, because you watch videos on your phone
(10) more frequently than (frequently) I do.
Exercise 6: Complete the following exercise using the words from the table in correct
comparative forms. Use than where necessary
big crowded early easily angrily
high important interested peaceful large
reliable serious simple thin soft
 quietly interesting small warm cleverly
strong expensive difficultly well cold
comfortably hard rich costly beautifully
1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual.
2. I’d like to have a softer car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
3. Unfortunately, her illness was serious than we thought at first.
4. You look thinner. Have you lost weight?
5. I want a bigger flat. We don’t have enough space here.
6. He doesn’t study very hard. He’s more interested in having a good time.
7. Health and happiness are more important than money.
8. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been simpler.
9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was more crowded than usual.
10. I like living in the countryside. It’s more peaceful than living in a town.
11. You’ll find your way around the town more easily if you have a good map.
12. In some parts of the country, prices are higher than in others.
13. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere more quietly?
14. This engine is very weak. I like it a bit stronger.
15. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be smaller.
16. The hotel was very cheap. I expected it to be more expensive.
17. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere warmer.
18. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something more interesting.
19. I was surprised how easy it was to learn English. I thought it would be more
difficultly.
20. Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do better.
21. Her voice is more reliable than mine.
22. James can sing more beautifully than many singers.
23. We can live more comfortably in the countryside than in the city.
24. We hoped we would own a larger apartment.
25. This modern computer is more costly than that old-fashioned one.
26. My new house is cleverly designed than my old one.
27. My father reacted more angrily to my misbehaviors than my mother.
28. John studies harder than anyone else in the class.
29. It is getting colder today so we can go out.
30. People in the city are richer than people in the countryside.
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer
1. The teacher asked me to speak ___________.
A. loud B. louder C. more loud
2. Today you look ___________ than usual.
A. more confident B. more confidently C. confidently
3. Your house is ___________ decorated than me.
A. more beautiful B. more beautifully C. beautifully
4. No one in my class runs ___________ than Peter.
A. more fastly B. more better C. faster
5. This time you did much ___________!
A. better B. more better C. more well
6. You have to work ___________ if you want to succeed.
A. more hardly B. hardlier C. harder
7. Today I come to class ___________ than usual.
A. more early B. earlier C. early
8. You need to work ___________, or you will make a lot of mistakes.
A. more careful B. more carefully C. carefully
9. She walks ___________ than other people.
A. slower B. slowlier C. more slowly
10. The blue skirt suits you ___________ than the black one.
A. better B. more better C. more well
Exercise 8: Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the
words in brackets
1. I / play / tennis / badly / Tom
→ I play tennis worse than Tome.
2. The Australian athlete / run / slowly / the Korean athlete
→ The Australian athlete runs more slowly than Korean athlete.
3. Cats / walk / quiet / dogs
→ Cats walk more quietly than dogs.
4. James / reply / swiftly / Peter
→ James replies more swiftly than Peter.
5. The tiger / hunt / ferociously / the wolf
→ The tiger hunts more ferociously than the wolf.
6. Your idea / work / well / mine
→ Your idea works better than mine.
7. I / eat / vegetables / often / I used / to
→ I eat vegetables more often than I used to.
8. Today / you / perform / badly / yesterday
→ Today you performed worse than yesterday.
Exercise 9: Underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct them.
1. Their life has been more comfortably since they moved to the city.
→ comfortable
2. She looks more pretty in this white dress.
→ prettier
3. The manager wants us to work more hardly.
→ harder
4. This week you looks more healthily than last week.
→ look more healthy/ look healthier
5. Everyone in my town is looking for more better crop this year.
→ better
6. Jim runs more fastly than his friends.
→ faster
7. I think a settle life is more better than a nomadic life.
→ better
8. Today Jim performs less confident than usual.
→ confidently
9. The heavy rain makes it more difficultly to drive.
→ difficult
10. Their team preformed much more well than our team.
→ better
11. I run faster as my brother does.
→ than
12. People in the city seem to react quicklier to changes than those in the country.
→ more quickly
13. We need to work more hardly, especially at exam time.
→ harder
14. You must finish harvesting the rice the earlier this year than you did last year.
→ earlier
15. As they climbed more highly up the mountain, the air became cooler.
→ higher
Exercise 10: Write the comparative forms of the adverbs in the table below.
Adverb Comparative form
long longer
high higher
 late more lately
quickly more quickly
frequently more frequently
early earlier
much more
little less

Exercise 11: Read the situations and complete the sentences using the comparative
forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. The red car can run 200 km/h while the black car can run 160 km/h.
The red car can run faster than the black car. (fast)
2. Nick can jump 1.5 m high while Tom can jump only 1,3 m.
Nick can jump higher than Tom. (high)
3. Mai and Hoa both did well on the exam. Hoa got 80% of the answers correct and Mai
got 90%.
Mai did better than Hoa on the exam. (well)
4. My dad expected the workers to arrive at 7 a.m, but they arrived at 6:30 a.m.
The workers arrived earlier than my dad expected. (early)
5. The buses run every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes.
The buses run more frequently than the trains. (frequently)