WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-comparison of adverbs

 


1. What are the three degrees of comparison of adverbs? A) Simple, double, triple B) Positive, comparative, superlative C) Base, middle, highest D) Primary, secondary, tertiary

✅ Answer: B) Positive, comparative, superlative Like adjectives, adverbs have three degrees: Positive (base form — fast), Comparative (comparing two — faster), and Superlative (comparing three or more — fastest).

2. She sings _______ than her sister. A) more loudly B) most loudly C) loudlier D) loudly

✅ Answer: A) more loudly Most adverbs ending in -ly form their comparative with "more + adverb." "Loudlier" does not exist in English. "Most loudly" is the superlative, not the comparative.

3. Which is the correct superlative form of the adverb "hard"? A) more hard B) most hard C) hardest D) most hardly

✅ Answer: C) hardest "Hard" is a one-syllable adverb that forms its superlative by adding -est: hard → harder → hardest. Note: "hardly" is a completely different adverb meaning "scarcely."

4. "Of all the students, Tom finished the exam _______." Choose the correct superlative. A) more quickly B) quickliest C) most quickly D) quicker

✅ Answer: C) most quickly Adverbs ending in -ly use "most + adverb" for the superlative degree. "Quickliest" is not a valid English form. "Of all the students" is the key signal for the superlative.

5. Identify the degree of the adverb in bold: "He drives MORE CAREFULLY than his brother." A) Positive B) Superlative C) Comparative D) Absolute

✅ Answer: C) Comparative "More carefully" is the comparative degree — it compares the driving of exactly two people (he and his brother). The comparative is always used when comparing two things.

6. What is the comparative form of the adverb "well"? A) more well B) weller C) gooder D) better

✅ Answer: D) better "Well" is an irregular adverb. Its forms must be memorised: well (positive) → better (comparative) → best (superlative). "More well" and "weller" are both incorrect.

7. Choose the correct sentence using the superlative degree of an adverb. A) She works more hard of all the employees. B) He arrived most early than the others. C) She works the hardest of all the employees. D) He speaks more fluently of the three.

✅ Answer: C) "She works the hardest of all the employees" is correct. "The" is often placed before a superlative adverb, and "of all" signals the superlative. "More hard" and "most early than" are incorrect structures.

8. What is the superlative form of the adverb "badly"? A) more badly B) baddest C) most badly D) worst

✅ Answer: D) worst "Badly" is an irregular adverb. Its forms are: badly → worse → worst. Like well/better/best, these must be memorised as they do not follow regular rules.

9. "He ran _______ than yesterday." Which option correctly uses the comparative degree? A) more fast B) fastest C) more faster D) faster

✅ Answer: D) faster One-syllable adverbs like "fast" form the comparative by adding -er: fast → faster → fastest. "More faster" is a double comparative — a very common error. Never use "more" with an -er ending.

10. Which sentence is INCORRECT in its use of adverb comparison? A) She dances more gracefully than anyone else. B) He arrived earlier than expected. C) They played most enthusiastically of all the teams. D) She runs more faster than her teammate.

✅ Answer: D) "More faster" is a double comparative — using both "more" and the -er ending together is incorrect. The correct form is simply "faster." Never combine "more" with an adverb that already ends in -er.

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