Comparison and Position of Adverbs


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  1. 1.

    Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the Comparative or the Superlative degree of the Adverbs given in brackets:

    1. He looks __________ today. (well).
    2. No __________ did we reach the station than the train arrived. (soon).
    3. Light travels _________ than sound. (fast)
    4. Who came _________ , Mala, Mithu or moon? (late)
    5. The __________ you leave this place, the better it is. (soon)
    6. He was unable to stay _________ than he had planned. (long)
    7. I could not find any mistake in his exercise because he had done it _________. (carefully)
    8. Of all the competitors Neha was the one who __________ deserved to win. (much)
  2. 2.

    In which space in the following sentences should be Adverbs (given serially on the right) be written?

     A B C Adverbs

    You

    She

    I

    I

    She

    You

    The boy

    A good girl

     

    meet

    goes

    hear

    got angry

    does not 

    forgot

    answered

    disobeys

     

    here for a drink

    to see movies

    that sound at midnight

    without reason

    arrive late

    the matter

    the question

    his parents

     

    sometimes

    frequently

    often

    never

    usually

    completely

    correctly

    seldom

  3. 3.

    Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the brackets:

    1. He has ___________ friends here. (much/many)
    2. Kalyani is __________ than her sister. (older/elder)
    3. I want a book of the ________ edition. (latest/last)
    4. He has lost _________ time. (much/many)
    5. This tree is _________ than that. (older/elder)
    6. This is the ________ house here. (eldest/oldest)
    7. Mandira is her father's __________ daughter. (eldest/oldest)
    8. He came _________ than my brother. (later/latter)
    9. When did you see her _________ ? (last/latest)
    10. Meera has _________ books, (much/many)
    11. I had _________ friends there. (many/much)
    12. Joy went ________ than the appointed time. (later/latter)
  4. 4.

    Change the degree of the following Adjectives and Adverbs:

    Positive ComparativeSuperlative
    strong
    easy
    able
    dirty
    shy
    early
    soon
    slowly
    good
    cold
    bad
    dry
    busy
    intelligent
    hot
    white
    fast
    ill
    short
    much
    many
    cheerful
      

     

  5. 5.

    Insert the Adverbs given in brackets in their correct positions:

    1. I appreciated your suggestions. (quite)
    2. The boy can speak English. (fluently)
    3. We were in time for the quiz show. (just)
    4. The policeman ran fast to overtake the thief. (enough)
    5. Through she is very young, she danced well. (fairly)
    6. One should depend upon other's help. (never)
    7. I shall make such a mistake. (again, never)
    8. The Marudhar Express collided with a goods train. (yesterday)
    9. They had to cook their own meals. (sometimes)
    10. The speaker spoke. (yesterday, forcefully, at the meeting)

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