Comparative and superlative adverb practice worksheet for grammar exercises.

Okay, let's solve this step by step.

We are given sentences with blanks and adverbs in parentheses. We need to fill in the blank with the correct form of the adverb — either comparative or superlative — based on how many things are being compared.

Let’s go one by one:

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1. Our father arrived home ______ than the rest of the family (late)
→ Comparing two groups: “our father” vs “the rest of the family” → use comparative
→ Rule: For short adverbs like “late”, add “-er” → later

✔ Answer: later

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2. My sister sang ______ than Amanda did. (beautifully)
→ Two people: my sister and Amanda → comparative
→ “Beautifully” ends in -ly → add “more” → more beautifully

✔ Answer: more beautifully

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3. Your husband, Ken, writes ______ of all. (well)
→ “Of all” means comparing among many → superlative
→ “Well” is irregular → superlative is “best”

✔ Answer: best

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4. Mrs. Henderson speaks ______ than Mrs. Alanson. (clearly)
→ Two people → comparative
→ “Clearly” ends in -ly → add “more” → more clearly

✔ Answer: more clearly

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5. Mother prepares turkey ______ than Father does. (well)
→ Two people → comparative
→ “Well” → comparative is “better”

✔ Answer: better

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6. Alexander and Peter work ______ of all the boys. (hard)
→ “Of all the boys” → superlative
→ “Hard” is short → add “-est” → hardest

✔ Answer: hardest

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7. He checked his answers ______ than she did. (carefully)
→ Two people → comparative
→ “Carefully” ends in -ly → add “more” → more carefully

✔ Answer: more carefully

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8. Angelica speaks Spanish ______ of all the students. (correctly)
→ “Of all the students” → superlative
→ “Correctly” ends in -ly → add “most” → most correctly

✔ Answer: most correctly

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9. Percy talks ______ than Jennifer. (frequently)
→ Two people → comparative
→ “Frequently” ends in -ly → add “more” → more frequently

✔ Answer: more frequently

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10. She danced ______ of all. (gracefully)
→ “Of all” → superlative
→ “Gracefully” ends in -ly → add “most” → most gracefully

✔ Answer: most gracefully

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11. This math test was ______ than the last one. (hard)
→ Two tests → comparative
→ “Hard” → add “-er” → harder

✔ Answer: harder

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12. I did my homework ______ than my brother. (fast)
→ Two people → comparative
→ “Fast” → add “-er” → faster

✔ Answer: faster

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Final Answer:
1. later
2. more beautifully
3. best
4. more clearly
5. better
6. hardest
7. more carefully
8. most correctly
9. more frequently
10. most gracefully
11. harder
12. faster