3.3 Adjectives and adverbs  (Page 2/3)

DEGREES OF COMPARISON : ADJECTIVES

1. What is the correct form of the adjective in each of these sentences:

1. Some adjectives need help from the words more and most. Complete the table:

Use more or most to complete the following:

• He is _______________sensible than Alice, but ___________________

unreliable.

• It was the ____________________ expensive gift I had ever received.
• He is the ___________________unpleasant child I know, while you

are the ___________________ selfish.

• The pattern cutter is ______________ skilful than her colleague.
• Make up your own sentences using more and most.

ADVERBS!

Adjectives always tell you more about the verbs (action words). They can give more information about how ( manner ), when ( time ) and where ( place ).

Yesterday Peter ate the chocolate greedily .

( Yesterday tells us when he ate the chocolate; greedily tells us how he ate the chocolate).

He ate it here .

Here tells us where he ate the chocolate.

1. Form adverbs (manner) by adding –ly to the following adjectives. Some of the spellings might change.

(Orally) Make sentences with at least five of the above-listed words.

1. Shade the correct answer: The bold words in the following sentences are adverbs of:

Complete each of the following sentences by filling each blank space with an adverb of the type mentioned in brackets: (T); (P); (M):

• (T)__________ we did not leave (P)_______________________ until

after lunch.

• Stop what you are doing and come here (T)_________________ .
• (P)___________________ is where our house once stood.
• The brave dog held on (M) ____________________to the man’s trousers.
• 1. The model dressed (M) __________________________for the show.
• Match the verbs in the first column with a suitable adverb from the second column. Be able to use each pair of words in a sentence.