by Kitty Nash
Module 6, Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs, Review:
Using Adjectives and Adverbs
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Choosing Degrees of Comparison
- Directions:
- Decide whether the missing word needs to be positive/negative, comparative, or superlative.
- 1.
- I think roses smell than gardenias.
positive / comparative / superlative - 2.
- Lacey is than all the other girls in her class.
positive / comparative / superlative - 3.
- The mosquito is the annoying insect in the world!
positive / comparative / superlative - 4.
- I disagree; I think spinach is .
positive / comparative / superlative - 5.
- I don't think that restaurant's spaghetti sauce is any than my grandmother's.
positive / comparative / superlative
Choosing the Correct Forms
- Directions:
- Click on the correct modifier to complete each sentence.
- 6.
- Grandpa is three years old/older/oldest than Grandma.
- 7.
- The quick/quicker/quickest person to finish his or her work will get to leave early.
- 8.
- The magician suddenly/more suddenly/most suddenly disappeared from the stage.
- 9.
- The weather today is the sunny/sunnier/sunniest it has been all week.
- 10.
- Your new puppy is the playful/more playful/most playful one in the obedience class.
Spelling Modifiers of Comparison
- Directions:
- Choose the correct form of the modifier. Use a dictionary if you need to. For words that can go either way, er/est is the better choice.
- 11.
- sunny - sunnier/sunniest or more sunny/most sunny
- 12.
- funny - funnier/funniest or more funny/most funny
- 13.
- colorful - colorfuller/colorfullest or more colorful/most colorful
- 14.
- flaky - flakier/flakiest or more flaky/most flaky
- 15.
- complete - completer/completest or more complete/most complete
Challenging Comparisons
- Directions:
- Decide which word completely completes the sentence.
- 16.
- After being sick for so long, I now feel the wellest/best I have in months.
- 17.
- You put a lot of cake on his plate; I'd like a bit less/littler.
- 18.
- That red rose bush has many flowers, but the white one has mucher/more.
- 19.
- We usually hike to that tree and back, but yesterday we went much farther/further.
- 20.
- Kyle, Sam, and Kevin are all good with computers, but the latest/last is the best.
Challenging Adjectives and Adverbs
- Directions:
- Choose the correct modifier to complete each sentence.
- 21.
- They only had a few/little coconuts at the farmers' market.
- 22.
- I know many/much people who would help build that Habitat for Humanity house.
- 23.
- It is a good/well thing you are such a careful driver.
- 24.
- My birthday party was a real/really surprise.
- 25.
- When I got home, I discovered that my dog had been very bad/badly.
Common Mistakes and Dangling Modifiers
- Directions:
- Click on better of the two sentences.
- 26.
- a. His piece of pizza is more bigger than mine!
b. His piece of pizza is bigger than mine! - 27.
- a. I am almost as tall as my mother.
b. I almost am as tall as my mother. - 28.
- a. The female police woman helped us find our missing dog.
b. The police woman helped us find our missing dog. - 29.
- a. My English teacher taught me more than my math teacher did.
b. My English teacher taught me more than my math teacher. - 30.
- a. Don't use anything except a pencil on this test.
b. Don't use nothing except a pencil on this test.