Lesson 21 Grammar: The World According to Humphrey

What type of adverb or adjective is the phrase more carefully in the sentence below?

Elise paints more carefully than Avery.

• superlative adverb

• comparative adverb

• superlative adjective

• comparative adective

What type of adverb or adjective is the phrase longest in the sentence below?

I've just finished reading the longest book I have ever read.

• superlative adverb

• comparative adverb

• superlative adjective

• comparative adjective

What type of adverb or adjective is the phrase smaller in the sentence below?

The brown puppy is smaller than the black puppy.

• superlative adverb

• comparative adverb

• superlative adjective

• comparative adjective

What type of adverb or adjective is the phrase hardest in the sentence below?

Jamal works the hardest of all the students.

• superlative adverb

• comparative adverb

• superlative adjective

• comparative adjective

What type of adverb or adjective is the phrase most joyfully in the sentence below?

Marcus sings the most joyfully of all the students in the choir.

• superlative adverb

• comparative adverb

• superlative adjective

• comparative adjective

What change should be made in the sentence below?

That is the brown fiercest bear I have ever seen.

• fiercest to fiercer

• fiercest to most fierce

• fiercest to more fierce

• brown fiercest to fiercest brown

What change should be made to the sentence below?

He has a most interesting true story to tell than I do.

• change most to more

• change most interesting to interestingest

• change most interesting to interestinger

• change interesting true to true interesting

What change should be made to the sentence below?

Uncle Steve makes the most tasty apply pie in the world.

• change most tasty to more tasty

• change most tasty to tastiest

• change most tasty to tastier

• change most tasty apple to apple most tasty

What change should be made to the sentence below?

While we were painting I wore my blue oldest shirt.

• change oldest to older

• change oldest to most old

• change oldest to more old

• change blue oldest to oldest blue

What change should be made to the sentence below?

I have a warmest coat than you do.

• change warmest to warmer

• change warmest to most warm

• change warmest to more warm

• change warmest to coat warmest