Comparative And Superlative Adverbs Quiz

"Best" is the superlative form of "well," an irregular adverb. The superlative is used to express the highest degree of an action among three or more instances. "Best" suggests that, of all the days in the person's life, this day is the most good or satisfying, following the irregular pattern where "well" becomes "best."

"Higher" is the correct comparative form of "high." In comparisons involving two instances, such as comparing the height of two jumps, "higher" correctly indicates that the jump was of a greater height than the previous one. It follows the standard comparative formation for one-syllable adverbs by adding "-er."

"Harder" is the correct comparative adverb for "hard" in the given context. Comparative adverbs modify verbs to compare actions between two subjects. "Harder" implies that her work effort is greater in comparison to her brother's, following the simple "-er" rule used for one-syllable adverbs.

"Worst" is the superlative form of the irregular adverb "badly." Superlative adverbs are used to compare three or more subjects or to show the highest degree of an action within a group. Since "badly" does not follow the regular "-est" or "most" rule for forming superlatives, it changes to "worst" when expressing the extreme of poor performance or manner.

The correct answer is "faster," which is the comparative form of the adverb "fast." Comparative adverbs are used to compare the action of two subjects, indicating that one subject performs an action to a greater or lesser degree than the other. In the sentence provided, "faster" correctly compares the running speed of one person to that of anyone else, suggesting he runs more quickly than others.

"Most beautifully" is the superlative form of "beautifully." When forming superlatives from adverbs that end in "-ly," the construction typically requires the use of "most" to indicate the highest degree of the action among more than two subjects. This makes "most beautifully" the correct form, implying that her singing is at the highest level of beauty compared to others.

"Colder" is the correct comparative form of "cold," an adjective used here adverbially to describe the feel of the temperature. "Colder" is used to compare two instances (today versus yesterday), indicating a lower temperature or a higher degree of coldness today.

"More clearly" is used here as the comparative form of "clearly," an adverb that does not follow the simple "-er" comparative rule due to its multiple syllables. Instead, "more" is added to create a comparative form, suggesting that her manner of speaking was easier to understand than before.

"More poorly" is the correct answer because it properly forms the comparative of "poorly," a multi-syllable adverb. The rule for forming comparatives from multi-syllable adverbs typically involves preceding the adverb with "more." Thus, "more poorly" suggests a greater extent of poor performance than expected.

"Most quickly" is the superlative form of "quickly," an adverb describing the manner of an action. For adverbs ending in "-ly," superlatives are typically formed by preceding the adverb with "most." This implies that of all comparisons, the action described as being done "most quickly" was performed at the highest speed.