1. For details contact the office.
- far
- farthest
- farther
- further
Answer: D) further
Explanation: "Further" = additional; "farther" = distance. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
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English: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison MCQs — English
38 multiple-choice questions on English: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.
2. I can hear you; please speak up.
- hardest
- hard
- harder
- hardly
Answer: D) hardly
Explanation: "Hardly" = almost not. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
3. He is senior me in service.
- from
- than
- over
- to
Answer: D) to
Explanation: Latin comparatives (senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior) take "to". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
4. She is than her sister.
- cleverest
- most clever
- cleverer
- more cleverer
Answer: C) cleverer
Explanation: Do not double the comparison; "cleverer" (or "more clever") is correct. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
5. The climate of Murree is cooler than .
- that of Lahore
- those of Lahore
- Lahore's climate is
- Lahore
Answer: A) that of Lahore
Explanation: Compare like with like: climate with climate ("that of"). Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
6. This is the of the two plans.
- best
- better
- more better
- good
Answer: B) better
Explanation: For two things use the comparative. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
7. My brother lives in Karachi.
- eldest one
- old
- older
- elder
Answer: D) elder
Explanation: "Elder" is used for family members (and never with "than"). Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
8. No sooner had he reached the station the train left.
- that
- then
- when
- than
Answer: D) than
Explanation: "No sooner … than" is the fixed pair. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
9. She is the girl in the class.
- intelligentest
- more intelligent
- most intelligentest
- most intelligent
Answer: D) most intelligent
Explanation: Long adjectives take "most". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
10. This is the news I have heard.
- worse
- most bad
- baddest
- worst
Answer: D) worst
Explanation: Superlative of bad is worst. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
11. He drives very .
- care
- carefulness
- careful
- carefully
Answer: D) carefully
Explanation: An adverb modifies the verb "drives". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
12. Choose the correct order.
- an old beautiful wooden table
- a beautiful wooden old table
- a beautiful old wooden table
- a wooden old beautiful table
Answer: C) a beautiful old wooden table
Explanation: Order: opinion – age – material. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
13. This answer is to that one.
- preferable than
- more preferable
- most preferable
- preferable
Answer: D) preferable
Explanation: "Preferable" already means "more desirable" – use "preferable to". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
14. The film was very .
- bore
- bored
- boredly
- boring
Answer: D) boring
Explanation: The film causes the feeling: "-ing". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
15. The food tastes .
- nicely
- good
- well
- goodly
Answer: B) good
Explanation: Linking verbs (taste, smell, look) take adjectives. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
16. She to the mosque on Fridays.
- go always
- always go
- goes always
- always goes
Answer: D) always goes
Explanation: Frequency adverbs come before the main verb. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
17. Choose the correct order.
- a small round red ball
- a small red round ball
- a red small round ball
- a round red small ball
Answer: A) a small round red ball
Explanation: Order: size – shape – colour. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
18. He is to climb the wall.
- enough tall
- too tall
- very tall enough
- tall enough
Answer: D) tall enough
Explanation: "Enough" comes after the adjective. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
19. She looks today.
- sadness
- sad
- sadly
- saddened by
Answer: B) sad
Explanation: "Look" as a linking verb takes an adjective. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adjective order & usage
20. He is than me.
- older
- oldest
- elder
- more old
Answer: A) older
Explanation: "Elder" cannot be followed by "than"; use "older". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
21. Hardly had I sat down the phone rang.
- than
- when
- that
- then
Answer: B) when
Explanation: "Hardly/scarcely … when". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
22. Lahore is bigger than any city in Punjab.
- another
- one
- other
- else
Answer: C) other
Explanation: Comparing one member with the rest of its group requires "other". Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Degrees of comparison
23. Seldom to the cinema.
- does he go
- goes he
- he goes
- he does go
Answer: A) does he go
Explanation: Inversion after "seldom" at the start. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
24. The project is complete; only one task remains.
- nearby
- nearly
- nearer
- near
Answer: B) nearly
Explanation: "Nearly" = almost. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
25. Never such a beautiful sight.
- have I seen
- did I saw
- I have seen
- I saw
Answer: A) have I seen
Explanation: A negative adverb at the beginning causes inversion. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison · Adverbs
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