Grammar Review

Adjectives and Adverbs

Highlight the adjective in each sentence.

1. Ben Franklin’s almanac reached many readers.

2. Benjamin Franklin created useful inventions.
3. Benjamin Franklin worked as an apprentice and became a successful printer.

Combine a pair of related sentences to make the writing smoother. To make the sentences less choppy,
move the adjective in the second sentence to the first sentence.

4. Leaders of the colonies met in Philadelphia. There were thirteen colonies.

The leaders of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia.

5. They met in a room in the State House. The room was stuffy.
They met in a stuffy room in the State House.
6. Ben Franklin encouraged the men to stay united. The men were brave.
Ben Franklin encouraged brave men to stay united.

A, an, the are articles. Use the correct article in the sentences. To complete these funny riddles.

7. What is gray, has four legs, and a trunk?

8. It’s a mouse on vacation!
9. Why did the turkey cross the road twice?
10. He wanted to prove he wasn’t a chicken!

Use the correct form of comparison for each adjective in the () parenthesis.

11. (loud) The blue whale is louder than the howler monkey.
12. (small) The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world.
13. (smooth) The new paths in the park are smoother than the old ones.
14. (rough) The old gravel path is the roughest of all the paths.

Use more or most to complete each sentence.

15. The chicken is more tender than the steak.

16. A pasta salad is more filling than a green salad.
17. Holiday dinners are the most enjoyable dinners of the year!
 Write the form of the adverb in the parenthesis () that correctly completes each sentence. Think
about how many actions are being compared.

18. He usually arrives on campus (late) than I do. Lately

19. I thought (hard) than ever about what to do about my classes this semester. Hardly
20. Alina scored the (high) of all the students in that section of the course. Highly

Correct this e mail written about animals at a fair.

We were so proud of our animals. They scored highest than they ever scored at the fair. The horses did
really well. Jingles ran fastest than Shadow, but both horses won ribbons. Of all the horses, Shadow ran
closer to Jingles.

The rabbits won two ribbons as well. Buttercup hopped out of her cage slowest than Milky Way did, but
she looked beautiful and won the ribbon. Milky Way nibbled the judge’s finger hardest than he nibbled a
carrot.

We were so proud of our animals. They scored higher than they ever scored at the fair. The horses did
well. Jingles ran faster than Shadow, but both horses won ribbons. Of all the horses, Shadow ran closer
to Jingles.

The rabbits won two ribbons as well. Buttercup hopped out of her cage slower than Milky Way did, but
she looked beautiful and won the ribbon. Milky Way nibbled the judge’s finger harder than he nibbled a
carrot.