INGLÉS IX

Dra. Mercy Noelia Páliza Champi

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COMPARATIVE OF ADVERBS
 Adverbs

Adverbs
(short form)
adv.
--- to describe the verb
 GUIDELINES

 Review your guide

 Review your book

 Listen to the cd.

 TEMATIC CONTENTS

• ADVERBS
• COMPARATIVES
ADVERBS OF MANNER
The most common types of adverbs:

1. Adverbs of Time
Tomorrow, now , today , soon …..
2. Adverbs of Place
here , there ……
3. Adverbs of Manner

slowly , happily ……
4. Adverbs of Degree
very, too , enough …..
 Formation of Adverbs:
1. Adjective + “ly”
e.g.
adjectives bad bright brave
  
adverbs badly brightly bravely
 Formation of Adverbs:
If the Adjective ends with “y”
“y” “i” + “ly”
e.g.
adjectives busy easy happy
  
adverbs busily easily happily
 Formation of Adverbs:
If the Adjective ends with “le”
“e” “y”
e.g.
adjectives gentle noble suitable
  
adverbs gently nobly suitably
 Formation of Adverbs:
Same form as Adjective
e.g.
adjectives high fast hard
  
adverbs high fast hard
 Formation of Adverbs:
Same form as Adjective (con’t)
e.g.
adjectives early late deep
  
adverbs early late deep
 Formation of Adverbs:
Same form as Adjective (con’t)
e.g.
adjectives low right long near
   
adverbs low right long near
 Formation of Adverbs:
2. Noun + “ly”
e.g.
Nouns day hour month year
   
Adverbs daily hourly monthly yearly
 Adverbs of Manner:

-- tells us how the action goes

-- adverb is usually placed
after the verb
 Adverbs of Manner:
e.g.
1. How does the dog bark?
The dog barks loudly.
2. How does the man walk?
The man walks slowly.
 Practice
1. They ran ____________
quickly
(quick) to the school.
2. They read ____________
quietly

(quiet) in the library.

 Practice
3. May sings ____________
beautifully

(beautiful).
4. The sun shines _________
brightly

(bright) in the sky.

 Practice
5. The boys eat their lunch
_________
hungrily (hungry).
6. They play in the
playground happily
_____. (happy)
 Practice
7. The lion roars ________
fiercely

(fierce).
8. We have to work _______.
fast

(fast)
 Practice
9. Amy dances _______.
well (well)
10. The students work _____.
hard

(hard)
 Practice
11. He gets up ______.
early (early)
12. Today is New Year Eve so
he will go to bed ________
late

(late).
• COMPARATIVE
 Adjectives and Adverbs
With the Same Form

Some adverbs and adjectives that have the same

form include fast, first, last, early, and right.
Use an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.
Turn left at the first stop sign.
Use an adverb to modify verbs, adjectives,
and other adverbs.
Return Andrew’s phone call first.
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 One-Syllable Adverbs

Add er to the positive form for its comparative

degree.
Add est to the positive form for its superlative
degree.
Positive Comparative Superlative

fast
fast faster
faster fastest
fastest
late
late later
later latest
latest
soon
soon sooner
sooner soonest
soonest
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 Two-Syllable Adverbs

Add er or the word more or the word less before

the positive form for the comparative degree.
Add est or the word most or the word least for
the superlative degree.
Positive Comparative Superlative
quickly more quickly (quicker) most quickly (quickest)
quickly more quickly (quicker) most quickly (quickest)
nearly more nearly most nearly
nearly more nearly most nearly

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 Three-Syllable Adverbs

Add the word more or the word less before the

positive form to form its comparative degree.
Add the word most or the word least before the
positive form to form its superlative degree.
Positive Comparative Superlative

efficiently more efficiently most efficiently

efficiently more efficiently most efficiently
dangerously more dangerously most dangerously
dangerously more dangerously most dangerously
Reliably more reliably most reliably
Reliably more reliably most reliably

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 Irregular Adverbs

Use irregular comparisons for some adverbs.

Positive Comparative Superlative

well better best

well
badly better
worse best
worst
badly worse worst

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 Absolute Adverbs

Some adverbs do not allow for comparisons

no
no now
now past
past basically
basically
there
there here
here partly
partly sometimes
sometimes
too
too very
very annually
annually
We feel that we need more telephone lines now.
Ethics concerns today are similar to those in the
past.

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¡Gracias!