Degrees of Adverbs

 Positive : Expresses a quality without a comparison.

Ivan walks slowly.

 Comparative : Expresses a higher or lower degree than the positive.

Ida walks faster than Ivan.

 Superlative : Expresses the highest or the lowest degree when comparing more
than two things/persons.

Brad walks the slowest.

1. Adverbs having the same form as adjectives:

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

fast Faster the fastest

early Earlier the earliest

late Later the latest

hard Harder the hardest

They came earlier than me.

Kenyans always win prizes in marathons because they run the fastest of all.
My parents’ plane will arrive later than my uncle's.

2. Adverbs formed with –ly.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

easily more easily most easily

quickly more quickly most quickly

fluently more fluently most fluently

carefully more carefully most carefully

Linda drives more carefully than her husband.

Elizabeth speaks English the most fluently.

3. Irregular adverbs

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

well Better the best

badly Worse the worst

far father / further the farthest / the furthest

much More the most

Who speaks English the best?

They do everything worse than us.