Comparing Adverbs

Adverbs can have a comparative and superlative form.

For adverbs with one syllable (except ‘early’), we use the -er and -est endings to convert
them into comparative and superlative adverbs.

For example:

• Teachers always say that students must work harder.

• The children were playing in the garden, seeing who could jump the highest.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

hard harder hardest

high

early

soon

fast

late

well

far

low

long

quick

near

straight

slow

wide

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 Comparing Adverbs
Adverbs can have a comparative and superlative form.

For adverbs with two or more syllables, we must use ‘more’ or ‘most’.

For example:

• My wife drives more carefully than I do.

• She sings most happily in the car.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

carefully more carefully most carefully

quickly

slowly

cautiously

happily

recently

frequently

effectively

elegantly

gracefully

wildly

regularly

fiercely

calmly

briskly

beautifully

loudly

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 Comparing Adverbs Answers
Adverbs can have a comparative and superlative form.

For adverbs with one syllable (except ‘early’), we use the -er and -est endings to convert
them into comparative and superlative adverbs.

For example:

• Teachers always say that students must work harder.

• The children were playing in the garden, seeing who could jump the highest.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

hard harder hardest

high higher highest

early earlier earliest

soon sooner soonest

fast faster fastest

late later latest

well better best

far farther farthest

low lower lowest

long longer longest

quick quicker quickest

near nearer nearest

straight straighter straighest

slow slower slowest

wide wider widest

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 Comparing Adverbs Answers
Adverbs can have a comparative and superlative form.

For adverbs with two or more syllables, we must use ‘more’ or ‘most’.

For example:

• My wife drives more carefully than I do.

• She sings most happily in the car.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

carefully more carefully most carefully

quickly more quickly most quickly

slowly more slowly most slowly

cautiously more cautiously most cautiously

happily more happily most happily

recently more recently most recently

frequently more frequently most frequently

effectively more effectively most effectively

elegantly more elegantly most elegantly

gracefully more gracefully most gracefully

wildly more wildly most wildly

regularly more regularly most regularly

fiercely more fiercely most fiercely

calmly more calmly most calmly

briskly more briskly most briskly

beautifully more beautifully most beautifully

loudly more loudly most loudly

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