COMPARATIVE AND

SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS
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SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS
FUNCTION:
- We use comparative and superlative adverbs to compare actions.
Example:
I talk more slowly in English than in my own language.
FORM:
- We form most comparative adverb with more or less + adverb.
Example:
Anna attends the class more regularly than Sophia.
- We form most superlative adverbs with the most / the least+ adverb.
Example: Rania writes the most often.
Most regular comparative and superlative adverbs end in –ly, but some are
irregular.
 IRREGULAR ADVERBS
ADVERB Fast Often Well Bad Hard Loud
COMPARATIV Faster More Better Worse Harder Louder
E often
SUPERLATIVE The The most The best The The hardest The
fastest often worst loudest
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The new office

is very nice. We will work
more comfortably
than here.

And you will like it

the best of all.

1. How many comparative forms can you find?

2. How many superlative forms can you find?
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Find five adverbs and complete the rule.

1. You should clean your desk regularly.

2. Yesterday, Stephen arrived at the office late.
3. Please read the contract carefully and sign here.
4. Do I speak loudly when I’m on the phone?
5. My last interview didn’t go well. I didn’t get the
job.

Most adverbs have an –_l y

_ ending.
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Look at the examples and complete the rule.

You should You should Who cleans

clean your clean your their desk
desk regularly. desk more the most
regularly. regularly?

We usually form comparative and superlative

adverbs by adding m
_ _o _r e
_ or _
th_ e_ _
m_o_s _.
t
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Circle the comparative and superlative adverbs and

answer the questions.

I’m usually the last

Damian always ran
person to finish a
the fastest of all the
meal. My boyfriend
children in his class.
eats faster than I do.

Which adverb is used in these sentences? fast

Why aren’t more or the most used? It’s
short.
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Write the missing forms of the adverbs in the table.

Comparative
Superlative adverbs
adverbs
carefully Most more carefully the most carefully
regularly adverbs more regularly the most regularly

hard harder the hardest

Short
fast adverbs faster the fastest

well Irregular better the best

badly forms worse the worst

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We use adverbs to describe verbs:

Yvette speaks politely to everyone.

We use comparative and superlative adverbs to

compare actions:

Wendy can speak Spanish more fluently than I can.

Wendy can speak Spanish the most fluently of all.

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Correct three mistakes in these sentences.

1. Can you explain it more patiently than Andy did?

the
2. This is the website I use more
most
frequently. It’s very
useful.

3. I can sing more well than George.

better

4. People work more happily when they are motivated.

5. You’ll work most

more efficiently if you don’t check
Facebook every five minutes.
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Grammar wrap-up

We use comparative
adverbs to compare people False
and things. True or false?

Are these forms of adverbs

correct? Yes
worse than the most often