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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