♥ An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, and another adverb.

An adverb indicates
manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when,"
"where," "how much".

♥ With LY adverbs (adverbs formed from adjectives by adding -ly to the end) we form
the comparative and superlative forms with more and most.

Adjective Adverb Comparative Adverb Superlative Adverb

quiet quietly more quietly most quietly
careful carefully more carefully most carefully
happy happily more happily most happily

 Jeff works more quietly than Steve does.

 Jeff works the most quietly of all the students.
 Mary drives more carefully than John does.
 Of the three drivers, Mary drives the most carefully.
 Steve works more happily than he used to.
 Mary sings the most happily of all the girls in the group.

♥ Other Adverbs.- For adverbs which retain the same form as the adjective form, we add
-er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative.

Adjective Adverb Comparative Adverb Superlative Adverb

hard hard harder hardest
fast fast faster fastest
early early earlier earliest

 Please work harder.

 Steve works the hardest.
 Mary runs faster than John does.
 Mary runs the fastest of all the runners on the team.
 Steve gets to work earlier than I do.
 Steve gets to work the earliest of all.

♥ Irregular Adverbs.- For adverbs which retain the same form as the adjective form, we
add -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative.

Adjective Adverb Comparative Adverb Superlative Adverb

hard hard harder hardest
fast fast faster fastest
early early earlier earliest

 Please work harder.

 Steve works the hardest.
 Mary runs faster than John does.
 Mary runs the fastest of all the runners on the team.
 Steve gets to work earlier than I do.
 Steve gets to work the earliest of all.

Performed by: Alexandra Jiménez

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.
1. The superlative of slowly is:
 slowlier  slowliest  more slowly  most slowly
2. The comparative of badly is:
 badlier  worser  worse  more badly
3. The superlative of strangely is:
 strangelier  strangeliest  more strangely  most strangely
4. The comparative of hard is:
 harder  hardest  more hard  most hard
5. The comparative of fast is:
 faster  fastest  more faster  more fastily
6. The superlative of lazily is:
 lazilier  laziliest  most lazily  more lazily
7. The comparative of greedily is:
 greedilier  greediliest  most greedily  more greedily
8. The comparative of well is:
 weller  wellest  better  more well
9. The superlative of early is:
 earlier  earliest  more early  most early
10. The superlative of far is:
 farther  farthest  more far  most far

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct option.

1. Mary speaks __________ than Max does.
 quicklier  quickliest  more quickly  most quickly

2. Mike played __________ than any other player on the team.

 better  best  more better  most better
3. Of all the students in the class, Max studied the __________.
 more hard  most hard  harder  hardest
4. Mark walked __________ in one hour than Steve did in three hours.
 more far  most far  farther  farthest

5. Of all the girls in my English class, Maria dances the __________.

 better  best  well  most bestest
6. You need to try __________ next time.
 harder  hardest  more hardly  hardlier

7. Max goes to bed __________ than anyone I know.

 earlier  the earliest  more early  the most early
8. Mary drives __________ than she used to.
 carefullier  carefulliest  more carefully  most carefully
9. Of all the people I know, Jack runs __________.
 faster  the fastest  more fast  the most fast
10. The __________ Jack ran, the more out of breath he became.
 faster  fastest  more fast  most fast

Performed by: Alexandra Jiménez