Grammar

We have different types of words we use when we

speak or write
 PARTS OF SPEECH

nouns verbs
Table, pen, Ali, Egypt…. Read, eat, sleep, fly…..

pronouns
I, he, she, it….

adjectives adverbs
Happy, sad, small, strong…..

prepositions
In, on, next to, at……

conjunctions interjections
And, but, to, so….. Hey, oh, oops, oh no…..
Adverb is a word that describes a verb,
an adjective, or another adverb.

How?

When? Where?
To what extent?
 HOW?

How an action happens

She’s running quickly. She’s speaking loudly.

He’s sleeping peacefully.

 WHEN?

When or how often something happens

now then tomorrow

always never

sometimes
He’s walking now. They are always happy.
 WHERE?
Where something happens
outside
inside
here
there
up
down
 WHERE?
Where something happens

Look Come
up! here.
 TO WHAT EXTENT?

barely almost very extremely

The baby is almost crying. It is extremely hot.

He runs very quickly.

 Positive, comparative, and superlative adverbs

Adverbs in comparative, and superlative are formed by adding

more and most.

She sings beautifully. She sings more beautifully She sings the most
than her sister. beautifully.
 Forming comparative and superlative adverbs

There are three ways in which the comparative and

superlative of adverbs are formed, depending on the
spelling of the base adverb:
1-Adverbs ending in -ly
Add the word more to make the comparative, and the word most to make the
superlative:

superlative comparative Positive

most slowly more slowly slowly
most happily more happily happily

He works slowly. He works more slowly

than his brother He works the most
slowly.
These form their comparatives and superlatives by adding the endings -er and -est.

superlative comparative positive

hardest harder hard

He works hard. He works harder He works hardest when

than he does. he is under pressure.
3-Irregular comparatives and superlatives:
Some common adverbs have irregular comparatives and superlatives that you just
have to learn.
superlative comparative positive
The furthest further far
The best better well
The worst worse badly

positive comparative superlative

The plane flew further than

The glider didn’t The plane flew
the glider.
fly very far. the furthest.
 NOTE

It’s not possible to have comparatives or superlatives of

certain adverbs, especially those of
……time such as (yesterday, daily, then)
.......place such as ( here, up, down),
……and degree such as (very, really, almost).
 Exercise: Choose the correct answer..
1-Mary speaks …………….than Max does.

( quicklier - more quickly - most quickly )

2-Mike played………….. than any other player on the team.

( more better – best – better )

3- Of all the students in the class, Max studied the………..

( hardest – harder - most hard )

4-Mark walked ………………in one hour than Steve did in three hours.

(farthest – farther - more far )

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

( better – well – best )

6-You need to try ………. next time.
( more hardly – harder – hardest )

7-Max goes to bed …………..than anyone I know.

( more early – earlier - the earliest)

8-Mary drives …………. than she used to.

( carefullier - more carefully - most carefully )

9-Of all the people I know, Jack runs………..

( the fastest - more fast - the most fast )

10-The ………Jack ran, the more out of breath he became.

( most fast - more fast – faster )
Evaluation:-
Find out more adverbs, use them in comparative and superlative
forms.

Homework:-
Booklet pages122,123,124&125