COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADVERBS









add -
er or -est to short adverbs:

Adverb                      Comparative                     Superlative

hard                            harder                                the hardest
late                             later                                   the latest
fast                             faster                                 the fastest

Example:

Jim works
harder than his brother.
Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran
the fastest of all.

with adverbs ending in -ly, use more for the comparative and most for the superlative:

Adverb                      Comparative                   Superlative

quietly                        more quietly                      most quietly
slowly                        more slowly                       most slowly
seriously                    more seriously                   most seriously
 
Example:

The teacher spoke
more slowly to help us to understand.
Could you sing
more quietly please?


Some adverbs have irregular comparative forms:


Adverb                      Comparative                     Superlative

badly                          worse                                 worst
far                              farther/further                       farthest/furthest
little                            less                                    least
well                             better                                 best

Example:

The little boy ran
further than his friends.
You're driving
worse today than yesterday !


BE CAREFUL! Sometimes 'most' can mean 'very':

We were
most grateful for your help
I am
most impressed by this application.

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