Comparative and superlative adverbs_Overview.pdf

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1. COMPARATIVE &
SUPERLATIVE
ADVERBS
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2. COMPARATIVEADVERBS
•Compare 2 things:
more +
adverb
(finished in –LY)
Mike drives more carefullythanhisfriend.
less+
adverb
(finished in –LY)
Thegirlsanglessbeautifullythantheothercandidate.
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3. Add–ER tofast, hard, late:
The new computerisfasterthanthe oldone.
I think the mathstest washarderthanthe sciencetest.
We left the partylaterthanexpected.
WELL –BETTER BADLY -WORSE
My Englishis muchbetterthanit used to be.
The traffic is muchworsein the morning.
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4. UsingOFTEN tomake comparisons:
People watchYoutube videosmore oftenthanTV programs.
UsingAS + adverb+ AS tocompare things:
Myneighborsdog barksAS loudlyAS mine.
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5. SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS
•Compare 1 thingto2 ormore things:
the
most
+
adverb
(finished in –
LY)
Thatcoupledancedthemostelegantlyattheparty.
the least +
adverb
(finished in –LY)
Hefailedthetestbecausehedidittheleastcarefully.
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6. Add–EST tofast, hard, late:
The racerdrovethe fastest,so he is the best ofthe season.
I think the mathstest wasthe hardestthis term.
We left the roomthe latestbecausewe wanted to watchthe post-creditscenes.
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7. UsingOFTEN:
Mymomcooksthemostoftenathome.
WELL –THE BEST BADLY –THE WORST
MybedroomistheroomI like thebest.
Autunmisok for me, butwinteristheworst.
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8. Whichsubjectdo youthinkyouneedtostudy
more carefully? Why?
Whichdo youdrink more frequently?
Coffeeormilk?
WhichteamplayedthebestlastFEAL?
Who cooksthemostoftenin yourhouse?
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