Comparison of adverbs
- Summary - Adverbs
- The comparison of adverbs
- The position of adverbs in sentences
- Adverbs of frequency
- Adverbs and adjectives have the same form
- Adverbs, where the basis is not the adjective
- Adverbs - two forms
- Exercises: Adverbs
Die comparison of adverbs in English
There are three forms:
- positive
- comparative
- superlative
A - Comparison with -er/-est
hard - harder - (the) hardest
We use -er/-est with the following adverbs:
1) all adverbs with one syllable
| fast |
faster |
fastest |
| high |
higher |
highest |
2) The adverb: early
B - Comparison with more - most
carefully - more carefully - (the) most carefully
adverbs ending on -ly (not: early)
C - Irregular adverbs
| well |
better |
best |
| badly |
worse |
worst |
| much |
more |
most |
| little |
less |
least |
| late |
later |
last |
| far |
farther
further |
farthest
furthest
|
ATTENTION!
In informal English some adverbs are used without -ly (e.g. cheap, loud, quick). There are two forms of comparison possible, depending on the form af the adverb:
cheaply - more cheaply - most cheaply
cheap - cheaper - cheapest
