COMPARISON OF ADVERBS by MAY CHAVEZ https://padlet.com/maychavez1/xv7sie6lz6xh44kh Made with a wish on a star en-us 2021-10-15 03:07:49 UTC 2022-02-12 03:44:24 UTC hello@padlet.com KINDS , COMPARISON AND USES OF ADVERBS maychavez1 https://padlet.com/maychavez1/xv7sie6lz6xh44kh/wish/1818750574 There are three degrees of comparison in adverbs – the Positive, the Comparative, and the Superlative. The adverbs form their comparatives and superlatives using –er and –est , and more and most. Adverbs that end in –lyuse the words more and most to form their comparatives and superlatives.

 

The one-syllable adverbs use --er in the comparative form, and --est in the superlative form. 

Absolute | Comparative | Superlative
early | earlier | earliest
fast | faster | fastest
hard | harder | hardest
high | higher | highest
late | later | latest
loud | louder | loudest
near | nearer | nearest
soon | sooner | soonest
 

  

Adverbs which end in --ly or have three or more syllables each form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. 

Absolute | Comparative | Superlative
angrily | more angrily | most angrily
brightly | more brightly | most brightly
dimly | more dimly | most dimly
freely | more freely | most freely
gladly | more gladly | most gladly
heavily | more heavily | most heavily
loudly | more loudly | most loudly
quietly | more quietly | most quietly
sweetly | more sweetly | most sweetly
terribly | more terribly | most terribly

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