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3. My father was angry. He spoke to me _______________.

4. The singer is awful. He sings _______________.

5. My sister is a careless driver. She drives very _______________.

6. Her German is fluent. She speaks German _______________.

7. This calculation is simple. You have to add _______________.

8. My friend is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the room _______________.

Comparison of Adverbs

The adverbs that show the degree or intensity of an action is called the comparison of adverbs.

Like adjectives, adverbs also have comparative and superlative forms, usually placed before adjec-
tives, adverbs, or verbs they modify.

Adverbs follow the same rules as adjectives in the formation of comparison of adverbs.

 If an adverb has only one syllable, we use -er to form the comparative and -est to form the

superlative.

Positive Comparative Superlative
hard harder hardest

fast faster fastest
high higher highest

 If an adverb ends in -ly, we use more to form the comparative and most to form the superla-

tive.
Positive Comparative Superlative

brightly more brightly most brightly

sweetly more sweetly most sweetly
gladly more gladly most gladly

 Some adverbs form their comparatives and superlatives in an irregular manner.

Positive Comparative Superlative

badly worse worst
well better best
much more most

little less least

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