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Making the Degrees of Comparison of Adverbs

Most adverbs follow the same rules as adjectives.
In case of single-syllable adverbs:

Positive Comparative Superlative

fast faster fastest
loud louder loudest
soon sooner soonest
hard harder hardest

If an adverb ends in -ly:

Positive Comparative Superlative
peacefully more peacefully most peacefully
sadly more sadly most sadly

badly more badly most badly
quietly more quietly most quietly
carefully more carefully most carefully
happily more happily most happily

Some adverbs form their comparative and superlative forms in an unusual manner.

Positive Comparative Superlative
Adverbs: Degrees of Comparison
much more most
badly worse worst

well better best
little less least
far farther farthest
late later latest

Open Sesame

Formation of Adverb

Kind of Formation Examples of Adverb
Made of Adjectives (Example of cleverly, wisely, kindly, etc.
adjectives: clever, wise, kind, etc.)

Made of Nouns sometimes, meanwhile, otherwise.

Made of the letter a prefixed to a abed, ahead, away, afoot
noun

Made by prefixing be to a noun besides, behind

Made of a compound of abroad, along, anew, behind, below
preposition and adjective

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