The degrees of comparison of Adverbs:

 

Positive degree:

The simple form of the adverb without any comparison.

Example: She runs fast.

Comparative degree:

Used to compare two actions, showing a higher or lower degree of the adverb.

Example: She runs faster than him.

Superlative degree:

Used to compare one action to all others in a group, showing the highest or lowest degree of the adverb. Example: She runs (the) fastest in the team.

 

To form the comparative degree of most adverbs, add more before the adverb (e.g., more quickly).

For the superlative degree, add most before the adverb (e.g., most quickly).

 

However, some adverbs have irregular forms (e.g., well – better – best, badly – worse – worst), so it’s essential to be familiar with irregular adverbs as well.

 

 

The table containing all three forms (positive, comparative, and superlative) of the adverbs

Adverb Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
fast fast faster fastest
hard hard harder hardest
late late later latest
soon soon sooner soonest
early early earlier earliest

 

Now, you have all three forms for each adverb, which will allow you to make comparisons in sentences effectively.

 

 

 

 

A table showing the comparison degrees of adverbs formed from adjectives by adding the -ly suffix.

We use more before the comparative form and most before the superlative form of these adverbs:

Adjective Adverb (with -ly suffix) Comparative Form Superlative Form
quick quickly more quickly most quickly
slow slowly more slowly most slowly
careful carefully more carefully most carefully
beautiful beautifully more beautifully most beautifully
easy easily more easily most easily
noisy noisily more noisily most noisily
happy happily more happily most happily
serious seriously more seriously most seriously
quiet quietly more quietly most quietly
angry angrily more angrily most angrily

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the degrees of comparison for the adverbs often, quickly, and slowly:

Adverb Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
often often more often most often
quickly quickly more quickly most quickly
slowly slowly more slowly most slowly

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s the table with the degrees of comparison for the adverbs well, badly, much, little, and far:

Adverb Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
well well better best
badly badly worse worst
much much more most
little little less least
far far farther/further* farthest/furthest*

 

Note: Farther and farthest are typically used when referring to physical distance, whereas further and furthest are more commonly used in non-physical contexts.

However, the distinction between these two forms is not strictly observed in all varieties of English, and they are often used interchangeably.

Now, you have all the forms for each adverb in a table, allowing you to compare actions or properties with varying degrees of intensity or quantity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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