Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

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What is a comparative adverb?

Back

A comparative adverb is used to compare two actions, often ending in '-er' or using 'more'. For example, 'faster' in 'She runs faster than her brother.'

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What is a superlative adverb?

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A superlative adverb is used to compare three or more actions, often ending in '-est' or using 'most'. For example, 'fastest' in 'She runs the fastest of all.'

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Fill in the blank: She runs __________ than her little brother.

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faster

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Fill in the blank: The plane flew __________ than the clouds.

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lower

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Fill in the blank: Jacque worked ______________ in school than he did last year.

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harder

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Fill in the blank: Your sister writes the __________ of all.

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best

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Fill in the blank: When compared to his team members, Nick cared the __________ about winning the championship.

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least

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What is the rule for forming comparative adverbs?

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Add '-er' to the end of one-syllable adverbs or use 'more' for adverbs with two or more syllables.

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What is the rule for forming superlative adverbs?

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Add '-est' to the end of one-syllable adverbs or use 'most' for adverbs with two or more syllables.

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Give an example of a comparative adverb with two syllables.

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'more carefully' as in 'She runs more carefully than her brother.'