Rules of Adverbs that compare
When would we add -er to our adverbs?
That is comparing two actions.
Wilma Rudolph ran (faster, fastest) of all women in the 1960.
Fastest.
Jesse Owens ran ________ of the runners in 1936. (fast)
Fastest.
Who is the goodest runner today?
Goodest -> best.
When would we add -est to our adverbs?
When we comparing more than two actions.
She trained for the Olympics (longer, longest) of all.
Longest.
Owens finished ________ than the German runner did. (soon)
Sooner.
This runner is friendliest than that one.
Friendliest -> friendlier
What do adverbs describe?
Describe an adjective, verb, or a adverb.
The 100-meter dash began (earlier, earliest) than the 200-meter dash.
Earlier.
The long jump began ________ than the broad jump. (late)
Later.
Mike ran more faster than Tom.
No "more"
How many forms of adverbs comparison?
3 forms: positive, comparative, superlative
The relay race began (later, latest) than the 200-meter dash.
Later.
Owens jumped ________ of all the athletes. (high)
Highest.
Gloria finished soonest than Helen.
Soonest -> sooner.
To make a comparative, must we add more + regular form to ALL 3 or more syllable adverbs?
Yes
Wilma tried (harder, hardest) of all and won all three races.
Hardest.
Those games lasted ________ than last year's Olympics. (long)
Longer.
The winner was happyest of all.
Happyest -> happiest.