Comparative Adverbs
"Quick" as a comparative adverb:
(more) quickly
"Hard" is a short adverb, it changes to:
harder
better
We add "more" before:
adverbs ending in -ly
It does everything (well) than before.
better
"Careful" as a comparative adverb:
more carefully
"fast" is a short adverb, it changes to:
faster
"Badly" is an irregular adverb, it changes to:
worse
We add "er" to:
short adverbs
Jan finished her chores in 10 minutes.
John finished his chores in 20 minutes.
Jan does her chores _____ than John.
Use a comparative adverb in the blank.
more quickly
"Clear" as a comparative adverb:
more clearly
They called us _____ in the afternoon. (late)
later
"wrong" as an adverb:
wrongly
"Well" and "badly" are:
irregular adverbs.
Some people enjoyed Jan's cupcakes.
No one enjoyed John's cupcakes.
John's cupcakes are _____ than Jan's.
Use a comparative adverb.
worse
"Quiet" as a comparative adverb:
more quietly
We answered all the questions _____ than the other students. (well)
better
True or False: "Lately" is the adverb form of "late".
False.
Lately means "recently"
Late means tardy.
What is an adverb of frequency?
An adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens.
Example: always, usually (or normally), often, sometimes, rarely, and never.
He arrived _____ than expected. (early)
earlier
"Loud" as a comparative adverb:
Loudly
I speak English _____ (fluent) now than last year.
Comparative adverb.
more fluently
True or False: Good as an adverb is "goodly"
False.
Modify "anger" so that it becomes an adverb.
angrily
We walked ______ than the rest of the people. (slowly)
more slowly