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Adverb Notes-2 (Level-5)

Adverb-Study Notes-2

 

Comparison of adverbs:

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree (er)

Superlative Degree (est)

Fast

fast + er = faster

fast + est = fastest

Soon

soon + er = sooner

soon + est = soonest

Hard

hard + er = harder

hard + est = hardest

FAST =

FASTER =

FASTEST =

 

A car moves FAST.

A train moves FASTER.

An airplane moves FASTEST.

 

Adverbs ending in ‘ly’

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree (more)

Superlative Degree (most)

Loudly

more + loudly = more loudly

most + loudly = most loudly

Swiftly

more + swiftly = more swiftly

most + swiftly = most swiftly

Happily

more + happily = more happily

most + happily = most happily

SWIFTLY =

MORE SWIFTLY =

MOST SWIFTLY =

 

Cars travel SWIFTLY.

Trains travel MORE SWIFTLY.

Planes travel MOST SWIFTLY.

 

 

Practice Exercise

 

See the pictures and write the correct degrees of comparison in the blanks.

  1. A cow runs ____, a dog runs ____ but a horse runs the ____. (fast / faster / fastest)

   

 

  1. The roses are wrapped ____, but the gifts are wrapped ____. (nicely / more nicely)

 

 

  1. Mother is smiling ____, the girl is skipping ____, but the gorilla is clanging the cymbals ____. (happily / more happily / most happily)

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