Just like adjectives, adverbs also have comparative and superlative forms. Adverbs that end in ly form their comparative and superlative by adding more and most to the positive. Examples:

Carefully (positive)

More carefully (comparative)

Most carefully (superlative)

Adverbs that do not end in ly usually form their comparative and superlative by adding –er and –est to the positive.

Hard (positive)

Harder (comparative)

Hardest (superlative)

Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Examples are given below.

Positive / comparative / superlative

Badly / worse / worst

Much / more / most

Little / less / least

Far / farther / farthest

Well / better / best

Fill in the blanks with an adverb of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. She speaks English ……………………………… than her husband. (fluently)

2. The hostess greeted everyone …………………………… (warmly)

3. Your daughter dances ………………………… than the other children. (gracefully)

4. She runs ……………………….. than I do. (fast)

5. Can you speak ………………………….. (loudly)?

6. She works ……………………….. than anybody I know. (hard)

7. She speaks English ……………………. than me. (well)

8. When I gave her a toffee, the little girl smiled even ………………………… (sweetly)

Answers

1. more fluently, 2. warmly, 3. more gracefully, 4. faster, 5. more loudly, 6. harder, 7. better, 8. more sweetly

See also

• Degrees of comparison worksheet for class 5
• Degrees of Comparison Worksheet for classes 5 and 6
• Degrees of Comparison Worksheet for classes 6 and 7
• Degrees of Comparison Worksheet for class 6
• Degrees of comparison worksheet for class 5 CBSE
• Degrees of comparison worksheet for class 6 CBSE
• Degrees of comparison worksheet for class 6 CBSE
• Degrees of comparison worksheet for class 6