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The document compares adverbs using comparative and superlative forms. It provides examples of how to form comparisons for adverbs ending in "-ly" using "more" and "most" as well as adverbs that have the same form as adjectives using "-er" and "-est". It also notes irregular forms like "worse" and "worst" and exceptions like "hardly".

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Comparison

The document compares adverbs using comparative and superlative forms. It provides examples of how to form comparisons for adverbs ending in "-ly" using "more" and "most" as well as adverbs that have the same form as adjectives using "-er" and "-est". It also notes irregular forms like "worse" and "worst" and exceptions like "hardly".

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1 Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a car.

2 This house isn’t very modern. I like houses.

3 You’re not very tall. Your brother is .

4 Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work .

5 My chair isn’t very comfortable. Your chair is .

6 Jill’s idea wasn’t very good. My idea was .

7 These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue one is .

8 My case isn’t very heavy. Your case is .

9 I’m not very interested in sports. I’m in reading.

10 It isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was .

11 These tomatoes aren’t very good. The other ones taste

12 Ireland isn’t very big. France is .

13 Liverpool isn’t very beautiful. London is .

14 This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a one?

15 People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were

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1 A cheetah is faster than a horse. (fast)

2 Susan’s hair is shorter than Betty’s. (short)

3 The Mt Blanc is than the Großglockner, the Mt

Everest is the mountain. (high)

4 June is than May, but July is the . (hot)

5 Table tennis is than tennis but badminton is the

. (easy)

6 French is than English, but Chinese is the

language. (difficult)

7 "Airforce One" is the film I have ever seen.


(interesting)

8 No, I don’t think so. "Contact" is than "Airforce


One". (interesting)

9 Hot dogs are than hamburgers. (good)

10 This is the chocolate cake I have ever eaten. (good)

11 Skiing is as as riding a bike. (easy)

12 Carol sings as as Mary, but Cindy sings the

. (beautiful)

13 Tennis is than skiing, but football is the


sport. (popular)

14 Detective films are as as western films. (boring)

15 No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are than

western films, but nature films are the films I have


ever seen. (boring)

16 The United States are than Mexico, but Russia is

the .country (large)

17 A mouse is as as a hamster, but a rat is than


a mouse. (clever)

18 A canary is than an eagle, but a parrot is the

bird. (colourful)

19 Peter is as as George. (clever)

20 January is as as February. (cold)


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Exercise on Comparison of Adverbs
Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I speak English more fluentlyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are compared by using
more fluently

'more/most'. now than last year.


2. She greeted me most politelyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are compared by using

'more/most'. of all.
3. She smiled more happilyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are compared by using 'more/most'.

Note: 'y' becomes 'i' than before.


4. This girl dances most gracefullyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are compared by using

'more/most'. of all.
5. Could you write more clearlyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are compared by using

'more/most'. ?
6. Planes can fly higherAdverbs that have the same form as adjectives are compared by

adding'-er/-est'. than birds.


7. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives more carefullyAdverbs ending in '-ly' are

compared by using 'more/most'. than before.


8. Jim can run fasterAdverbs that have the same form as adjectives are compared by

adding'-er/-est'. than John.

9. Our team played worstirregular comparison:'worse', 'worst' of all.


10. He worked harderAdverbs that have the same form as adjectives are compared by
adding'-er/-est'.

The adverb 'hardly' does exist, but has a different meaning. than ever
before.

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