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Unit 11 - Adverbs (Comparative)

Adverbs (Comparative)


Unit 11 - Adverbs (Comparative)

Adverbs have comparative forms similar to adjectives. For example:
- She runs more quickly than me.

For adverbs ending in -ly, add more in front of the adverb. For example:
- Jake works slowly >> Jake works more slowly than Mark, but he doesn't make many mistakes.
- He understands easily. >> He understands more easily than before.

Irregular Adverbs

Irregular adjectives and adjectives usually have the same comparative form. Here's some common adjectives and adverbs with the same comparative form.
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Adjective

good
fast
bad
far
hard

Adverb

well
fast
badly
far
hard

Comparative Adv/Adj

better
faster
worse
farther or further
harder

Grammar Exercises

Example: He runs ______ than I do.

a) quickly
b) more quickly

The answer is: B) more quickly
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1. Maria speaks English ____ than I do.
a) more good
b) better

2. He finished the test _____ than I did.
a) more quickly
b) more quicker

3. Jacob runs ____ than Henry does
a) faster
b) more faster

4. Yuck, this tastes ____ than it smells!
a) worse
b) more bad

5. They are repairing this street _____ than they repaired Main Street.
a) slowly
b) more slowly

6. She speaks English _____.
a) well
b) more well

7. Diego speaks Italian _____ than I do.
a) better
b) more goodly

8. He walked much ______ than he needed to.
a) far
b) further

9. This will end _____ if you do not make those changes.
a) badly
b) more bad

10. The reader can understand the directions ______ with a good tutorial.
a) easier
b) more easily

Answers

"b","a","a","a","b","a","a","b","a","b"


Michael: Sally speaks Spanish very well.
Andrea: She definitely does. However,  Ryan’s Spanish is even better. He can speak Spanish extremely fast like someone who is fluent.
Michael: Yes, Sally speaks Spanish more slowly than Howard does. She can’t quite talk as fast as a native Spanish speaker.


Wife: Should we go to the Ozarks for our vacation?
Husband: No, that is too far. I’d like to go somewhere closer.
Wife: Well, most of the places we’d like to go to are actually further away than the Ozarks.
Husband: Hmmm, you make a good point! I guess we’ll go to the Ozarks after all. It may be the closest place we’d actually like to go to.