Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

ADVERBS (Comparative and Superlative forms)
Degrees of Comparison.
Like Adjectives, some Adverbs also have comparative and superlative forms. (a) Adverbs of one syllable form comparatives by adding –er and superlatives by adding –est. Examples Positive Comparative Superlative hard harder hardest high higher highest low lower lowest deep deeper deepest near nearer nearest fast faster fastest late later latest soon sooner soonest early earlier earliest Note: Early is a word of two syllables but it forms its degrees of comparative by using –i instead of –y and adding in comparative degree and –est in superlative degree.
(b) Adverbs of two or more syllables from comparatives by using more and superlative by using most before the adverb. Examples Positive Comparative Superlative foolishly more foolishly most foolishly slowly more slowly most slowly clearly more clearly most clearly wisely more wisely most wisely quickly more quickly most quickly beautifully more beautifully most beautifully harshly more harshly most harshly gladly more gladly most gladly sincerely more sincerely most sincerely helpfully more helpfully most helpfully faithfully more faithfully most faithfully sorrowfully more sorrowfully most sorrowfully
(c) Some adverbs having irregular forms. Examples Positive Comparative Superlative well, good better best ill, badly worse worst little less least late later last much more most far farther(further) farthest(furthest )
(d) For negative meaning, less is used before comparatives and least before superlatives. Examples Positive Comparative Superlative clearly less clearly least clearly wisely less wisely least wisely forcefully less forcefully least forcefully painfully less painfully least painfully hopefully less hopefully least hopefully

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