Exercise 33. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative forms of the words in brackets.
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Adverbs: the Comparative and Superlative
| Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
| Adverbs with one syllable | fast + er => faster hard+ er => harder. They work harder than me. BUT: early + er => earlier | the fast + est => the fastest the hard + est => the hardest He works the hardest. |
| Adverbs with two or more syllables | more quickly less carelessly Today she is more beautifully dressed than yesterday. | the most carefully; the least dangerously He drives the least dangerously of all. |
| Irregular forms | well => better; badly => worse; far => farther/further The children behave better today than yesterday. After the accident he drives even worse. Go farther. The shop is over there. | the best; the worst; the farthest/the furthest. In his class he studies the best. He usually does tests the worst of all. |
Example: Of all those cars, the Alfa Romeo goes the fastest. (fast)
He wants to finish the job a lot more quickly than it is required. (quickly)
1. Of all the animals in the world, which one lives __? (long)
2. Today the children behave far __ they normally do. (badly)
3. It takes Matt an hour and a half to get to the institute. He lives __ of all students. (far)
4. Our new central heating system works a lot __ our old one. (efficiently)
5. That man works __ but he earns __. It's not fair. (hard/little)
6. He speaks French __ his fellow students. (fluently)
7. Millie's father drives much __ her mother does. (fast)
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