Comparative Adverbs

Comparative Adverbs

What are comparative adverbs?

Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They add more information based on time, place, frequency and manner. Adverbs have usually three forms as positive, comparative and superlative. The last two degrees are used for comparison.

Here we discuss comparative adverbs, formation of comparative adverbs, spelling changes and examples.

Definition of comparative adverbs

What are comparative adverbs? Comparative adverbs are adverbs that compare actions of two objects that how they perform.

He got promotion sooner than Ali.

We don’t work harder, but smarter.

They came later, so they did not enjoy the party.

Formation of compare adverbs

To form comparative adverbs, we have three ways. The first one is adding the suffix ‘ER’ to the base adverbs. The second one is using of more/less before adverb. The third one is related to irregular adverbs. They have their specific forms. The word ‘than’ is used after comparative adverbs and before the object to be compared.

Adding suffix ‘ER’

One syllable adverbs or adverbs that don’t end in ‘LY’ needs the suffix ‘ER’ for their comparative degrees.

Adverb	Comparative
Fast	Faster
High	Higher
Near	Nearer
Soon	Sooner
Long	Longer

You must run faster than Ali.

Ali jumped higher than me in the contest.

When the program started, Ali came nearer.

You should have called me sooner than him.

He cut the rope longer than the length you told him.

Spelling changes

When we add the suffix ‘-ER’, some spelling changes take place.

If an adverb ends in ‘E’, we just add ‘R’.

Late ---- later

Fine ---- Finer

He called me later.

I felt finer today than yesterday.

If an adverb ends in a consonant + ‘Y’, we change ‘y’ into ‘I’ and add the suffix ‘ER’.

Early ---- earlier

Easy ---- easier

Ali did his test earlier than Diya.

Ali can tackle the problem easier than you.

Adding the word more/less

We use the word more/less before the adverbs that end in ‘LY’ to make their comparative degrees. It means we use more/less before adverbs that are made by adding ‘LY’ to adjectives.

Adverb	Comparative
Furiously	More furiously
Slowly	More slowly
Beautifully	More beautifully
Happily	More happily
Courageously	More courageously

The eagle swoops more furiously than the vulture.

I walked more slowly than you, so I reached later.

I saw Rohama’s dance, she danced more beautifully than Adela.

I arranged the program more happily as you were the participants.

He drove more courageously than you even his brakes were not working well.

Irregular adverbs

Irregular adverbs have their specific comparative degrees. You have to memorize them.

Adverb	Comparative
Badly	Worse
Well	Better
Much	More
Far	Farther/further
Little	Less

He replied me worse than you.

He had studied better than you.

He did more for the nation than you.

We went farther than that place to prey yesterday.

Tea is not sweet enough. I think you have put less than enough sugar.

EFFORTLESS ENGLISH SYSTEM

1/ PRONUNCIATION COURSE

Start Improving Your Pronunciation!
In this course, I promise to help you develop an American accent.

I AM EXCITED TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUCCESS WITH YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING! READ MORE
I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT NOW!

JOIN NOW FOR ONLY $49.99