DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADVERBS 5.3.1. Study the following examples.
Regular Comparisons
Irregular Comparisons
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |||
| slowly reluctantly | more slowly more reluctantly | most slowly most reluctantly | |||
| positive | Comparative | Superlative | |||
| well | better | best | |||
| badly | worse | worst | |||
| little | less | least | |||
| much | more | most | |||
| far | farther | farthest | |||
| further | furthest | ||||
Note: With adverbs of two or more syllables the comparative and superlative degrees are formed by putting more and most before the positive form.
Adverbs consisting of one syllable and the adverb early form the degrees by adding -er, -est.
Ann works harder than most of her friends.
Can you talk a little louder?
You should go to bed earlier.
Could you speak more slowly, please?
Nick should drive more carefully.
He speaks English better than his friend.
The team played worse than before.
He moved as quietly as he could.
Use the correct form of the adverbs in brackets.
1. It's becoming (hard) and (liard) to find a job. 2. Your work isn't very good. I'm sure you can do (well) than this. 3. You're standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit (far) away? 4. Martin drove (slowly) than usual. 5. We have to walk (fast) than this if we want to catch the train. 6. This word is (widely) used in spoken English than in written. 7. Let me ask him. I know him (well) than you do. 8. Jim did (badly) in his examination than he had hoped. 9. Could you speak a bit (distinctly), please? 10.1 don't play tennis much now. I used to play (often). 11. We should run (fast) if we want to catch the bus. 12. The Earth goes round the sun (quickly) than the Jupiter. 13. If you want to pass your exams, you should do your homework (regularly). 14. David plays football and tennis much (well) than last year. 15. She always arrives at work much (early) than anyone else. 16. The children are behaving far (badly) than they normally do. 17. Of all animals in the world, which one lives (long)l 18. He speaks French (fluently) than his sister. 19. John is studying a lot (hard) than usual now that his exams are getting closer. 20. They normally play (well) than they did last night. 21. She runs (fast) of all the girls in her class. 22. Mike can play the guitar (well) than Sarah. 23. They arrived (early) than I had expected. 24. If he had driven (carefully), he wouldn't have got into an accident. 25. Of all children Helen writes (fast).26. She sings (beautifully) than anyone else I've ever heard.
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27. Eight is late - could you possibly get here any (early)? 28. My mother cooks much (good) than me.
Use the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs
in brackets. Add the or a, where necessary.
1. Dear Carmen,
Thanks for letting me stay in your villa in Spain last month. It was (good) holiday I've ever had. It was (much) fun than last year in France. I think Spanish people are (friendly) than French, and I could communicate (easily) in Spanish, although I still found it (difficult) than German. The weather was much (warm) than in England, where we've had (bad) summer in over ten years.
Love, Larry
2. Last night I saw (bad) film I've ever seen. It was even (bad) than Rocky IV. It lasted three hours and, believe me,
it was (boring) three hours in my life. The acting was dull, and the story even (dull). I was very disappointed, as I left work (early) than usual especially to see it.
PREPOSITIONS
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Study the following examples.
He is taking his driving test at four o'clock. He rests at weekends but works hard from Monday
till (until) Friday.
You shouldn 't go out late at night. She came to Paris at the end of August/in August/in 1970.
Can you ring me after/before the concert?
The report must be finished by the end of the week.
My parents met during the war.I saw my parents for a few days in the summer.
We have lived here for more than three years.
Are you going home for Christmas? Mike is coming in three days.
We met in the afternoon/in the morning/in the evening.
Women wore long skirts in those days. It rained hard on Saturday/on Saturday morning.
The exhibition opens on 12th October.
It's nice to be here on such a lovely day (but: in such good weather). We've lived here since last year.
But: I got a letter from my Italian friends yesterday/the day before yesterday/last Saturday.
He's leaving tomorrow/this Sunday/next Sunday.
Note: For is used for a period of time the action takes, took or will take place. During is used to say when the action happened. E.g. My father was in hospital for six weeks during the summer.
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