IUE-SFL
LEVEL B GRAMMAR REFERENCE
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He is the best.
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This is my most expensive jacket.
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This is Paul’s best friend.
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Comparative and superlative adverbs
Compare actions
We can use the comparative or superlative form of adverbs to compare actions
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She drives fast, but I drive faster.
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He plays well, but I play better than him.
More slowly
The adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to the adjective (adverbs of manner) take more to
form the comparative and the most to form the superlative.
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She speaks quietlier than her boss.
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She speaks more quietly than her boss.
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He cooks well but slowlier than his workmates.
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He cooks well but more slowly than his workmates.
Adverbs of one or two syllables are like adjectives; they take -er in the comparative and -est in
the superlative (early-earlier, late-later, fast-faster, hard-harder, etc.)
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He works harder than me.
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She always arrives later than her boss.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the words in
brackets.
1. This exam was ____________________ (easy) than the exam in May.
2. You should drive ____________________ (slowly) or you'll have an accident.
3. My new home is ____________________ (near) from work than the old one.
4. The test wasn't as ____________________ (difficult) as I thought.
5. This is the ____________________ (far) place I've ever travelled to.
6.You look much ____________________ (thin) than the last time I saw you.
7. My new computer is a bit ____________________ (good) than the old one.
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